TAMMY BUCKLEY, MANUKAU COURIER, OCTOBER 2, 2006 STICKING TOGETHER: The Pavihi-Kumitau family are staying strong in their search for answers on son and brother Christian’s rare condition. From left Madison, 3, Riley, 8, mum Sifa, and Christian, 10. MARCIA JESSEN/Manukau Courier Ten-year-old Christian Pavihi-Kumitau wants more than anything to walk again. His mother just wants [...]
Chemie.de Information Service, October 2, 2006 Environmentally friendly plant reduces waste water and energy usage BASF Aktiengesellschaft (BASF) and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) launched a long-term venture to produce propylene oxide (PO) at the world’s first commercial-scale hydrogen peroxide propylene oxide (HPPO) plant at BASF’s site in Antwerp, Belgium. This plant uses a new [...]
David Eldridge, PRW.com, October 2, 2006 Dow Chemical has announced its intention to increase production capacity for MDI and its Styrofoam extruded polystyrene insulation product at its site in Estarreja, Portugal. Its investment in MDI expansion follows on from the opening of an additional plant at its facility at Freeport, Texas earlier this year. The [...]
Philadelphia Business Journal, October 2, 2006 Airgas Inc., which distributes gases used in manufacturing and health care, said Monday it will build an air separation unit in Carrollton, Kentucky. The new plant will supply manufacturer Dow Corning Corp. with nitrogen gas. Upon completion, which is expected in 2008, the plant will have the capacity to [...]
CNN-IBN, October 02, 2006 DEBATING GANDHI: The Verdict’s audience discusses whether the Mahatma is still relevant. Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Lage Raho Munnabhai, the Bollywood blockbuster has reinvented Mahatma Gandhi for an entirely new generation of Indians. Munnabhai shows the way on screen, but can Gandhigiri work in real life? How [...]
Here are the facts: Dow along with other chemical companies is working hard to avoid having to switch to inherently safer chemicals and technologies that would actually keep us safe, preferring instead to build more fences and hire more guards. Since 9/11 Congress has failed to regulate the chemical industry to neutralize the impact of [...]
Luc Gnago, Reuters Residents of Abidjan, Ivory Coast sickened by the toxic waste dumped in the city’s landfills, wait to see doctors. Poisonous fumes have killed seven and made thousands ill. The country’s government has resigned. Thierry Gouegnon, Reuters French waste treatment experts clean up toxic chemicals dumped at a landfill in the Ivory Coast. [...]
Clark Brooks, GreenvilleOnline.com September 24, 2006 A design flaw in the federal government’s $140 million study of the health effects of Agent Orange on Vietnam veterans has resulted in a quarter-century of inaccurate findings, two scientists involved with the study told The Greenville News. Begun in 1978 to help settle compensation claims, the Air Force [...]
