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Chemistry World January 27, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing The US chemical industry applauded President Obama's emphasis on manufacturing and energy during the annual State of the Union speech. But the sector is also stressing the need for balanced, rational regulations that don't stifle innovation.  |
Chemistry World January 24, 2012 Hayley Birch |
Fake pesticides rife in Europe According to the European law enforcement agency Europol, which earlier this month published a set of recommendations for stamping out counterfeits, the trade is on the rise.  |
Chemistry World January 18, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility German chemical giant BASF has announced that it will halt the development or commercialization of genetically modified crops in Europe, and move its biotech R&D operations to the US.  |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Dan Caplinger |
2012 Is Crucial for Yongye Let's look at this year's prospects for this company.  |
Chemistry World January 17, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
EPA Publicises Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data The US Environmental Protection Agency has for the first time released comprehensive greenhouse gas emissions data on large facilities and made them available online. But the American Chemistry Council says the new EPA data misrepresents the chemical industry's total GHG emissions.  |
National Defense February 2012 Stew Magnuson |
10-Year Effort Leads to Bomb-Safe Fertilizer In the late 1990s, Honeywell researchers stumbled upon a molecule that would not only make a more potent fertilizer, but it was more stable than those found in traditional nitrate-based compounds that farmers spread on their fields to increase crop yields.  |
Chemistry World December 21, 2011 Andrew Turley |
EU probes Honeywell and DuPont over green refrigerants The European Commission is going to investigate agreements between two major US chemical companies, Honeywell and DuPont, concerning 1234yf (2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene), a new refrigerant for car air conditioning systems.  |
Chemistry World December 21, 2011 Sean Milmo |
Early optimism fades with EU crisis By the end of the year, chemical producers were facing the dilemma of how to deal with the effects of possible economic turmoil.  |
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