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Canada plans to ban phthalates

Last week Friday, Canada's Minister of Health announced their planned proposal to ban phthalates in soft vinyl toys and child-care articles as well as further reduction limits of lead in consumer products. Canada is proposing regulations to prevent...

Published 23 Jun 2009 17:02 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Canada, Regulation, Government, bans, Health and safety, phthalates, children, lead
Koala bears at ICIS

Nel tells me that her daughter had to write a piece for school last week on endangered species, and went to find a nice picture of a koala bear on Google Images . She was astonished to find that the Number One picture of koala bears was from ICIS.com...

Published 12 Jun 2009 18:09 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: trivia, school, children, koala bears, family, Google Images
Plastics guys are human too

Tucked away at the bottom of the new weekly online newsletter from the US plastics industry trade association, SPI's Inside Edge , I see that they have some links to their own " In the Hopper " blog which has some cutesy chemicals human...

Published 18 May 2009 17:30 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: blogs, plastics, chemicals, trivia, SPI, children, fruit
Best steak in England

On Saturday night I had the best steak I've ever had in England. It was at Harry's Grill Bar in Exeter, Devon, and it was really up to Texan standards . For proud parents visiting their student offspring at Exeter University (oh yes that's...

Published 16 Mar 2009 17:55 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: Texas, Food, trivia, restaurants, children, students, England, steaks, Exeter, Exeter University, Devon
A celebration of new life

It's Spring, and the petrochemical industry's thoughts have turned to .... babies. From the fertile loins of the industry come babies in droves. The Blog's inbox is constantly on the verge of crashing from the weight of baby photo attachments...

Published 26 Feb 2009 18:04 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: photos, children, babies, petrochemical industry
The perfect thank you letter

Look at this perfect chemical thank you letter from the Blog's nephew Matthew. Click here for more Lego interest . Read More...

Published 15 Feb 2009 8:51 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: plastics, trivia, gift, children, Lego, family, thank you letter
Passing the koala bear test

Do you always choose the cheapest product on offer, if buying the more environmentally or ethically superior product is more expensive? My fellow blogger John Richardson in Singapore wrestles briefly with the dilemma in this endearing blog posting about...

Published 11 Feb 2009 17:33 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: Environment, chemicals, toys, Singapore, prices, children, purchasing, buying, koala bears
Alert: Kids in the Office

In the last few days before the holidays, office buildings are strangely full of small children. They are brushed and clean and curiously similar to people you work with, only shorter and cuter and more fresh-faced. In the mornings they are bashful and...

Published 23 Dec 2008 11:15 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: trivia, mothers, kids, corporate life, children, Reed Business Information, office life, fathers
ICIS Children say Yes to Physics

There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the UK about the lack of students taking sciences, particularly physics . But ICIS offspring are bucking the trend in a truly cavalier fashion. After this summer's exam successes, we have a total haul...

Published 28 Aug 2008 16:11 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: UK, gossip, ICIS, Houston, children, Physics, students, exams
True confessions: Julia is a 4x4 driver

My colleague Julia confesses to her weakness for a powerful motor ... I am a 4x4 driver. Actually, I'm now a non-4x4 driver since the cost of driving has become astronomical. A Mercedes ML 320 is good-looking beast, drives like a dream and is safe...

Published 23 Jul 2008 11:00 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: gossip, gasoline, price reporting, petrol, cars, crude, children, fuel costs, Mercedes
Protecting our heroes with plastics

These chemical advertisers know how to tug on your heartstrings. The Blog's eye was caught by this heroic fireman rescuing a cute child with the aid of Bayer's "high-tech plastic with extremely high break resistance and impact strength (making...

Published 15 Jul 2008 8:01 by ICIS Chemicals Confidential

Filed under: plastics, chemicals, hi-tech, Bayer, media life, adverts, children, firemen

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