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Anupam Rasayan completes Tanfac Industries acquisition of 24.96%
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd.(“ARIL”), one of India’s leading custom synthesis and specialty chemical player, announced the consummation of recently announced acquisition. The Company has completed the acquisition of 24.96% of the total equity shareholding of and joint control of Tanfac Industries Limited (“TIL”) from Birla Group Holdings Private Limited (“BGH”), (a promoter company which is […]
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EPA: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for … Hydrogen Fluoride (Renewal)
Original notice online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-16/html/2022-05508.htm SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate Production (EPA ICR Number 1871.11, OMB Control Number 2060-0420), to the Office of Management and Budget […]
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Construction on Sunlit Arizona Plant Is Underway in North Phoenix
The 190,000-sq-ft Sunlit Arizona building will produce hydrofluoric acid and the other high-grade industrial chemicals in the first phase, expected to be operational in spring 2023. Image courtesy of Sunlit Sunlit Chemical, a leading semiconductor supplier based in Taiwan, has begun construction on a plant near the Deer Valley Airport in north Phoenix––the company’s first […]
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Sunlit Chemical breaks ground on $100M Phoenix facility
“Founded in 1972, Sunlit Chemical was the first manufacturer of hydrofluoric acid and fluoride in Taiwan. The company contributes to 75 percent of the world’s market share in producing sodium fluoride in the oral care industry and is one of the only two producers globally to obtain US FDA approval. Sunlit now manufactures hydrofluoric acid, […]
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Mineral Commodities delivers breakthrough graphite tech
Mineral Commodities has produced a high-purity graphite anode material comparable in efficiency and capacity to industry standards. Credit: FIle ASX-listed Mineral Commodities has delivered a breakthrough in the purification of large flake graphite for use in battery anode material without the use of traditional and highly toxic hydrofluoric acid. Electrochemical testing of graphite sourced from […]
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Plant workers killed in industrial accidents identified; here’s what investigators say happened
BASF’s Geismar chemical complex in Ascension Parish. PROVIDED PHOTO FROM BASF One of the two men killed in industrial accidents at Ascension Parish chemical plants this month died from exposure to hydrofluoric acid, and the other died after being exposed to what is suspected to be nitrogen gas, State Police said Wednesday. Dexter Armstead, 48, […]
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Increasing Hydrofluoric Acid Application in Metal Extraction Process Driving Hydrofluoric Acid Market
A new report by Future Market Insights delivers key insights on the global hydrofluoric acid market. The long-term outlook on the global hydrofluoric acid market remains positive, with market value expected to increase at a CAGR of 2.9% during the forecast period (2018-2028). On the basis of grade, the global hydrofluoric acid market is dominated by the […]
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Sulfuryl chloride fluoride
Molecule of the Week Archive I’m a handy solvent and reagent, but treat me carefully! What molecule am I? Sulfuryl chloride fluoride (SO2ClF) is a strong Lewis acid and a useful solvent and reagent. As shown in the hazard information table, it must be handled with care. Its boiling point is in the range that […]
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Taiwan to impose tighter rules on sale, use of two dangerous chemicals
Stricter regulations on the sale and use of the potentially dangerous chemicals ammonium nitrate and hydrogen fluoride will come into effect later this year, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Thursday. The chemicals will be controlled under the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act from July 1 and Dec. 1, respectively, the EPA added. […]
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Arkema invests in U.S. anhydrous hydrogen fluoride production
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) has announced a long-term partnership with Nutrien Ltd, the largest integrated agricultural company in the world, for the supply of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to Arkema’s Calvert City (Kentucky) site. This project has many advantages, as it secures a competitive access to anhydrous hydrogen fluoride, the main raw material for fluorine chemistry, […]
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