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Chemistry World December 2009 Chris Reynolds	Regulatory Burden A new carbon emissions scheme will unwittingly hit the chemical industry. The UK risks being at a disadvantage if industry is overburdened with regulation.
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Chemistry World February 16, 2010 Sean Milmo	New scheme to boost bio-based chemistry The European Commission has launched an initiative to help chemical companies switch to renewable feedstocks and energy sources.
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Chemistry World April 29, 2010 Karen Harries-Rees	Australian emissions trading scheme on hold The Australian government has shelved plans for an emissions trading scheme until at least 2013, blaming the opposition's determination to block the legislation and slow international progress on a new climate change deal.
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Patrick Walter	Europe's chemical industry faces extinction in 10 years Jim Ratcliffe, chairman of Ineos, the UK's largest chemical producer, has warned the European commission that most of Europe's chemical industry will close in the next 10 years thanks to the high cost of energy and feedstocks.
Chemistry World October 23, 2007 Rebecca Trager	Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste.
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Chemistry World July 1, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Chemical security efforts spread The EU and the US are simultaneously taking action in a bid to secure chemical facilities and prevent their misuse by terrorists.
Chemistry World February 2008 Andrew Hagan	The Future of the Chemical Industry The year ahead may offer financial uncertainty, but it also has abundant opportunities.
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Chemistry World March 13, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Obama tightens reporting rules for chemical releases President Obama has reinstated stronger requirements governing the reporting of toxic chemical releases by American facilities to the US Environmental Protection Agency
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Chemistry World September 15, 2008 Sean Milmo	Lehman Brothers bankruptcy dents industry hopes Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the US, has filed for bankruptcy protection, dealing a blow to the US chemical industry's hopes of an end to the credit crunch.
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