Bee-Line bus driver attacked with unknown chemical liquid in the Bronx
BRONX, N.Y. — A 44-year-old Bee-Line bus operator was assaulted Saturday evening when an unidentified individual pushed her and splashed an unknown liquid on her face, authorities said. The attack occurred around…
Russian gas chemical projects face delays after foreign partners exit -cbank
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian gas chemical gas projects, led by energy giant Gazprom and privately held Sibur, are facing delays over decreased foreign involvement, a December report by the central bank showed.…
Teen suspect sprayed ‘chemical agent’ at Delaware trooper
NEWARK, DE – The Delaware State Police allege that a shoplifting suspect sprayed a trooper with an unknown chemical agent during a traffic stop shortly afterward. According to police 37-year-old Rneisha Anderson…
Chemical maker TPC Group reaches $30 million bankruptcy settlement
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – Bankrupt Texas petrochemical producer TPC Group on Thursday announced a $30 million settlement with junior creditors, including people with injury and property damage claims related to a…
Chemical maker Sika sets higher sales goal for 2023, hikes 2022 outlook
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Sika expects to increase its sales between 15% and 18% next year, the Swiss company said on Tuesday, after raising its 2022 outlook and putting a chunk…
Police investigate chemical inhalation incident at downtown Toms River apartment building
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Berkeley Township HAZMAT team and Toms River police officers responded to an apartment building in Downtown Toms River after one person was taken to the hospital suffering…
Japan bans chemical weapons-related goods to Russia, concerned by nuke threats
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has decided to ban exports of chemical weapons-related goods to Russia in an additional sanction against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, and is “deeply concerned” about the…
Cherry Hill Hazmat Team Cleans Up After Unknown Chemical Fire in Storage Unit
CHERRY HILL, NJ – A chemical hazardous materials team cleaned up a storage unit after Cherry Hill firefighters quickly extinguished a fire near an unknown chemical substance. “Sunday evening, the Cherry Hill…
Retired New Jersey Doctor Convicted at Trial of Selling Toxic Chemical as Weight-loss Drug
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that William Merlino, 85, of Mays Landing, NJ, was convicted at trial of selling misbranded drugs online, arising from his scheme to sell…
Here’s How America Dropped The Hammer On A Chemical Weapons Expert Hired By ISIS: REPORT
Here’s How America Dropped The Hammer On A Chemical Weapons Expert Hired By ISIS: REPORT Micaela Burrow on July 12, 2022 The United States thwarted an ISIS attempt to deploy chemical weapons…
Britishvolt signs deal with Posco Chemical for battery materials
By Nick Carey LONDON – Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt has signed a deal with South Korean battery materials firm Posco Chemical designed to secure the supply of cathode and anode…
‘Off the charts’ chemical shortages hit U.S. farms
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals that threaten…
Louisiana Mesothelioma Victims Center Urges a Refinery or Chemical Plant Worker with Mesothelioma Anywhere in Louisiana to Call the Compensation Team at the law firm of Danziger & De Llano-It Might Be Millions of Dollars
NEW ORLEANS, June 23, 2022 — The Louisiana Mesothelioma Victims Center says, “If your husband, dad or grandpa is a current or former oil refinery or chemical plant worker who has just…
Mesothelioma Compensation Center Strongly Encourages the Family of a Former Chemical Plant Worker with Mesothelioma Anywhere in the USA to call the Lawyers at Danziger & De Llano About Compensation-It Might Be Millions of Dollars
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2022 — According to the Mesothelioma Compensation Center, “We are by far the best branded source on the Internet for chemical plant workers who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma…
Exclusive-Soelect, Lotte Chemical aim to scale up U.S. output of battery components
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Battery startup Soelect and Korean supplier Lotte Chemical said on Tuesday they intend to invest more than $200 million in a joint venture to make advanced battery…
U.S. not able to confirm reports of use of chemical weapons in Ukraine -Blinken
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said the United States is not in a position to confirm anything when it comes to reports of the use of chemical…
UK says ‘all options are on the table’ if Russia uses chemical weapons in Ukraine
LONDON – All options would be on the table in how the West responds to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey said on…
German chemical industry suspends pay talks due to war in Ukraine
FRANKFURT – Germany’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday agreed a lump sum payment for workers and put further collective wage bargaining on hold, citing uncertainty stemming from Russia’s attack on Ukraine.…
Biden says US would respond if Russia uses chemical weapons
BRUSSELS – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that if Russia were to use chemical weapons in its invasion of Ukraine, the United States would respond. “We would respond, we would…
Newark firefighters battle fire at Troy chemical company
NEWARK, NJ – Newark firefighters in sub-freezing temperatures rushed to a fire Saturday afternoon at the Troy Chemical company. Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara reported that Newark firefighters extinguished the…
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