martes, 10 de junio de 2008

NEWS IN THE INDUSTRY

In the raw materials distribution channel, UNIVAR is quickly settling down after the purchase of CHEMCENTRAL with its large solvent's business.
Big chemical company Degussa and TH Goldschmidt Ltd, the house of Tego chemicals has been absorbed by EVONIK.
ALBERDINGK BOLEY has bought a polymer division of MEAD WESTVACO resins.
FMC acquired some divisions of ISP and AKZO NOBEL purchased British ICI. This is a sad moment for the British Chemical Industry that see one of their pioneer companies greatest in the 1960's........disappear . Now however AKSO NOBEL is selling ICI divison of sealants and adhesives, and electronic material businesses part to HENKEL.
For a great web page see the new CPC AEROSCIENCE, the leader in private label aerosol manufacture.
Rohm and Haas completed the acquisition of the polymer dispersion division of FINNDISP, Finland.
Ashland has agreed to buy Hercules for $3.3 billion, valued at $23.01/share.
DOW ACQUIRES ROHM AND HAASDow, Midland, MI, and Rohm and Haas have announced a definitive agreement under which Dow will acquire all outstanding shares of Rohm and Haas common stock for $78 per share in cash. The acquisition of Rohm and Haas will make Dow the world's leading specialty chemicals and advanced materials company, combining the two organizations' best-in-class technologies, broad geographic reach and strong industry channels to create an outstanding business portfolio with significant growth opportunities.
Tomah3 was recently bought by Air Products...visit www.airproducts.com

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GREEN CHEMICALS

The Green Seal certification is granted by the organization with that name and has a great number of members contributing with the requirements to pass a raw material or a chemical product as "green". Generally for a material to be green, has to comply with a series of characteristics like: near neutral pH, low volatility, non combustible, non toxic to aquatic life, be biodegradable as measured by oxygen demand in accordance with the OECD definition.
Also the materials have to meet with toxicity and health requirements regarding inhalation, dermal and eye contact. There is also a specific list of materials that are prohibited or restricted from formulations, like ozone-depleting compounds and alkylphenol ethoxylates amongst others. Please go to http://www.greenseal.com/ for complete information on their requirements.
For information on current issues regarding green chemicals, see the blog from the Journalist Doris De Guzman, in the ICIS at: http://www.icis.com/blogs/green-chemicals/.
Certification is an important — and confusing — aspect of green cleaning. Third-party certification is available for products that meet standards set by Green Seal, EcoLogo, Energy Star, the Carpet & Rug Institute and others.
Manufacturers can also hire independent labs to determine whether a product is environmentally preferable and then place the manufacturer’s own eco-logo on the product; this is called self-certification. Finally, some manufacturers label a product with words like “sustainable,” “green,” or “earth friendly” without any third-party verification.
“The fact that there is not a single authoritative standard to go by adds to the confusion,” says Steven L. Mack M.Ed., director of buildings and grounds service for Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.
In www.happi.com of June 2008 edition, there is a report of Natural formulating markets that also emphasises the fact that registration of "green formulas" is very confused at present, due to lack of direction and unification of criteria and that some governmental instittion (in my opinion the EPA) should take part in this very important issue.