In the video, Euro Chlor Chairman, Thomas Wehlage expands upon the historical elements of the Euro Chlor Sustainability Programme. Already, in 2001, the European Chlor-Alkali industry was one of the first European industrial sectors to establish concrete sustainability efforts. Now, Euro Chlor, in close cooperation with it’s members, are expanding the programme even further to … Continued
IUPAC (the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) formally verified the new addition as of 30 December 2015 after it was first discovered by Russian and American scientists back in 2010. The element, originally called Ununseptium (Uus), will soon be named by the discoverers before being confirmed by IUPAC and reviewed by the general … Continued
Euro Chlor, representing the European Chlor-Alkali industry, has presented its new Chlorine Industry Review at the occasion of its Annual General Meeting. It gives an overview of the most important dossiers the federation has been working on in the past year, presents the progress achieved in the sectoral health and sustainability programmes and lists detailed … Continued
Together with all members of the Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries, Euro Chlor has issued on July 9th 2015 an Open Statement to the European Commission saying that “The Competitiveness of the Energy Intensive Industries is a pre-condition to EU growth”. In October 2014, European Heads of state and government agreed that measures to prevent … Continued
Dolf joined Euro Chlor, the Brussels-based federation representing the European chlor-alkali industry, in 2001 as Science Manager. Here, he provided advice and counsel to the federation’s committees and working groups on chlorine-related science issues, including risk assessments. In 2010 Dolf was appointed Science and Regulatory Affairs Director, reflecting Euro Chlor’s policy of science-based decision-making and … Continued
The chlorine we find in our body is mainly present as Hydrochloric acid (concentrated stuff!) in your stomach, to help digest your food Salts in your blood stream and body cells Some complex molecules like hormone derivatives Some complex reactions like the conversion of cholesterol in your veins The blood’s defence system against bacteria > … Continued
It starts, of course, with good old plain salt: its chemical formula is sodium chloride. We find massive quantities of it in the oceans and in salt mines, where former seas have deposited the salt. There is no “free chlorine” in salt, but it is widely used as a material to produce pure chlorine (Cl2). Read … Continued
The development of the modern mattress began in the 1920s when Dunlop introduced the world to vulcanised rubber latex foam. Made from polyurethane (PU), Dunlop saw immediate applications for the foam in pillows and box-spring mattresses. Initially these products were considered to be of such high quality they were only sold to royalty. By the … Continued
The work has been critically reviewed by an expert office and approved according to the PlasticsEurope Product Category Rules PCR version 2.0 (2011-04), ISO 14040/44 2006 and ISO 14025:2006 standards. The results of this “cradle to gate” study integrate the production of salt/brine and electricity, as well as of the utilities and other materials used … Continued
Euro Chlor is holding its 9th International Chlorine Technology Conference and Exhibition in Madrid, Spain, on April 1-3, 2014. Again we expect more than 300 participants from Europe but also from other regions of the world. With around 40 speakers, the conference provides a valuable forum sharing information to improve safety, health, environment protection performances in … Continued