WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, manufacturers of propane-based refrigerants, home improvement contractors and air conditioning technicians of the safety hazards related to the use ...
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Japan is set to offer JPY2 million ($21,000) in subsidies for fuel-cell vehicles as an attempt to promote hydrogen technology and fuel-cell cars. The decision comes as car manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda are scheduled to launch ...
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Danish catalysis company Haldor Topsoe is set to build a new automotive catalyst production facility in Brazil. The new facility will see production of catalysts that can remove dangerous nitrogen oxides (NOx) as well as particulates and ...
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European spot steam cracker margins hit a near month high of Eur72/mt ($98/mt) Wednesday on the back of an increase in ethylene. Ethylene spot prices Wednesday reached their highest point since the end of February at Eur942.50/mt FD NWE, ...
US demand for solvents is expected to increase at a 1.5 percent annual pace through 2018 to 11 billion pounds, driven by a robust recovery in construction spending along with a continued rebound in manufacturing output. Strength in both ...
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Ethylene spot prices in Northwest Europe increased marginally week on week to Eur885/mt ($1,214/mt) FD NWE Friday on the back of a fall in steam cracker utilization rates, which helped managed the oversupply in ethylene, sources said. ...
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Today, representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) came together to raise awareness of the importance of air quality for people’s health. ...
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BASF will introduce the new LNT+CS4F emissions control system for diesel engines at the International Vienna Motor Symposium, scheduled to be held from 08 to 09 May 2014 in Vienna, Austria. The new system is said to combine features of a ...
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European polypropylene and polyethylene producers are targeting a May contract price increase because of low stock availability and seasonal demand, sources said. PE producers were aiming for increases of Eur20-60/mt ($28-83/mt) and PP ...
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Ukraine's natural gas output in March fell 5.6% year-on-year to 1.68 billion cubic meters, from 1.78 Bcm in March 2013, an energy and coal industry ministry official said Wednesday, citing preliminary figures. Production fell after the ...
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Beer marinade may reduce harmful effects of grilled meat The very same beer that many people enjoy at backyard barbeques could, when used as a marinade, help reduce the formation of potentially harmful substances in grilled meats, ...
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China's crude oil imports in March edged up 0.9% year on year to 23.25 million mt or an average 5.5 million b/d, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the General Administration of Customs. The imports were down 8.8% from ...
Flying a radio-controlled replica of the historic WWII P-51 Mustang red-tail aircraft—of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen—NRL researchers (l to r) Dr. Jeffrey Baldwin, Dr. Dennis Hardy, Dr. Heather Willauer, and Dr. David Drab ...
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Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has developed a new solution that prevents flow of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The new Catcher Board MB12 creates a blocking mechanism across the whole ...
The patented Catcher Board MB12 uses a method that creates a blocking mechanism across the whole surface area of the packaging, including at the ‘cut edges’ of the board unlike other “barrier” solutions. Smurfit ...
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