Keyword: environment

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Dekra Expands to Australia

31.01.2013 - The global expert organisation Dekra steadily continues on an international path to success and now has a presence in Australia. Dekra is acquiring the consulting company Russell...

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DSM Reduces Water Footprint in Engineering Plastics Site in Pune, India

22.01.2013 - In 2012, DSM has dramatically reduced the level of water consumption at its engineering plastics compounding site in Pune, India. The water footprint of the operation, where the...

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Dow's Controversial New GMO Corn Delayed Amid Protests

18.01.2013 - A controversial new biotech corn developed by Dow AgroSciences, a unit of Dow Chemical, will be delayed at least another year as the company awaits regulatory approval amid...

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Syngenta, Bayer Pesticides Pose Honeybee Threat

17.01.2013 - Three widely-used pesticides made by Switzerland's Syngenta and Germany's Bayer pose an acute risk to honeybees, the European Union's food safety watchdog said on Wednesday, but...

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Chemical Islands

14.12.2012 - Sustainability - Brazil is continuously becoming more important in the world economy and it is the most important emerging market after China. The Brazilian market is becoming more...

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EU Lagging in Controls Over Hazardous Chemicals

30.10.2012 - More than a thousand potentially hazardous chemicals often found in cosmetics and cleaning supplies remain unregulated on the European market, environmental activists say. Green...

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Pesticides Put Bumblebee Colonies at Risk of Failure

22.10.2012 - Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to...

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Fire Blazes at Chevron's California Refinery

07.08.2012 - A massive fire struck at the core of Chevron's large Richmond, California, refinery on Monday, spewing flames and a column of smoke into the air, threatening a prolonged outage...