The U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its final report, safety recommendations and accompanying safety video covering a fatal combustible dust explosion at the AL Solutions metal recycling facility in New Cumberland, WV.
To better reflect the nature of its members’ activities and to strengthen its position in the chemicals supply chain, the UK-based Alliance of Industry Associations (AIA), which was formed in 1991, has decided on a new name and logo. The association has renamed itself the Alliance of Chemical Associations.
The Powder Coating Institute announced the establishment of an Educational Fund that will solicit, recommend and approve scholarship awards to students who are pursuing studies in fields related to powder coatings.
Taking immediate congressional action on Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) reform was the critical message the Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) and its members brought to Capitol Hill during the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) 2014 Manufacturing Summit held on June 11-12 in Washington D.C.
Sometimes, healthy competition is good. For the Middle East refining and petrochemical industry, a changing global feedstock mix and increasing competition in the United States, driven by the availability of cheaper gas feedstock, is reinforcing previous decisions by Middle East petrochemical producers to continue investing in new technology.
What sounds like fixings for a wizard’s potion — a dash of clay, a dab of fiber from crab shells, and a dollop of DNA — actually are the ingredients of promising “green” fire retardants invented by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Researchers at the University of Tehran used starch nanocatalysts to produce a coating for the protection and enrichment of food products in factories. Made of cheap starch, the coating is resistant to acidic media and can be used in the foodstuff and medical industries.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled an informal stakeholder meeting to gather information on how the agency can increase the effectiveness of its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory Program.
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