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OSHA expected to look into La. plant explosion

6/18/2013

Washington Post (tiered subscription model), The

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is set to investigate the site of Friday's chemical plant explosion in Donaldsonville, La. The CF Industries plant, which manufactures nitrogen fertil… Read More

EIA predicts sharp rise in U.S. oil production by 2040

Industry should address climate change, IEA economist says

Researchers develop material for faster chips

Human-gene patent ruling could hurt pharma, gene-testing industry

The best stories about the chemical industry

ACC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Chemistry Council

NYC should explore PS foam recycling instead of ban, City Council member says

6/18/2013

NACS Online

A New York City leader warned against the possible effects of a polystyrene foam ban as lawmakers introduced a measure that would ban PS foam in foodservice applications. "A ban in New York City would… Read More

Slow U.S. action on gas exports may be challenged in court

ACC asks EPA to carefully evaluate testing approach for EDSP

Ill. governor signs fracking bill

ACC sees rise in thin film recycling along with greater industry participation

Oil and natural gas industry news

API SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Petroleum Institute

Sundance Energy eyes more U.S. acquisitions this year

6/17/2013

Bloomberg

Sundance Energy Australia seeks to acquire more oil and natural gas properties in the U.S. following its purchase of Texon Petroleum for $94.5 million. "Something the size of Texon is a manageable acq… Read More

Tesoro sells Hawaii refinery, other assets in $400M deal

Chevron closes acquisition of Kurdistan oil block

NRP acquires shale assets from Abraxas for $35.3M

U.S. knows value of Keystone XL pipeline to Canada, aide says

News for the cleaning products industry

ACI SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: American Cleaning Institute

Global supply chains are expected to be a "force for social good"

6/12/2013

Financial Times (tiered subscription model)

Unilever is putting foreign contract workers on permanent contracts and looking into other changes after reviewing the results of an Oxfam assessment of working conditions at its Vietnam factories. Read More

Over the years, soap cleans up

Manufacturers careful in sourcing green ingredients

As green cleaning market opens up, manufacturers compete

Report: Manufacturers wary of greenwashing claims

Smart news on global fats and oils

inform SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials

Antioxidants could be key to blocking acrylamide formation

6/12/2013

FoodNavigator

Chinese researchers are calling for increased attention to the structure of acrylamides as antioxidants may be able to help prevent their formation in food, according to this article. While some progr… Read More

Study: Fish oil may mitigate mental stress

Indonesia to hike crude palm oil processing capacity by 39.46M tons

Report: Chinese oilseed imports expected to increase 40% by 2022

Study: Breeding red oilseed rape may deter pollen beetles