Agri chemicals maker FMC looking to sell non-core assets
(Reuters) – Crop protection products maker FMC Corp has launched a strategic review of its non-core assets, including a potential sale of its non-crop business. A slowdown in demand for herbicide and…
Chemicals for Mexican fentanyl not from China, embassy in Mexico says
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Precursor chemicals used by Mexican cartels to make the deadly opioid fentanyl do not come from China, its embassy in Mexico said on Tuesday, rejecting U.S.…
Canada May factory sales up 1.2% on chemicals, autos
July 14 (Reuters) – Canadian factory sales grew by 1.2% in May from April on higher sales of chemical products, as well as motor vehicles, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Excluding vehicles…
Reignited fire put out at Shell’s Texas chemicals plant
(Reuters) – Shell Plc on Monday said the reignited fire at its chemicals facility in the Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, was extinguished Sunday night but intermittent flaring could continue. The…
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say
Officials Are ‘Inconsistently’ Testing For Chemicals In Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment, Researchers Say Alexa Schwerha on March 13, 2023 Government agencies are “inconsistently” testing chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio,…
European chemicals firms downbeat on 2023 prospects
By Bartosz Dabrowski, Andrey Sychev and Tristan Chabba (Reuters) – European chemical producers painted a bleak picture of their prospects for 2023 on Thursday, citing the continuing fallout from Russia’s invasion of…
O’Scanlon: Our Kids are Buying and Ingesting Unregulated Delta 8 THC Products Laced with Potentially Harmful Chemicals. It’s Time Someone Gave a Damn
Sen. Declan O’Scanlon introduced legislation today to create a regulatory framework to address the growing problem of psychoactive hemp derived products being sold in New Jersey.…
Chemicals firm Sika’s annual sales exceed target on expansion and acquisitions
(Reuters) – Swiss chemicals maker Sika AG reported a 13.4% increase in full-year sales, as new factory openings and acquisitions helped the company surpass its target of hitting annual sales of 10…
PleatPak: Free of All PFAS Chemicals
Anderson SC (-) Today, GreenDustries Corporation announced the results of comprehensive testing that confirms the absence of PFAS chemicals in their packaging products, the PleatPak and Magic Bag. In a search for…
India’s Reliance unveils $9.4 billion plan to boost oil to chemicals
By Nidhi Verma and Sudarshan Varadhan NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Reliance Industries Ltd, operator of the world’s biggest refining complex, will invest 750 billion rupees ($9.38 billion) over 5 years to expand…
German gas rationing would hit metals, chemicals hardest -ZEW study
BERLIN – Gas rationing in Germany would impact the metal production and processing, chemical and paper industries most severely, according to a study on Thursday, amid heightened uncertainty over Russian supply via…
U.S. issues new warnings on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released new warnings for synthetic pollutants in drinking water known as “forever chemicals” saying the toxins can still be harmful…
Husband-and-Wife Scientists Plead Guilty to Illegally Importing Potentially Toxic Lab Chemicals and Illegally Forwarding Confidential mRNA Vaccine Research to China
Assistant U. S. Attorney Alexandra F. Foster (619) 546-6735 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – May 19, 2022 SAN DIEGO – Chenyan Wu and Lianchun Chen, a married couple who worked as research scientists…
Chemicals group Lanxess says Russian gas embargo would hit profit
By David Latona (Reuters) -German speciality chemicals maker Lanxess on Thursday said a potential embargo on Russian gas would weigh on its production and core profit this year, after releasing upbeat guidance…
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Acknowledges Recordkeeping Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
BOSTON – Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals, Inc., an affiliate of the Waltham-based Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Thermo Fisher), has agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances…
Baltimore CBP, CPSC Seizes Children’s Toys Excessively Coated in Dangerous Chemicals
BALTIMORE – The holiday shopping season is quickly approaching, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) warns consumers to be extra diligent while shopping online for children’s toys after Baltimore CBP officers seized…
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