A large explosion at a chemical plant in China’s eastern province of Shandong sent thick plumes of smoke into the sky on Tuesday, state media reported, without giving details on casualties. More than 200 emergency workers responded to the blast that shook a workshop of Shandong Youdao Chemical in the city of Weifeng just before…
The United States said on Thursday it would impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that its government used chemical weapons in 2024 during the army’s conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, a charge the army denied. Measures against Sudan will include limits on U.S. exports and U.S. government lines of credit and will take…
NEW DELHI: India’s chemical industry is well-positioned to capitalise on ongoing disruptions in European chemical operations, according to a recent analysis by B&K Securities, as reported by news agency ANI. The report highlights that high operational costs across the EU27 have eroded production efficiency, opening a window for Indian chemical manufacturers to expand their presence…
More than 100 chemical weapons sites are suspected to remain in Syria, left behind after the fall of the longtime president, Bashar al-Assad, according to the leading international organization that tracks these weapons. That number is the first estimate of its kind as the group, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, seeks to…
Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution. Under a new rule finalized by the Biden administration last year, chemical plants would soon be required to monitor and reduce emissions of toxic pollutants, like ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing ingredient used…
File photo – Piyush Goyal Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal announced on Saturday that a German chemical company will invest USD 1.5 billion in India, with a state already having identified land for the project. While the minister did not disclose the name of the company or the state involved, he mentioned that the…
The Trump administration has moved to rewrite rules designed to prevent disasters at thousands of chemical facilities across the country. The Environmental Protection Agency filed a motion in federal court on Thursday saying it was pulling back the safety regulations, introduced last year under former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. The rules, which took effect…
Coca-Cola has recalled some of its soft drinks in Europe after higher-than-normal levels of a chemical called chlorate were detected in bottles and cans at a production plant in Belgium. Batches of Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Minute Maid and Fuze Tea were among the products recalled in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, the company said…
Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted members of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries that the army has been…
Two Indian companies — Raxuter Chemicals and Athos Chemicals — have been charged with criminal conspiracies to distribute and import fentanyl precursor chemicals to the United States. Bhavesh Lathiya, a founder and senior executive of Raxuter Chemicals, was arrested in New York on January 4 on the same charges. US Magistrate Judge Joseph A Marutollo…