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• Making polyurethane waste degradable gives its components a second life
  

  Polyurethane waste is piling up in landfills, but scientists have a possible solution: They have developed a method to make polyurethane degradable. Once the original product's useful life is over, the polymer can easily be dissolved into ingredients to make new products such as superglue. These pol more

• Ozone recovery may be delayed by unregulated chemicals
  

  Recent increases in an unregulated ozone-depleting substance, could delay recovery of Antarctic ozone levels by 5-30 years, depending on emissions scenarios. The findings suggest that a previously ignored chemical called dichloromethane may now be contributing to ozone depletion and should be looked more

• Chlorinated Solvents Market 2010 in better shape after turbulent 2009

  Sales of the chlorinated solvents Dichloromethane and Perchloroethylene totalled in 157,000 tonnes last year, an average increase of 9% compared with the previous year (144,000 tonnes). 2010 sales figures topped as well sales figures of 2008 at the eve of the economic crisis (154,000 tonnes).Dichlor more