Keyword: 3M

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3M Settles Pollution Claims for $850 Million

26.02.2018 - US Industrial group 3M has agreed to pay $850 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state of Minnesota over polluted groundwater. State Attorney General Lori Swanson had been...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Can Flow Chemistry Replace Batch Processes?

27.04.2017 - The notion of transforming process engineering production from the batch principle to continuous flow processes based on micro- and milli-reactors may not always be so easy for...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemistry is ... Eco-Friendly Wrap

15.08.2016 - With the 2012 Karma, Fisker Automotive presented the first true electric luxury sports sedan. The model shown in the photo sports a design applied via 3M’s new Envision vehicle...

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Teva Wins US Nod for Allergan’s Generics

29.07.2016 - Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has been cleared by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to proceed with its purchase of Allergan’s generics business after agreeing to...

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PFOA Exposure Concerns in the Netherlands

27.04.2016 - Concerns over exposure to the controversial chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C8) are now washing up on European shores. Residents living near a former DuPont facility at...

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FDA Bans Three Toxic Food Packaging Chemicals

07.01.2016 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will ban three perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) used in food packaging that have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The ban...

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Five Spotlighted as Possible DuPont CEO

26.10.2015 - DuPont is said to be looking outside the company for a new chief executive to replace Ellen Kullman, who resigned with effect from Oct. 16. The chemical giant’s directors...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Corrosion Protection

04.09.2015 - Fluoropolymer system solutions are increasingly used in chemical plants for corrosion-protection tasks. They usually offer considerable advantages over alternatives such as...