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MULTIMODAL As the scope of the UN model regulations extends into new areas, it is no surprise that the UN experts need time to reflect and consult with individuals even more expert in certain areas. By remitting so many papers back for further work, however, the Sub-committee does seem to have left a lot to be decided at this month’s final session of the current biennium |
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SHOW REVIEW A ridiculously expensive city where a pint of beer will typically set you back €9, Paris was once again the setting for the biennial Emballage exhibition when it took place at the Parc des Expositions de Paris Nord Villepinte this past November 19-22
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LNG FUEL A new vessel order from SABIC has kick-started the LNG fuel revolution for commercial shipping in Europe. HCB spoke to Jan Valkier, CEO of Anthony Veder, which is building two new LNG-fuelled vessels for the producer |
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STATIC When liquids or powders move through transfer hoses, there is the possibility that the hose will become electrostatically charged, raising the risk of static discharge and, under the correct conditions, an explosion. Newson Gale explains what precautions can be taken to avoid such an incident |
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FACILITIES Univar's Blanquefort site in France is once more ready for business after it was damaged by fire three years ago. The company has also expanded its already comprehensive product portfolio with the signing of two new important distribution deals |
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Germany's national competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has ordered the CVH Chemie-Vertrieb (CVH) joint venture between Brenntag and CG Chemikalien (CG) to cease operating. |
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FINANCIALS Despite narrowing the range of its expected full-year operating EBITDA in response to a tougher economic climate, Brenntag has nonetheless reported some pretty healthy third-quarter results |
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ANALYSIS Overall, chemical shippers in Europe have paid lower freight rates this year than in 2011. But not every trade lane is showing the same trend, as LHC’s Michiel van Dorst and Gijs Hofman report |
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EXPANSION It has been a busy time for DKSH's chemical distribution arm of late, expanding its reach in Europe while signing a brace of new deals with western firms seeking to deepen their penetration of Asia's increasingly sophisticated markets |
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MULTIMODAL The third session of the current biennium saw the UN experts faced with an extremely long agenda. The number of papers on Class 1 issues meant that the Working Group on Explosives alone needed three days to work through everything. Some major changes have resulted |
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HAZCOMM New REACH provisions entering into force next year, as well as similar legislation in other parts of the world, will place a strict requirement on chemical producers to ensure that SDSs are not only properly prepared but received and understood by downstream parties. |
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SECURITY Forget Stuxnet, Shamoon is the new security scourge of industrial control systems. Should we be worried? On August 15 this year, computers at Saudi Aramco were infected with the Shamoon virus from an “external source”, affecting up to 30,000 workstations at Saudi Arabia’s national energy company and eighth biggest oil refiner in the world. |
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CARGO HANDLING Wärtsilä Hamworthy is providing the LPG cargo handling equipment for four new LPG tankers that could pioneer the use of LPG as bunker fuel. HCB interviewed Stein Thoresen, the company’s business unit director for LPG
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FLOATING STORAGE September’s GasTech show in London heralded yet another ‘Golden Age of Gas’. HCB spoke to Reidar Strande, business unit director of LNG for Wärtsilä Hamworthy about what this means for his business |
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RAIL Increased awareness of environmental pollution issues and the risk posed to public health by atmospheric pollution from motor vehicle exhaust emissions has begun to rekindle interest in rail freight transport among a number of Japanese companies keen to improve their green credentials |
