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Wealth of chemicals info in newly launched database
January 20, 2016 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency, has launched a new chemicals database on its website to make it easier to find information on a vast number of chemicals used in Europe (EU). Aimed at both professional and non-professional…
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Dow and DuPont to merge, then split
December 11, 2015 by Lab Canada Wilmington, DE and Midland, MI – DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company today announced an agreement to combine in what is dubbed an ‘all-stock merger of equals’. The combined company will be named DowDuPont and will have a combined market…
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Roadmap to REACH 2018
June 8, 2015 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) held its 10th Stakeholders’ Day at its headquarters in central Helsinki, Finland on May 27. This annual event offers participants the chance to hear the latest news from ECHA about the REACH…
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Will the chemical sector REACH the 2018 regulatory deadlines?
June 19, 2014 by Lab Canada Helsinki, Finland – Each year since it was established the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has held a Stakeholders’ Day. Andrew Cox describes the latest in the series of these one-day events – which bring together representatives of the chemical industry…
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Alfa Aesar acquires Biomedical Technologies
September 17, 2013 by Lab Canada Heysham, UK – Research chemical manufacturer Alfa Aesar says it has completed the purchase of Biomedical Technologies (BTI) of Stoughton, MA. BTI has been manufacturing life science research products for more than 30 years. Its product line includes specialty proteins,…
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