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Global experts in phenol and acetone business will gather at CMT’s 10th Phenol/Acetone & Derivatives Markets Summit in Bangkok to explore strategic growth options amidst tough business climes. Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 Setting the backdrop and present market fundamentals, Prasenjit Kumar Basu, Managing Director & Regional Head of Research & Economics, Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd., will explore the current trends in global economic outlook and its impact on...

The lavish expansions of polycarbonate manufacture volumes in Asia and mostly so in China and robust demand from polycarbonate resins are the major driving forces of the bisphenol-A demand. Detailed analytical review of the bisphenol-A market is the highlights of the new market research report “Bisphenol-A (BPA) 2011 World Market Outlook and Forecast up to 2016”. London, UK (PRWEB) December 23, 2011 The lavish expansions of polycarbonate manufacture volumes in Asia and mostly so in...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Canada has declared that bisphenol A, one of the most commonly manufactured chemicals, is a health hazard that is unique to Canada. It must now follow through with legislation to protect people from exposure, according to this analysis.More than three million tons of bisphenol A is produced annually. It is a component of polycarbonate plastic and is found in a wide range of common materials and food packaging. It has many estrogenic properties and the effects of the...

Health Canada's declaration that bisphenol A is a health hazard makes it unique in the world but it must now follow through with legislation to protect people from exposure, states an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj101408.pdf.Bisphenol A is one of the most commonly manufactured chemicals in the world, with more than three million tonnes produced annually. It is a component of polycarbonate plastic and is...

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Hydrogenated Bisphenol A (CAS 80-04-6) Market Research Report 2009 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0163689/Hydrogenated-Bisphenol-A-(CAS-80-04-6)-Market-Research-Report-2009.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire The study 'Hydrogenated Bisphenol A (CAS 80-04-6) Market Research Report 2009' presents an overview of the Hydrogenated...

California regulators say they won't require warning labels for plastic products containing bisphenol A, a suspected cancer-causing chemical. The state's reproductive toxicant panel said not enough evidence exists to take action, despite more than 200 studies linking bisphenol A to cancer and reproductive problems, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. The seven-member panel of scientists and doctors did not recognize secondhand smoke as a reproductive toxin until 2006 and in the last...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is pleased that a panel of independent scientific experts convened by the State of California concluded today that bisphenol A is not a reproductive or developmental toxicant. After a thorough review of the scientific evidence, the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee determined that bisphenol A should not be listed under California's Proposition 65. The Proposition 65...

At least 10 toxins have been found in the Ottawa River that supplies the Canadian capital with its drinking water, city officials said. City councilors were sent a memo by the infrastructure services department that said "extremely low concentrations" of such drugs as acetaminophen and chemicals such as bisphenol A were found in tests conducted earlier this year, the Ottawa Sun reported. Earlier this month, Canada declared bisphenol A, or BPA, a hazardous chemical. It is used widely in...

A University of Michigan scientist's investigation of the chemical bisphenol A is being questioned because of a $5 million donation to his research center. Martin Philbert, who is heading up a Food and Drug Administration panel delving into the chemical's safety, contends his ongoing inquiry was not tainted by the big gift the university's Risk Science Center received from a retired medical supply manufacturer who says the use of bisphenol A poses no health threat, the Milwaukee...

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/848575/bisphenol_a_market) has announced the addition of the "Bisphenol A Market Outlook 2008" report to their offering. The report analyzes worldwide markets for Bisphenol A (BPA), including Europe, Asia, North America, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. It provides the most complete and current analytical account of the following areas: Bisphenol A producers, plant-by-plant capacities, supply/demand, future demand...