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Massive bromine spill at Chelyabinsk train station. | Chemical Video Blog
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MEG reacts to Taiwan developments (Asian Chemical Connections)
By Malini Hariharan Spot monoethylene glycol (MEG) markets have quickly reacted to news that Nan Ya Plastics, an affiliate of the Formosa Plastics Group, has been ordered by the Taiwanese government to shut down two plants. Prices surged by $15-30/tonne...
Safety issues haunt Formosa (Asian Chemical Connections)
By Malini Hariharan Formosa Plastics Group's (FPG) problems appear to be escalating with the Taiwanese government ordering six plants to be shut from 1 June on safety concerns. Local news reports state that the plants will have to remain closed...
Snow and Fire for London Base Oils
It sounds like the ICIS Base Oils Training in London on Monday got off to a flying start when trainer Amy Claxton's luggage went astray on her flight from snowbound Philadelphia. The flight itself had been pretty eventful with a...
Nitrile rubber fire hose is red hot fashion
Reclaimed fire hose made from nitrile rubber has become the must have eco-friendly accessory, according to numerous press articles this week and quoted on the Elvis and Kresse website:
Video of LNG worker setting fire to his helmet
A dubious video showing a worker at a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal setting fire to the goggles on his head in a life-threatening prank was recorded and posted on YouTube, according to this article spotted by our friends at ICIS Heren.
Phonix fire department needs to educate home brewers
Nice story about a lack of communication in Phoenix, Arizona carried by the New York times. It seems biodiesel home brewers are neglecting to get permits to make biofuel.
Fire retardant ban rose from the ashes
After being dismissed in California's legislation floor last year, the bill AB 706 was again revived although slightly amended in August 4 by its sponsor, Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). This time, AB 706 does not outrightly proposed a ban...
TV news inflames fire retardant fears
Last night's news on CBS reported the concerns on human exposures to brominated flame retardants especially the chemical Deca, a polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) produced in the US. Deca is also a focus of attention in Europe although a recent...
INEOS Dormagen fire on YouTube
Dramatic footage of a fire on Monday 17 March at INEOS in Dormagen, Germany as shown on Germany's Express TV, and captured here on YouTube . From all the shaky videos of fires and explosions on YouTube, it seems that anyone living near a chemical
