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11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in China
Fatalities are piling up as management cuts corners and safety violations mount.
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Taiwan company plans $9.4B chemical complex in Louisiana
Project is expected to provide 1,200 permanent jobs with average salaries of $84,500.
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Government, US Steel reach consent decree over chemical spill
Discharge contained hexavalent chromium, a toxic heavy metal that might be carcinogenic if ingested.
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Chemical process could make climate nemesis carbon a valuable resource
Three prototypes to show carbon converted to methanol can serve as an eco-friendly fuel of the future.
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Baltimore acid spill prompts shelter in place order
Produced a “vapour cloud” that has since dissipated.
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Dow Chemical tries to kill federal pesticide risk studies
Three pesticides under review pose a risk to nearly every endangered species studied.
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DuPont, Chemours to pay $671M in chemical leak case
Companies to cover any future liabilities related to the release of the perfluorooctanoic acid.
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One still missing after BASF chemical plant explosion in Germany
Followed a fire in a pipeline between at a river harbour where liquids are unloaded from ships and storage tanks.
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Jurors say DuPont acted with malice, award $5M to ill man
Covers compensatory damages, punitive damages to be decided.
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Dow Chemical cutting 2,500 jobs globally
Will shutter silicone manufacturing plants in North Carolina and Japan.
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Mercury continues to poison Wabigoon River
Report calls for safe clean up of lakes and rivers after years of contamination.
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Progress at fuel producer after environmental conviction
Found guilty in 2013 of knowingly releasing the carcinogen benzene into the air.
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Explosion at chemical plant in China injures 6
Hundreds of firefighters deployed, the second explosion to hit the factory in 20 months.
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ChemChina buys 26% of Italy’s Pirelli
State-owned chemical company announces offer for rest.
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Chemical leak in Quebec town forces evacuations
Opaque cloud dissipating, toxicity levels are below critical threshold.
