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GREEN = INNOVATION

ICIS Chemical Business (the magazine I work for) published yesterday its feature on Innovations and most innovations nowadays it seems is focused on the environment. Specialty chemicals company Rhodia is certainly on top of this trend as they talked about how sustainability issues are largely affecting...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-14-2008
Bio-diapers on the market

I finally found a greener diaper product that could probably help an environmentalist mom's dilemma between choosing an inconvenient washable cloth or non-biodegradable/compostable disposable diapers. gDiapers , which is being marketed (limitedly) in the US by Australian founders Jason and Kimberly...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-18-2008
Regulatory and sustainability in cosmetics

On the second day of the HBA cosmetic show in New York City as I attended some presentations on their third annual regulatory summit, the buzzwords that frequently circulated throughout the program were green, California, bisphenol-A, phthalates, REACH , consumer advocacy groups, organic, certification...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008
Washing machines of the future

Yesterday, all in the US were celebrating the Labor Day holiday and it was indeed a labor weekend for me. I agreed to help my sister with her house moving and not only did I find myself paper lining drawers and closet shelves, I also accompanied her into shopping for a new washing machine and dryer....

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-02-2008
Lanxess' green chemistry goals

If a chemical or chemicals can help make cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emission; help create cheaper fuel cells or solar panels; or make existing or new sources of water drinkable, does this mean the chemical or chemicals can be categorized as green? Even if they are not made from plants, bacteria...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-21-2008
Dwindling virgin plastic demand

Here's more bad news for plastic producers but good news for the environment. According to ConAgra Foods , a major US packaged food manufacturer, they are planning to recycle 8 million pounds of plastic waste into new frozen meal trays for their brands Healthy Choice ® ,Banquet ® , Kid Cuisine ®...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-19-2008
Cleaner livestock waste

Residents near farms or livestock processing facilities will soon breathe a cleaner (and less smelly) sigh of relief. Bion Environmental Technologies said they now have a patent approval for their phosphorus removal process in livestock waste treatment. The company said excess nutrients from livestock...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008
Plastic bag fuss on West Coast

A lot of plastic news happening in the West Coast particularly in Seattle and Los Angeles that I did not have the time to talk about last week. According to several news sources, the city council of Los Angeles, California, voted a resolution on July 22 to ban all plastic bags from retail stores starting...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008
EPA gets pesticide lawsuit

I wonder how many lawsuits the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gets each week? I just got this press release from the group Earthjustice, and they, among a coalition of farmworkers, public health, and environmental groups, filed a lawsuit today against the EPA to stop the use of organochlorine...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008
EU bans seal furs

I admit this news is not greatly connected to the chemical industry (except maybe a slight demand decline for dyes and other textile materials) but I can't resist posting it. The Fur Institute of Canada (FIC) is bristling at yesterday's European Union proposal to ban the import of seal products...

Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-24-2008

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