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Chemical Industry Is Urged by Indian President to Go Green
Oct 5, 2012President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, has urged the chemical industry to focus on promoting sustainable development by increasing investment in green technologies. Inaugurating India Chem 2012, the President said the domestic ...
Tags: Pranab Mukherjee, chemical industry, sustainable development
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Eastman Chemical Has Begun Shutting Down Its No.4 Ethylene Cracker at Its Longview
Oct 4, 2012Eastman Chemical has begun shutting down its No.4 ethylene cracker at its Longview, Texas facility for planned maintenance, overhaul and repair operations. The planned turnaround at the around 270,000 tons per annum ethylene plant is ...
Tags: Eastman Chemical, ethylene, ethylene cracker, chemical
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Toluene Market Showed Downward Trend in Asia and Surged up in Europe
Oct 4, 2012Toluene market showed downward trend in Asia, but surged up in Europe, whereas it was steady in US in the previous week ending September 29. Toluene prices went down in Korea due to decreased downstream demand and lower upstream product ...
Tags: toluene market, toluene price, toluene, chemical
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Clariant Announced a New Service That Helps Measure Measure The Textile Solutions Impact
Oct 4, 2012The Swiss specialty chemicals group Clariant announced the introduction of a new service called ONE WAY that helps textile mills, brands and retailers measure the impact of their textile solutions on the environment, resource and climate. ...
Tags: Clariant, Swiss specialty chemicals, chemical, RSL
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A Collaboration Has Resulted in The Introduction of Provichem 2511 ECO
Oct 3, 2012A collaboration between Proviron and Reverdia has resulted in the introduction of Provichem 2511 Eco, a Di-Methyl-Succinate (DMS) that can be used as a solvent and a raw material for fine chemicals such as pigments and UV stabilizers. ...
Tags: DMS, DBE, succinic acid, acid
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Registrations for Endosulfan Products Will Cease on 12 October 2012
Oct 1, 2012Registrations for endosulfan products will cease on 12 October 2012, but supply of any product that contains endosulfan is permitted until that date. SAFEMEAT has advised that the Endosulfan program should operate again for 2011-12. ...
Tags: endosulfan products, SAFEMEAT, Registrations for endosulfan products
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We Have,Through Our Diverse and Consistent Efforts,Turned Our Planet Into a Dustbin
Sep 28, 2012We have,through our diverse and consistent efforts,turned our planet into a dustbin.Every waste-whether recyclable or non-recyclable is dumped when we want and where we want.It’s the non-recyclable waste that has put us ...
Tags: Reclaimed Rubber, dustbin, recyclable or non-recyclable, waste rubber
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Refrigeration Works Due to Refrigerant Gases
Sep 26, 2012When people see refrigerator,not many think about the mechanism that goes inside it.Refrigeration works due to Refrigerant Gases.The most popular HFC refrigerant used for new appliances nowadays is R-134a.This gas is being used in common ...
Tags: Refrigerant Gases, Specialty Chemicals, R-134a, HFC, SF6, refrigerator
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Silica Gel Is Derived From Silicon Silicate and Is a Widely Used Desiccant
Sep 25, 2012Silica gel is derived from silicon silicate and is a widely used desiccant as it demonstrates a natural propensity to absorb moisture from its immediate surroundings. It is synthetically manufactured from silicon dioxide. A desiccant is a ...
Tags: desiccant, silica gel, gel
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Biocides by Global Demand Will Touch $7.3bn by 2019
Sep 13, 2012Global demand for biocides, a chemical substance which prevents microbe damage in plastics, will touch $7.3bn (€5.7bn) by 2019, according to a study. Conducted by Ceresana, a Germany-based market research firm, the study reveals that ...
Tags: biocides, chemical substance, plastics, microbe damage
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SACMI Will Be Presenting All The Latest for Tile
Sep 10, 2012Manufacturer of machines and plants for the beverage, packaging, quality control process, and plastics industries Sacmi will be presenting all the latest for tile, sanitaryware and heavy clay production at the 2012 edition of Tecnargilla, ...
Tags: beverage, packaging, plastics industries, molds, ceramic
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TCCs Optimistic About Second-Half Operations as Well as for CSRC
Sep 9, 2012Leslie Koo,chairman of Taiwan Cement Co.(TCC),is optimistic about second-half operations as well as for China Synthetic Rubber Co.(CSRC),an affiliate,especially in the cement business,saying that cross-strait sales of cement will grow in ...
Tags: Taiwan Cement, Second-Half Operations, China Synthetic Rubber Co.(CSRC)
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The Energy Consumption of a Wastewater Treatment Plant's Aeration System Can Be Reduced
Aug 31, 2012The energy consumption of a wastewater treatment plant's aeration system can be reduced by up to 65%when more energy efficient equipment and expertise in optimising treatment systems is introduced,according to full scale trials carried out ...
Tags: energy consumption, wastewater treatment plant, aeration system
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FSANZ Is Seeking Submissions on The Proposed Changes to The MRLS
Jul 17, 2012Food Standards Australia New Zealand(FSANZ)is seeking submissions on the proposed changes to the maximum residue limits(MRLs)CMRLs are regulatory standards that help to monitor whether an agricultural or veterinary chemical(agvet ...
Tags: FSANZ, Food Standards Code, label
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Zurich Has Been Exploring The Use of Teflon AF as an Interlayer
Jul 13, 2012The Millimeter-Wave Electronics Group of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology(ETH)Zurich has been exploring the use of Teflon amorphous fluoropolymer(AF)as an interlayer dielectric for III-V double heterostructure bipolar ...
Tags: Teflon, transistor, AF, DHBT
