Petrochemical industry – Page 6
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Business
Building resilience to climate threats
As extreme weather events become more frequent, chemical and pharmaceutical producers are taking steps to fend them off in future
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US court overturns plant safety rule delay
Appeal finds Trump’s postponement of the 2017 Chemical Disaster Rule was unlawful
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Opinion
Behind enemy lines
When trade war breaks out, globalised industries ship out to dodge tariffs
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US chemical safety agency wants Arkema disaster to spark real change
Industry guidance is needed to help hazardous chemical facilities better prepare for extreme weather events like flooding, the CSB warns
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US sanctions threaten Iran–Europe petrochemical ties
Companies review their options after Trump administration’s withdrawal from nuclear deal
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News
Jim Ratcliffe, head of UK chemical giant Ineos, tops Sunday Times rich list
A net worth of more than £21 billion makes chemical engineer UK’s richest person
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Business
US steel and aluminium tariffs threaten chemical and plastics sectors
Trump administration to levy 25% tariff on steel and 10% on aluminium
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DowDupont names its three new separate businesses
Corteva Agriscience, Dow and DuPont will be what DowDuPont calls the three independent companies it will spin-off by June 2019
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Chemical industry roundup 2017
Economic and political pressure is encouraging industry to become more specialised as certain sectors consolidate
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China clamps down on polluting factories
Thousands of factories face closure or sanctions as authorities exercise new powers to curb air and water pollution
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China moves in on US shale gas
Alaska and West Virginia have welcomed investment from Chinese entities to develop US shale resources
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ExxonMobil agrees to install pollution controls
Settlement with US government compels firm to improve emissions control and monitoring at eight chemical plants
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Opinion
Are trade sanctions fair?
How much should markets be protected from cheaper imports? When does healthy competition become ‘dumping’?
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Hurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products
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Ex-Chemours worker tried to steal trade secrets
Employee intended to sell confidential information about sodium cyanide to Chinese investors to set up competing plants
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Hurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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Asia’s age of regulation
Safety legislation and data sharing in Asia is making progress but highlights a global challenge