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BASF Hosts Climate Summit of the Chemical Industry

19.07.2019 - Representatives from 20 international chemical companies, including scientific experts and chief technology officers, attended a collaborative innovation workshop yesterday at BASF...

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2017 Through the Rear-view Mirror

10.01.2018 - Mergers and acquisitions, new petrochemical projects, the dismantling of US environmental regulations and a tussle over the hazards of pesticides in Europe, along with a protracted...

Strategy & Management

Pursuing the Triple Bottom Line in the Digital Age

10.11.2017 - A month ago, at the European Petrochemical Association’s Annual Meeting held in Berlin, Germany, Jim Fitterling, president & chief operating officer of the Dow Chemical Company...

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US Political Leaders Deny Trump Rethinking Paris

18.09.2017 - H.R. McMaster, national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, has denied that Trump is reconsidering his decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord and possibly re...

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EPA Delays Methane Emissions Legislation

20.06.2017 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a two-year delay on implementing an Obama era rule, due to have taken effect on Jun. 3, that would require oil and gas...

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US States in Alliance to Support Paris Accord

12.06.2017 - Ten days after US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US planned to withdraw its signature from the 2015 Paris Climate Accord, it appeared that the rest of the world –...

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Trump’s Climate Deal Exit Disappoints Chemical Industry

04.06.2017 - The US chemical industry has expressed its disappointment over President Trump’s decision to exit the Paris climate change agreement. Under the landmark deal finalized in December...

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EU Parliament Passes ETS Reform Draft

20.02.2017 - By a vote of 379 to 263 with 57 abstentions, the plenary session of the European Parliament on Feb. 15 adopted draft legislation for revising the Emission Trading Directive (ETS)...