Bio-Based Chemical Tool Aims to Advance Circular Economy
An online tool to track the use of bio-based raw materials in products has been launched as a pilot by AkzoNobel, Advanced Biochemical and EY.
Chemical Management
Chemical management strategy, news and best practices for commercial and industrial operations.
BASF, HPE Team Up to Bring Safer Chemicals to Market More Quickly, Cost Effectively
BASF and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are developing a supercomputer for industrial chemical research.
Chemical Storage, Safety Rule Delayed
Facilities that store chemicals will have more time to comply with on-site safety and storage regulations now that the EPA has agreed to delay and review a chemical safety rule enacted by the Obama administration.
Is Your Company Prepared for the New TSCA Chemical Reporting Rule?
Almost all companies across most industries are subject to a new, one-time reporting requirement imposed by the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
TSCA Chemical Inventory Outdated, Industry Says
More than 85,000 chemicals fall under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations — but the EPA has no idea how many of those chemicals are actually in use.
IT Manufacturers Using Safer Chemicals in Products
A report by TCO Certified compares 2016 environmentally and socially responsible working conditions in IT factories to those in 2013.
Pruitt Working to Fix Chemical Backlog from Updated TSCA
Chemical manufacturers say a backlog of chemicals awaiting EPA approval is hurting business, and the US economy at large — and now the EPA is working to correct this problem.
Sphera Releases Enhanced Tool to Ensure Compliance with Upcoming Regs
Regulatory demands from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will increase in complexity in 2018 with the forthcoming European Substance Volume Tracking (SVT) regulations, and EHS software provider Sphera has released an enhanced version of its Intelligent Authoring software that the company says will ensure companies are able to stay in ... Read more »
Nanomaterials Guidance Under REACH Review
In a move that could affect US manufacturers and chemical companies that do business in Europe, the European Chemicals Agency is moving forward with nanomaterial guidance regulations.
Producing Tires from Biomass Is More Environmentally Sustainable, Economical, Researchers Say
Manufacturing tires from biomass could make the tire industry, along with other rubber-based products, more environmentally sustainable and economical, according to University of Minnesota researchers.
Gore to Phase Out Perfluorinated Chemicals, Develop New Waterproofing Coatings
Gore Fabrics says it will eliminate perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) of environmental concern from its products by 2023.
First Annual TSCA Report on Chemical Risk Evaluation Posted
The updated TSCA requires that the EPA report on its chemical risk evaluations annually. The agency has posted its first such report.