Chemicals

3E Adds CDR Services, GC3 Builds Chemical Data Portal for Retailers

3E Adds CDR Services, GC3 Builds Chemical Data Portal for Retailers EH&S compliance and information management services provider 3E Company has released a new services suite aimed to assist businesses with disclosure processes and chemical data reporting ...

November 14, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: ANWR Drilling Push, Canada Reacts, EV Fire Probe A jobs-related proposal from House Republicans to support new infrastructure spending is dominating by a plan to massively expand offshore oil and gas leasing and open ...

November 14, 2011

Canadian Lodge Upgrades to UF Water Treatment; EPA Fines DuPont

Canadian Lodge Upgrades to UF Water Treatment; EPA Fines DuPontWater resources management and wastewater treatment company Tri-Tech Holding signed a $690,000 contract to provide an ultra-filtration (UF) water treatment system to Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge ...

November 11, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Compliance Survey Results, Bentley ISO 50001, Printing Cartridge Standard

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Compliance Survey Results, Bentley ISO 50001, Printing Cartridge Standard The results are in from a survey of senior executives at more than 200 global process industry companies. According to the poll conducted by CSC and ...

November 10, 2011

Father of Green Chemistry on ‘Designing Tomorrow’

Father of Green Chemistry on ‘Designing Tomorrow’Paul Anastas, the coiner of the term "green chemistry," a leader of the EPA's Office of Research and Development, and director ...

November 8, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Wine Standard, Energy Star Update, WEEE Recast

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Wine Standard, Energy Star Update, WEEE Recast An international wine trade group has adopted a standard for calculating the industry's greenhouse gas emissions, Off License News reported. The International Organisation of Vine ...

November 8, 2011

EL Pro Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait Cancellation

Policy and Enforcement Briefing: Senate Saves EPA Rules, BP Fines, Rat Bait Cancellation Senate Democrats on Thursday defeated a Republican-sponsored jobs package that included a provision to block EPA rules that will scale back toxic emissions from industrial ...

November 4, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: GHS 90 Days Away, Green Code, NSF/ANSI Standard 60

Standards & Compliance Briefing: GHS 90 Days Away, Green Code, NSF/ANSI Standard 60 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has submitted a final rule to revise its Hazard Communication Standard to align with GHS, MSDSonline reported. The Office ...

November 3, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Dealers Fight Fuel Rules, Utility MACT Rule, Fracking Disclosure

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Dealers Fight Fuel Rules, Utility MACT Rule, Fracking Disclosure Auto dealers are fighting the Obama administration's tough new fuel economy standards, taking the place of car companies that agreed to adopt an average efficiency target ...

November 2, 2011

Hasbro Aims for 90% Sustainably Sourced Packaging; Epson to Supply BPA-Free Receipts

Hasbro Aims for 90% Sustainably Sourced Packaging; Epson to Supply BPA-Free ReceiptsHasbro released a Paper and Forest Procurement Policy outlining its procurement decisions for product packaging, as well a 2011 goal to source at least 75 ...

November 2, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Tablet Certifications, California Toxics Regulations, RoHS Recast

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Tablet Certifications, California Toxics Regulations, RoHS Recast TCO Certified, a third party sustainability labeler for IT products, on Monday launched TCO Certified Tablets, a certification for tablet PCs that demonstrate minimal use of ...

November 1, 2011

Chemical Firms Report Carbon Management Progress

Chemical Firms Report Carbon Management ProgressSome 26 percent of major chemical companies now report top-level carbon management strategies, according to a survey by IT firm Computer Sciences Corporation and Chemical Week ...

October 31, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Chemical Standard, Singapore Ecolabel, WEEE

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Green Chemical Standard, Singapore Ecolabel, WEEE ANSI on Wednesday unveiled a new standard that establishes criteria for comparing chemicals and processes. The standard, NSF/GCI/ANSI 355 Greener Chemicals and Processes Information Standard, was ...

October 27, 2011

EL Pro Eastman Lowers Energy Intensity, Exceeds Release Targets

Eastman Lowers Energy Intensity, Exceeds Release TargetsEastman Chemical Company met a target of a 2.5 percent energy-efficiency improvement last year, lowering its energy intensity by six percent, according to the ...

October 24, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FERC Regulations, Wastewater Rules, Fines for ConocoPhillips and Sherwin-Williams

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FERC Regulations, Wastewater Rules, Fines for ConocoPhillips and Sherwin-WilliamsThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it has published three final rules on Thursday, dramatically shaking up the payment method for transmission, particularly in the ...

October 21, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast

Standards & Compliance Briefing: Climate Registry First, New EV Standards, RoHS Recast 3Degrees, a San Francisco based green energy consultant, announced on Wednesday that it has become the first company in North America to be recognized by The ...

October 20, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Loan Guarantees, Keystone XL Delays, Merck Penalty

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Loan Guarantees, Keystone XL Delays, Merck PenaltyThe Energy Department has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two large-scale solar projects, just before the Sept. 30 deadline expires for the ...

September 30, 2011

Chevy Sonic Wet Paint Job Cuts GHG, Saves $40 a Car

Chevy Sonic Wet Paint Job Cuts GHG, Saves $40 a CarGeneral Motors is applying a new painting process to the 2012 Chevrolet Sonic, using a water-based "three-wet" paint process and a single trip through the oven. The painting method reduces the paint shop footprint ...

September 30, 2011

Swedes REACH into Textiles and Leathers

Swedes REACH into Textiles and LeathersThree new restriction proposals for NPs and NPEs have been announced under REACH regulation.  Earlier this month, Sweden proposed intentions to restrict ...

September 29, 2011

EL Pro Standards & Compliance Briefing: WEEE Revision, REACH Review, Honda LEED Certifications

Standards & Compliance Briefing: WEEE Revision, REACH Review, Honda LEED Certifications The European Parliament's environment, public health and food safety committee is expected next week to endorse a proposal that would strengthen EU rules on e-waste, European ...

September 29, 2011