Tag: Chemicals
USA: Derailed train in Ohio: concern about toxic chemicals
USA Ohio train derailed: concern over toxic chemicals A freight train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in Ohio, US, threatening possible environmental damage. photo © Gene J. Puskar/AP/dpa A freight train…
Health: “Eternal chemicals” are to be restricted in the EU
Health “Eternal chemicals” are to be restricted in the EU In March, the EU Chemicals Agency (ECHA) wants to check whether bans are compatible with EU law Photo © Monika…
Initiative by five EU countries: ban on “eternal chemicals” planned
Status: 07.02.2023 5:23 p.m They appear in functional clothing, pizza boxes and shampoos and are suspected of being hazardous to health: “Eternal chemicals”. Several EU countries, including Germany, want to…
Chemicals – Does an investor want to break up Bayer? – Business
According to a media report, the investment company Bluebell Capital Partners has joined Bayer and is campaigning for the agricultural and pharmaceutical group to be broken up. The UK-based activist…
Chemicals – Brenntag gives up takeover – Economy
Nothing will come of the multi-billion acquisition of Brenntag. The world’s largest chemical trader said in a brief statement in Essen on Tuesday night that it had decided to end…
Without a lot of chemicals: With these home remedies, your oven will be clean again in no time
Cleaning the oven is probably one of the most annoying tasks in the household. With these five tips, however, cleaning is particularly quick. Cleaning the oven is probably one of…
Chemicals dealer – Brenntag plans US acquisition – Economy
Chemicals retailer Brenntag is targeting its biggest takeover to date. The Essen-based company, which is already number one in the industry, is in negotiations with US competitor Univar, as confirmed…
Industry blocks reform of EU chemicals regulation
Through the food chain or contaminated drinking water, dangerous substances that were previously processed in everyday objects end up in our bodies. Chemist Ninja Reineke explains how a reform of…
On-site reactors could cost-effectively convert CO₂ into valuable chemicals
A new technology developed at the University of Waterloo could make an important contribution to the fight against climate change by reducing harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) is inexpensively converted into…
Pollutants: EU: Agreement on limit values for dangerous chemicals
pollutants EU: Agreement on limit values for dangerous chemicals Persistent organic pollutants can still be detected in plastic and electronic waste. Photo: Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa © dpa-infocom GmbH Persistent organic pollutants…