Chemical Week articles from December 2007

Chemical Week archives from December 2007

A tough policy environment.(viewpoint)(regulatuion on emissions by chemical industry)
December 12, 2007... The 2008 U.S. presidential election is likely to bring legislative and regulatory activity to a crawl as both parties turn attention to presidential campaigns. "Not much is likely to be seen on the policy front," ACC CEO Jack Gerard said...

Dow curtails non-auto ABS activity.(no supply of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Dow Chemical says it will no longer supply acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and styrene acrlyonitrile to non-automotive industries in the Americas, effective February 1, 2008. Dow says the "fundamentals of the market do not support [its]...

Airgas acquires three firms.(Wright Welding Supply)(Basin Welding Supply)(Mainland Welding Supplies)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Airgas says it has acquired Wright Welding Supply (Des Moines, IA), Basin Welding Supply(Odessa, TX), and Mainland Welding Supplies (Surrey, BC), all distributors of industrial gases and welding supplies. The three companies have combined...

Monsanto joins C[O.sub.2] trading program.(Chicago Climate Exchange)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Monsanto says it has joined the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX), the first legally binding emissions trading program in the U.S. for carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. As part of the agreement, Monsanto says it will reduce its carbon...

Tessenderlo makes two acquisitions.(Tessenderlo Kerley )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Tessenderlo Kerley (Phoenix), a Tessenderlo Group unit, has acquired DuPont's terbacil herbicide crop protection assets for an undisclosed sum. The terbacil herbicide is sold under the brands Sinbar and Zobar, which are primarily used in...

Alfa completes PET acquisition.
December 12, 2007... Grupo Alfa (Moneterrey, Mexico) says it has completed the previously announced acquisitions of Eastman Chemical's Cosoleacaque, Mexico and Zarate, Argentina polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plants (CW, Sept. 26, p. 39). The Cosoleacaque plant...

Cabot taps BASF executive as next CEO.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(appointment of Patrick M. Prevost)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cabot has appointed Patrick M. Prevost, currently president of BASF's performance chemicals business, as its new president and CEO. Prevost will succeed Kennett F. Burnes, who will retire on January 1, 2008. Burnes...

BASF reorganizes around six segments.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... BASF says it will reorganize around six segments, up from its current level of five, effective January 1. The segments are chemicals, plastics, functional solutions, performance products, agricultural solutions, and oil and gas. The...

EPA reviews safety data on 57 high volume chemicals.(THE WEEK: December 12, 12007)(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... EPA has released its second set of hazard characterizations for 57 of the most commonly manufactured chemicals, which summarizes testing information submitted by industry under the high production volume (HPV) chemical testing program. "The...

Dow and CPChem name leadership for styrenics jv.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, Michigan))(Chevron Phillips Chemical Company L.P.)(joint venture)
December 12, 2007... Dow Chemical and Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) have appointed Tim Roberts, currently general manager/styrenics business at CPChem, as president and CEO of the companies proposed styrenics joint venture. The jv, to be called Americas...

Brussels fines five companies for fixing chloroprene prices.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... The European Commission has fined five companies a combined 243.2 million [euro] ($357 million) for conspiring to fix prices of chloroprene rubber "from at least 1993 to 2002." The companies are Denka (Tokyo), DuPont, Dow Chemical, ENI...

Reliance and Gail sign global petchems cooperation deal.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Gas Authority of India Ltd.)(Reliance Industries Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Reliance Industries and Gail (India) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for joint cooperation in petrochemicals. A working group with representatives from Reliance and Gail will explore opportunities...

Private equity firm buys Rutgers Chemicals from Evonik.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Private equity firm Triton (London) has agreed to acquire Evonik Industries' Rutgers Chemicals (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany) tar chemicals processing subsidiary. Financial terms were not disclosed, although analysts speculated prior to the...

Brenntag opens feed additives facility in Poland.(THE WEEK: December 12, 2007)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Brenntag has opened a 25,000-m.t./year production facility for feed additives at Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Poland. The basic product range covers formulations based on organic acids and salts/acidifiers, as well as mould and salmonella...

Germany okays climate program.(Angela Merkel)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... The cabinet of German chancellor Angela Merkel has approved a 3.3-billion [euro] ($4.8 billion) package of measures aimed at cutting Germany's greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2020, compared with 1990 levels. The program exceeds a European...

Isochem peptides unit is acquired.
December 12, 2007... PolyPeptide Laboratories Group (Hillerod, Denmark) has acquired peptides business NeoMPS from Isochem for an undisclosed amount. NeoMPS has sales of 14.5 million [euro]/year ($21 million) and has production at Strasbourg, France and San...

Perstorp supplies plants to Ticona.(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Perstorp says its Perstorp Formox subsidiary has agreed to supply two formalin plants to Ticona at Hochst, Germany. The plants will replace two Perstorp-process formalin plants at Kelsterbach, Germany that Ticona will close as part of the...

Yara eyes synergies from GrowHow.(Yara International)(Kemira GrowHow )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Yara International expects synergies from its recent acquisition of Kemira GrowHow to yield total cost savings of 85 million [euro]-110 million [euro] ($125 million-$161 million). The savings exclude those from the GrowHow U.K. joint venture...

Dow cuts 1,000 jobs to lower costs and boost efficiency.(top of the week)(Dow Chemical Co)
December 12, 2007... Dow Chemical will cut 1,000 jobs, about 2% of its workforce, in an effort to reduce costs and improve efficiency. The job cuts, due to take place over the next two years, will result from plant closures and organizational changes across...

Agrium to buy UAP for $2.65 billion.(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Agrium says it has agreed to acquire UAP Holding (Dorchester, ONT), a distributor of agriculture chemicals, fertilizers, and related products for approximately $2.65 billion, including about $487 million in assumed debt. Agrium will launch a...

Petrobras ups stakes in Braskem and Unipar.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)
December 12, 2007... Brazil's state oil company Petrobras (Sao Paulo) has reached a deal to increase its stake in Braskem (Sao Paulo) from 6.8% to 25%, the companies say. In exchange, Braskem will acquire Petrobras's chemical assets: 37.3% of Companhia...

Performance Fibers to buy Invista filament business.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Performance Fibers (Richmond, VA) says it has agreed to acquire the North American tire cord and polyester industrial filament businesses of Invista. Terms were not disclosed. The acquired businesses make industrial polyester and nylon-6...

Chemical distributors advised to take a close look at security.(business & finance news)
December 12, 2007... Chemical distributors must pay more attention to improving their site and transportation network security against potential terrorism attacks, said speakers at the National Association of Chemical Distributors' (NACD; Arlington, VA) annual...

Senate panel passes cap-and-trade climate bill.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)
December 12, 2007... The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) committee last week passed a climate change bill introduced by Senators Joseph Lieberman (I., CT) and John Warner (R., VA) that would reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions 20% by 2020,...

DuPont reaffirms bullish outlook for Ag biotech.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.)(Financial report)
December 12, 2007... DuPont says it expects double-digit earnings growth from its agriculture and nutrition business through 2012, with 2007 beating its previously announced 10% sales and earnings growth target (CW, Aug. 15/22, p. 11). "The short-and long-term...

China hints at climate change policy shift.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)
December 12, 2007... The Chinese government could soften its position on climate change and accept the need to make greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions cuts, according to comments made this week at the United Nations (UN) climate summit in Bali, Indonesia, some...

Chemical shipments to rise; U.S. trade balance improves.(UNITED STATES/AMERICAS)(Financial report)
December 12, 2007... Continued expansion of production will lift the value of chemicals transported and distributed into the U.S. by 2.3% next year, to $654 billion, and a further 3.3%, to $676 billion, in 2009, according to ACC's year-end outlook report. Mixed...

Solvay outlines growth strategy for its plastics business.(EUROPE/MIDEAST)(Financial report)
December 12, 2007... Solvay says it will increase its plastics sales 20% by 2010, and that it has even bigger ambitions for its plastics business under a longer-term plan. Speaking to CW on the sidelines of the recent K plastics exhibition in Dusseldorf, Jacques...

Clariant and Rhodia increase selling prices to offset mounting raw material costs.(business & finance news)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Clariant and Rhodia are the latest global specialty chemical producers to announce global price hikes to offset rising costs and boost margins (CW, Nov. 30/ Dec. 5, p. 7). Both companies say they have reduced operating costs during the past...

Kemira closes coagulants deal.(business & finance news)(Kemira mergers with Arkema)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Kemira says it has completed the purchase of Arkema's coagulants business for water treatment (CW, March 28, p. 5). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquired business reported sales of 19 million [euro] ($27.9 million) last...

Cognis's profits fall on charges.(business & finance news)(revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Cognis reported net income for the first nine months up 16%, to 21 million [euro] ($30.9 million) before special items, on sales up 4%, to 2.65 billion [euro]. Cognis reported an 82 million [euro] loss including special items, compared with...

China makes slow progress toward environmental targets.(ASIA/PACIFIC)
December 12, 2007... The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA; Beijing) says that China has reduced releases of major air and water pollutants in the first nine months of 2007, the first decline in several years. The energy intensity of Chinas...

Shokubai acquires stakes in surfactant firms.(ASIA/PACIFIC)(Nippon Shokubai acquires Nippon Nyukazai)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Nippon Shokubai (Osaka) says it plans to acquire stakes in surfactants producers Nippon Nyukazai (Tokyo) and Sino-Japan Chemical Co. (SJC; Taipei) from the pharmaceuticals company Daiichi Sankyo (Tokyo). Nippon Shokubai will acquire 100% of...

Decision expected soon on Lanxess butyl rubber unit.(new construction projects)
December 12, 2007... Lanxess says it will select a site by year-end for a previously announced 400-million [euro] ($587.2 million) halo butyl rubber plant in Asia, the largest investment in the company's history (CW, July 11, p. 18). The plant will have capacity...

Sibur to invest $5.5 billion through 2012.(new construction projects)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Sibur (Moscow) says it will invest 134.4 billion roubles ($5.5 billion) in Russia between 2007 and 2012 to build upstream gas processing plants as well as downstream petrochemical manufacturing facilities. Investments in petrochemicals...

Uhde lands PE deals in China and Qatar.(new construction projects)(PetroChina)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Uhde has been selected by PetroChina to carry out engineering work on two previously announced high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plants in China, sources say (CW, Nov. 14, p. 17). The plants will use Basell's Hostalen HDPE technology. One will...

Algerian LNG plant will double helium capacity.(new construction projects)(liquefied natural gas)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Helison Production (Skikda, Algeria), a 51-49 joint venture between Linde and Sonatrach (Algiers), will more than double capacity of its helium plant at Skikda by 2011, when Sonatrach is due to complete a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility...

Uhdenora bags several chlor-alkali contracts.(new construction projects)(Uhdenora (Milan))(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Uhdenora (Milan) says it has been awarded contracts to expand chlor-alkali plants in Turkey, India, China, and Slovenia. Koruma Klor Alkali Sanayi ve Ticaret (Kocaeli, Turkey) has ordered a membrane-cell electrolyzer, which will expand the...

PPG Industries: capturing growth in coatings.(revenue report)(Financial report)
December 12, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PPG Industries has accelerated its shift beyond roots in glass and chemicals, transforming itself into a leading global coatings player. Coatings now account for nearly 75% of annual revenues, including pending...

Sabic sets ambitious goals: Q&A with Sabic CEO, Mohamed H. Al-Mady.(Interview)
December 12, 2007... Saudi Basic Industries (Sabic; Riyadh), by far the largest petrochemicals producer in the Mideast and one of the leading global players, approved recently a growth strategy, 'Sabic 2020 Vision,' which sets out the company's ambitions to...

U.K. unveils program against counterfeit drugs.(QUALITY CONTROL)
December 12, 2007... The U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA; London), a government body, has unveiled a three-year program to combat the sale of counterfeit drugs. The program was outlined at a recent conference on drug...

Pfizer outsources more to Asia.(COMPANIES)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Pfizer says it plans to outsource much more of its manufacturing to Asian countries, mainly India and China, to cut costs. The company is also planning to expand its R&D investment in China, India, Japan, and South Korea. Pfizer announced the...

Cost pressure affects Dottikon's half-year results.(pharmaceuticals & fine chemicals)(Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis revenue report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Contract fine chemicals manufacturer Dottikon Exclusive Synthesis (Dottikon, Switzerland) says that its net income decreased 2.1%, to $5.5 million, in its fiscal first half, ended September 30. Sales increased by just under 1%, to about $55...

Rohm and Haas to build a $3-billion platform by 2010.(PAINTS AND COATINGS)
December 12, 2007... Rohm and Haas (R&H) plans to grow its paints and coating materials business by about 50%, to more than $3 billion by 2010, up from 2006 sales of $2 billion, Pierre Brondeau, executive v.p. and business group executive/electronic materials and...

Huber raises selling prices.(specialties)(Huber Engineered Materials )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Huber Engineered Materials has announced several price hikes that will take effect January 1. Huber says it will increase selling prices for its dental, paper, and rubber grade silica and silicates by 5%-8%. Huber says it will also raise its...

Univar unveils specialties division.(specialties)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Univar says it has launched a new business group, Univar Specialties. The unit will focus on promoting technically differentiated specialty chemicals in the coatings and inks, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers markets, the company says.

Specialty price watch.(specialties)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Albemarle says it has increased its minimum price for delivered dibromomethane by 30 cts/kg for full-container shipments, effective December 1, or as contracts allow. The company says it will raise its global specialty alumina prices by up to...

Producers' margins are eroding despite price increases.(ETHYLENE)
December 12, 2007... North American ethylene contract settlements have been agreed on at 4 cts/lb higher for November, to 61.5 cts/lb. The settlement falls short of the 9 cts-10 cts/lb increase that producers nominated at the start of what has been a...

Octal pursuing lead in consumer packaging.(POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Octal (Muscat, Oman) is investing $300 million dollars to expand its amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (APET) sheet-making capacity from 30,000 m.t./year to 300,000 m.t./year. The expansion is expected to come online in May of next year at...

Methanex secures gas supply.(basic chemicals & plastics)(GeoPark)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Methanex says it has entered into an agreement with oil and gas company GeoPark (Santiago) for the long-term supply of natural gas to its plants at Cabo Negro, Chile. Under the terms of the agreement, Methanex will provide $40 million to...

Petchem output up slightly.(basic chemicals & plastics)(Petrochemicals)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Total production of 16 petrochemicals surveyed by The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) was 50.4 billion pounds in the third quarter of 2007, up 1% from the year-ago quarter. Production of the 16 petchems surveyed and...

Commentary.(cw price report)(Statistical data)
December 12, 2007... North American spot naphtha fell to 213-214 cts/gal, while European spot slid back $20/ m.t. North American ethylene contracts settled up 4 cts/lb in November, the ninth consecutive monthly contract increase. Nominations of 5 cts-6 cts/lb are...

Assessing Latin America's potential: demand growth outpaces U.S. and Western Europe.(conferences)
December 12, 2007... Major M&A deals in Brazil this year will advance the long-sought consolidation of Brazil's petrochemical industry, and further broaden Petrobras' and Braskem's leading roles in the region's petrochemical industry, according to executives...

Officials say BPA poses 'minimal' risk to reproductive systems.(HEALTH EFFECTS)(bisphenol A)
December 12, 2007... A Panel of experts, convened by the National Institute's of Health toxicology program released its final report on suspected human health effects from exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), saying there is "minimal concern" that BPA exposure could...

Activist group impersonates USCAP.(CLIMATE CHANGE)(Climate Action Partnership)
December 12, 2007... A press release claiming to be written by the U.S. Climate Action Partnership (USCAP; Washington) was distributed to the media last Monday saying that the group was calling for a moratorium on new coal-fired power plants and that its members...

Fine tuning stewardship programs: ACC and Socma draft security code guidance.(regulatory)(American Chemistry Council )
December 12, 2007... Companies that have adopted ACC's Responsible Care program or Socma's ChemStewards program are seeking advice on how most effectively to combine the new U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rules with a security code adopted by both...

CW75 stock performance.(Chemical Week)(Statistical table)
December 12, 2007... DECEMBER 4 237.28 week ago 227.03 quarter ago 223.76 year ago 182.75 * Jan. 1, 2002 =100. CW75 Index * The CW75 Index jumped 4.5% for the week ending...

Akzo names management team following ICI deal.(key changes)(Akzo Nobel N.V.)(Imperial Chemical Industries PLC)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Akzo Nobel says it has named several proposed changes to its board of management and supervisory board following its pending acquisition of ICI. That deal is scheduled to close January 2, 2008, and the new positions will take effect May 1,...

W.R. Grace.(Key changes)(appointment of Fred Festa)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... W.R. GRACE's board of directors has named president and CEO Fred Festa Chairman. Festa succeeds Paul Norris, who will continue as a non-executive board member. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

BASF.(Key changes)(appointment of Heidi Alderman )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... BASF has appointed Heidi Alderman senior v.p./Nafta procurement. She replaces Richard Carter, who is relocating to Ludwigshafen, Germany as head/BASF Sales Detergents & Cleaners Industry. Alderman was previously business director/dispersions...

International Specialty Products.(Key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY PRODUCTS has promoted Claude Dal Farra to v.p./R&D. Dal Farra was previously v.p./global personal care new product development. The company has also named Gopi-Nathan Menon senior science fellow/ personal care R&D. ...

Sud-Chemie.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... Hans Heinrich von Srbik is resigning from the supervisory board of SUD-CHEMIE.

Rohm and Haas.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... ROHM AND HAAS has appointed Richard R, Lovely v.p. and corporate director/human resources. Lovely was most recently v.p./ human resources for Tyco.

Albemarle.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... ALBEMARLE has named Sandra Rodriguez director/investor relations.

Chemtura.(Key changes)(appointment of Lynn A. Schefsky )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... CHEMTURA has named Lynn A, Schefsky secretary, in addition to his current role as senior v.p. and general counsel. He replaces Barry J. Shainman, who is retiring.

Westlake Chemical.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... WESTLAKE CHEMICAL has elected John Riley to its board of directors. Riley is a former CEO and chairman at Cooper Industries

Koppers.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... KOPPERS has appointed Markus Spiess v.p./ global supply and European marketing and sales/carbon materials and chemicals.

The Soap and Detergent Association.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... Jorge Mesquita, group president/global fabric care at Procter & Gamble, has been elected to THE SOAP AND DETERGENT ASSOCIATION's board of directors.

Chemidex.(Key changes)(appointments)(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... CHEMIDEX has made appointments: John Repko, as chief technology officer; Wayne Kaufmanschmidt, as chief creative officer; Tim Kelley, as v.p./operations; and David Vranicar, as v.p./business development and finance.

AMRI.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... AMRI has named Philip William Small director/chemistry. Small was most recently v.p./high-throughput chemistry operations at Tripos Discovery Research.

Cabot.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... CABOT has named James P. Kelly v.p. Kelly is currently controller.

Aluminum Anodizers Council.(Key changes)(appointment of Andy Joswiak )(Brief article)
December 12, 2007... Andy Joswiak has been elected to a second term as chairman of the ALUMINUM ANODIZERS COUNCIL's North American board of directors. Joswiak is v.p./operations at Linetec.

Dorf Ketal Chemicals.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... DORF KETAL CHEMICALS has named William Loven president/lubes and additives, U.S. Loven was formerly president and CEO of Sika North America.

Exxonmobil.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... EXXONMOBIL has named Alan Kelly president/Exxon Mobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties, and v.p. of the company. He succeeds Jerry Kohlenberger, who is retiring.

Merck.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... MERCK has named Heiner Wilhelm to its supervisory board. Wilhelm succeeds Flavio Battisti, who is retiring.

Calgon Carbon.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... Randall Dearth has been elected to the board of directors of CALGON CARBON.

Innospec.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... INNOSPEC has named Peter Fearn and Joachim Roeser to its board of directors. Fearn is executive chairman of VetXX. Roeser is CEO of Amber Chemicals.

EMD Crop Bioscience.(Key changes)
December 12, 2007... EMD CROP BIOSCIENCE has named Paul Schmidt president. He replaces Tom Winkofske, who is retiring. Schmidt was most recently v.p./new business ventures for BayerCropScience.

Membership passes the 100 mark as GPCA committee work expands.(Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association )(Organization overview)
December 12, 2007... Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) membership passed 200 recently and the association expects its number of members to increase further. Rapid growth is a reflection of the success GPCA has achieved since its formation in...

Q&A with Abdul Aziz A. Hajri: CEO of Borouge.(Borouge Private Ltd.)(dialogue with Abdul Aziz A. Hajri)(Interview)
December 12, 2007... Q. What are the main issues that Borouge would like addressed by GPCA? A. Through cooperation, sharing knowledge, and best practice the member companies of GPCA can help improve standards and professionalism in the industry. Our hope is...

Q&A with Hamad Al-Terkait: president and ceo of EQUATE and board member of GPCA.(Georgia Pest Control Association)(Interview)
December 12, 2007... Q. What has been GPCA's main achievement in the year and a half since it was formed and what would EQUATE like to see addressed by the association? A. The GCC countries have become a strategically important source of supply for most...

QAPCO expects bigger share of market for GPCA members.
December 12, 2007... Qatar Petrochemical Co. (QAPCO; Doha), a joint venture in which Industries Qatar (Doha) has an 80% share and Total Petrochemicals 20% is in a growth mode. QAPCO is investing about $1.75 billion in several petrochemical projects, which on...

GPCA prepares to implement Responsible Care.
December 12, 2007... Responsible Care is a global chemical industry initiative under which companies, through their national associations, work together to improve their health, safety, and environmental performance. The Responsible Care program was first...

"No data--no market' REACH, the new Chemicals policy in Europe.(Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals)
December 12, 2007... The Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) the new legislation in Europe for the environment, as we11 as health and safety, which came into force on June 1, 2007--marks the enactment of a highly complex set of...