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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
Carbon cap and trade costs little

I was working about the Cash for Clunkers bill (where you can exchange your old car for money voucher for a new supposedly more environment-friendly car) and it was more complicated than I thought...I need to do more research about that. So for now let's...

Published 23 Jun 2009 16:36 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, studies and reports, Government, Congress, costs, cap and trade, CBO
The challenge of biopesticides

Got the copy of my latest article about biopesticide , with pretty cool (and a little gross) graphic of a venus flytrap. As previously tweeted , I was intrigued by how the biopesticide industry have been struggling in the overall pesticide and crop protection...

Published 15 Jun 2009 22:13 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, Regulation, Company initiatives, Investments, General, R&D, EPA, Health and safety, biopesticide, regulations
Soy Industry Adopts Environmental Standards

The palm oil industry has been the center of environmentalists' focus because of widespread deforestation going on (especially in Indonesia) blamed on some palm plantation owners. Unilever have already promised to sustainably source their palm products...

Published 5 Jun 2009 19:31 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, Regulation, palm oil, soybean, standards, round table
NAMPA BPA meeting leaked

This has been going around the twittering world (in my twittering world anyway) which led to various outraged comments and further cynicism from various environmental/health advocates on bisphenol- A's (BPA) supposed safety as according to BPA manufacturers...

Published 2 Jun 2009 22:06 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, Company initiatives, General, safety, advocates, media, BPA, NAMPA
China's plastic bag use down after ban

ICIS co-blogger Paul Hodges of the Chemicals & The Economy blog reported about this article from China Daily stating that after a year of plastic bag ban in China (which started on June 1, 2008), supermarkets cut their plastic bag use by 66%. Statistics...

Published 2 Jun 2009 18:11 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: China, Regulation, Government, plastic bag, ban
EPA cancels carbofuran use

Before I delved more deeply into the green regulatory buzzwords of the week CAFE (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) and ACES (American Clean Energy and Security Act), let me go to the more simple news such as this cancellation of carbofuran registration...

Published 20 May 2009 22:05 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, EPA, Government, pesticide, Health and safety, carbofuran, FMC
Philly rejects plastic bag tax

It looks like I'm having a field week with plastics... The American Chemistry Council's (ACC) Progressive Bag Affiliates said today that Philadelphia's City Council rejected on May 14 the proposed 25-cent-per-bag tax on plastic and paper grocery...

Published 19 May 2009 22:27 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, studies and reports, plastic bag, recycle, tax, Philadelphia
AOCS wrap-up Day 3

The green blogger focused mostly on regulatory issues in the cleaning industry during the last day of the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) centennial meeting in Orlando, Florida, even though her doppelganger (who was lounging in the hotel pool) was...

Published 14 May 2009 23:39 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, General, phosphates, cleaning products, soaps and detergents, regulations, 4 dioxane, 1
Cap-and-Trade pains

I mentioned about Kimberly-Clark 's recent prediction that any cap-and-trade bills in Washington will not pass this year as the government is broke right now and can't afford to pass a risky (and possibly expensive) legislation. ICIS Chemical...

Published 14 May 2009 4:17 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: study, Regulation, Government, global warming, chemical companies, cap and trade
BPA demand soft

I wonder if continuous pressure from advocates and regulators are finally affecting demand for bisphenol-A (BPA)? BPA producer Hexion Specialty Chemicals recently announced its plans to indefinitely idle its BPA3 production unit, part of its manufacturing...

Published 11 May 2009 15:55 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Minnesota, Regulation, Company initiatives, BPA, demand, Hexion
Europe favors eco-tire labeling rule

The European Parliament proposed last week for tire manufacturers starting November 2012 to label the fuel efficiency/performance as well as the wet grip and noise performance of tires (or 'tyre' as they spell it in Europe). According to EU lawmakers...

Published 27 Apr 2009 17:43 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: fuel, Regulation, Company initiatives, Products, label, eco-friendly, efficiency, recycled car tires, tires
Wood or plastic?

The National Wooden Pallet and Container Association put out a press release yesterday about the possible toxic hazards of plastic pallets because they contain the flame retardant deca-bromine. Non-fire retardant plastic pallets, meanwhile, can pose fire...

Published 15 Apr 2009 16:56 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Regulation, Products, General, plastic, flame retardants, wood, Health and safety, flooring, pallet
US anti-chemical campaigns intensify

ICIS News (subscription required) reported on Wednesday about the intensifying anti-chemical attacks from state-legislative and advocacy groups and that according to the American Chemistry Council , it is getting harder for the chemical industry to contest...

Published 10 Apr 2009 17:20 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: Environment, chemicals, Regulation, studies and reports, Government, ACC, Health and safety, advocates, media
BPA: alternatives and tradeoffs

Thanks to a tweet tip from Safer States , I found this cool report from consulting network Gerson Lehman Group about possible alternatives to bisphenol-A (BPA). According to Michael Brown , president of chemical consulting firm StrategyMark, alternatives...

Published 8 Apr 2009 16:27 by Green Chemicals

Filed under: acrylic, polyester, Regulation, Products, General, studies and reports, bisphenol A, polypropylene, consulting, epoxy resins

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