500 kids catch serious illness at 'toxic' school in China

Edit The Times of India 20 Apr 2016
The school was recently relocated at a site where three polluting chemical factories earlier stood before they were forced to move out of the place ... A former employee working in one of the chemical factories told China Central Television that hazardous chemicals like pesticide methomyl were poured into a nearby river or dumped on the earth....

Iran’s advancements in plastics industry

Edit Press TV 20 Apr 2016
Since Iran is a gas and oil superpower, it has an enormous potential in the plastics industry to be tapped ... This gigantic industry is currently dependent on crude oil ... For that reason, it would be advantageous for Iran to develop and expand its plastics industry, provided its petrochemicals industry can produce high-quality products to compete with the rest of the world....

BIO BASED INDUSTRIES: aperta la nuova call 2016 (Parco Tecnologico Padano)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
4) COORDINATION AND SUPPORT ACTIONS BBI 2016.S1 - A roadmap for the chemical industry to a bioeconomy BBI 2016.S2 - Bioeconomy related open access research infrastructure and assessing its capabilities for industry driven development projects BBI 2016.S3 - Open-innovation Platform strengthening cooperation and joint development of biobased industries and downstream sectors BBI 2016.S4 - Clustering and networking for new value chains....

China Food-grade Phosphorus Acid and Phosphates Market Report 2016 Edition

Edit PR Newswire 20 Apr 2016
LONDON, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- China's phosphorus chemical industry has experienced a rapid growth and extensive development before 2012. In recent years, under the combined effects of government regulation and market mechanism, China's phosphorus chemical industrial chain has ... ....

Export orders beat ministry estimate

Edit Taipei Times 20 Apr 2016
Orders for machinery products, base metals, petrochemical and plastic goods, and precision instruments plummeted by a double-digit percentage last quarter from a year earlier, the data showed ... Lin said the ministry foresees that export orders could swing back to positive territory this quarter, fueled by an improving demand for smartphones from emerging markets and improving demand for petrochemical and stainless steel products....

Royal Vopak: Interim Update YTD Q1 2016 (Royal Vopak NV)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
Royal Vopak is the world's leading independent tank storage provider for the oil and chemical industry ... The majority of its customers are companies operating in the oil, chemicals and gas sector, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries ... chemicals terminals in the Americas, the Middle East and Asia....

Resolutions passed by Vopak's Annual General Meeting (Royal Vopak NV)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
Royal Vopak is the world's leading independent tank storage provider for the oil and chemical industry ... The majority of its customers are companies operating in the oil, chemicals and gas sector, for which Vopak stores a large variety of products destined for a wide range of industries ... chemicals terminals in the Americas, the Middle East and Asia....

Vietnam Chemicals Report 2015

Edit PR Newswire 20 Apr 2016
LONDON, April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical industry plays an important role in economic development as it provides material inputs for a number of essential industries, serving manufacturing and consumption, such as Fertilizers, Paints and Printing Inks, Pesticide, Detergents and ... ....

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Appoints Amy Hartzell As Vice President, Supply Chain And Purchasing

Edit Stockhouse 20 Apr 2016
Hartzell brings 20 years of global leadership and supply chain experience to Innophos, most recently holding the position of Global Director, Corporate Supply Chain Center of Excellence at the Dow Chemical Company ... "Amy's expertise and knowledge in supply chain management coupled with her extensive experience in the chemicals industry make her an excellent fit for our team....

Innophos Holdings, Inc. Appoints Amy Hartzell As Vice President, Supply Chain And Purchasing (Innophos Holdings Inc)

Edit Public Technologies 20 Apr 2016
Hartzell brings 20 years of global leadership and supply chain experience to Innophos, most recently holding the position of Global Director, Corporate Supply Chain Center of Excellence at the Dow Chemical Company ... 'Amy's expertise and knowledge in supply chain management coupled with her extensive experience in the chemicals industry make her an excellent fit for our team....

Vancouver company's water purification system has a ready market

Edit Canada Dot Com 20 Apr 2016
Vancouver-based Axine Water Technologies is hoping it has the solution to a $20-billion global problem. The company is deploying the first of its electrolytic waste water treatment reactors this June to customers in the U.S. Northeast, Texas and Pacific Northwest in the microelectronics, pharmaceutical and chemical industries as a pilot phase with an eye to beginning commercial operations […] ... ....

Kuwait's Oil Output Set to Return to Normal After Strike Ends

Edit Bloomberg 20 Apr 2016
The 13,000 members of the Oil & Petrochemical Industries Workers Confederation went on strike to protest cuts in pay and benefits as Middle Eastern crude exporters reduced subsidies and government handouts to cope with falling oil prices ... “The goal in going on strike was to send a clear message,” the Oil & Petrochemical Industries Workers Confederation said in a statement....

Kuwait's oil output on the way to normal after strike ends

Edit Petroleum World 20 Apr 2016
The 13,000 members of the Oil & Petrochemical Industries Workers Confederation went on strike to protest cuts in pay and benefits as Middle Eastern crude exporters reduced subsidies and government handouts to cope with falling oil prices ... “The goal in going on strike was to send a clear message,” the Oil & Petrochemical Industries Workers Confederation said in a statement....
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