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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eight years after the September 11th attacks, the House of Representatives today approved the "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009" (H.R. 2868). This is the first time either house of Congress has approved permanent and comprehensive chemical security legislation. "Although it's a compromise, this bill represents a historic first step toward protecting the 100 million Americans living in the shadow of high-risk chemical plants," said...

InEnTec LLC and Lakeside Energy LLC today announce a new partnership to facilitate construction of commercial scale Plasma Enhanced Melter (PEM(TM)) gasification facilities that will convert hazardous waste and chemical residuals into useful chemical products. Under the terms of the agreement, Lakeside Energy will provide all project equity and working capital requirements for InEnTec Chemical LLC, a newly formed entity, to build its business. Lakeside Energy is providing the equity to be...

SpectraSensors, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of precision optical laser-based gas analyzers that enable the petrochemical industry to get cleaner, better fuels to market faster, has announced the general availability of three new products designed specifically to improve process efficiency in refineries and chemical plants. Process efficiency is a highly critical yet often overlooked aspect of the environmental impacts from energy and chemical production. Improved process...

By Stone, Gretchen Mae Safety culture has become increasingly important for the chemical industry since John Bresland, chairman and CEO of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, started his career in 1966. "I think companies are doing it on their own. It requires leadership at the ton. safety culture starts at the top and not at the bottom," said Bresland, who will address the Chemical Industry Council Aug. 28 at the 2008 West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Business Summit. Much of his talk will...

Zeolyst International announced today that it has completed the addition of new manufacturing capacity to its two manufacturing sites in Kansas City, KS, USA, and in Delfzijl, The Netherlands. The new capacity addition to Kansas City is focused on pressure synthesized zeolites and increases the overall plant capacity by about 40%. The new capacity addition to Delfzijl is directed at producing Ultra-Stable Y-Zeolite and increases the overall plant capacity by about 50%. This new...

By The Associated Press INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) - Federal officials are investigating the cause of a plant explosion that rocked an area west of Charleston, hurling a fireball hundreds of feet into the air, killing one worker and injuring a second.Among many other chemicals, the Bayer CropScience plant produces methyl isocyanate, which killed at least 15,000 people in the infamous leak at a Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal, India, in 1984. But the chemical was not involved in the...

By Darst, Paul Working in a chemical plant is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Today's plant operators need to have math and science skills. as well as knowledge about the machinery and processes used in the industry. Although a college degree and advanced training often are not required, they can be helpful for applicants to get a leg up on their competition. To that end, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association is working with the Community and Technical College System of...

By RICHARD NEWMAN, STAFF WRITER The reality of New Jersey is certain parts of the state are hotbeds of hazardous chemicals. Oil companies such as ConocoPhillips and Valero Energy Corp. use them in their refineries. Food businesses such as Farmland Dairies in Wallington use highly toxic ammonia for refrigeration. Some water treatment plants handle so much poisonous chlorine they may pose a threat to people who live and work close by. Now new state rules make companies and utilities that...

By Grossel, Stanley S Ludwig's Applied Process Design for Chemical and Petrochemical Plants Vol. 1, 4th Edition A. Kayode Coker, Gulf Professional Publishing/Elsevier, Burlington, MA, 1,024 pp., $199,2007, ISBN 13: 978-0-7506-7766-0; ISBN 10: 0-7506-7766-X Completely revised and expanded, this fourth edition features new materials, including: * a chapter covering the physical properties of liquids and gases, with tables of properties in an appendix * a chapter on cost estimation and...

By Greg Lacour, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Aug. 1--A 2006 chemical plant explosion in Morganton that killed one person and injured 14 was the result of lax oversight by the plant's parent company, haphazard management of chemicals and the lack of an emergency plan, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board has concluded. All of the problems involved Synthron's failure to comply with commonly accepted industry safety standards, board officials said Tuesday. "The safeguards are well-known," said...