Articles Tagged with ''Regulations''

In the first of dozens of lawsuits to be filed by prominent environmental attorney Stuart Calwell, Charleston resident Cathy Darlene Flint seeks environmental justice for exposure to ethylene oxide.

The coalition is urging Congressional leaders to support a resolution of disapproval of the EPA’s HON rule, which targets over 200 chemical plants, and could limit manufacture of critical chemistries, including ethylene oxide.

The Alliance for Chemical Distribution President and CEO, Eric R. Byer, released a statement applauding Representatives for introducing H.R. 8996, a bill to enhance freight rail safety across the nation.

This edition of the ACD’s quarterly column focuses on the issues facing the chemical distribution industry as ACD President Eric Byer reflects on the legislative and regulatory priorities that are central to growth.

Methylene chloride is one of the 10 chemicals that EPA has evaluated and determined to pose an unreasonable risk to human health for certain conditions of use.

The amendment, supported by 22 bi-partisan co-sponsors, including members of the House Armed Services Committee, would restore the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program as part of the Service Member Quality of Life Improvement and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025. 

It has been a busy show season, with PCI recently returning from the American Coatings Show (ACS) in Indianapolis, the RadTech 2024 UV+EB Conference in Orlando, and CPCA’s Canadian Coatings Conference in Montreal. All three events were energetic, and introduced great new information and technology for the coatings industry.

By replacing fossil fuels with renewable resources, biomass balance products contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enabling a circular economy. BASF explains its Circular Economy Program in an effort to explain how the coatings industry and its approach to sustainability is changing and evolving to include the entire value chain. 

The integration of pigments in coatings for autonomous vehicles presents a unique set of challenges ranging from functionality to aesthetics to regulatory compliance. In response to these needs, a new kind of effect pigment based on borosilicate glass was developed specifically for distinctive silver-grey formulations where a high sparkle is required and has a high radar transparency and offers dark-down flop and opacity.

Together with 1,000 industry signatories representing 25 sectors across Europe, the company will be strengthening the competitiveness, sustainability, and resilience of European industrial production, facilitating the transition towards a greener economy and developing sustainable practices across the industrial value chain.