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Statement - Ammonium Nitrate incident in Beirut
The ammonium nitrate accident that occurred in Beirut overnight is a tragedy for Lebanon and the families affected by this terrible event. The thoughts and sympathies of the chemistry industry are with all who are impacted.
The health and…

Polymer-based building materials sector calls for greater investment in energy efficient buildings
The Australian Modern Building Alliance (AMBA) has welcomed the call for support for the construction industry to stimulate Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis.

Australian paint manufacturers ready to support demand for hand sanitiser
Members of the Australian Paint Manufacturers Federation (APMF) are ready to redeploy their manufacturing operations to meet unprecedented Government and community demand for hospital grade hand sanitiser.

Chemistry industry plays essential role in protecting the Australian community
The Australian chemistry industry has geared up to help protect Australians and the economy against threats from COVID-19.

Victorian Government’s restart of onshore gas development welcomed by Australian chemistry sector
Chemistry Australia has welcomed the announcement today by the Victorian Government of a return to onshore conventional gas exploration and development in Victoria from 1 July, 2021.

Plastics Stewardship Australia to support the sustainable use and recovery of plastics
Plastics Stewardship Australia, an initiative of Chemistry Australia, has been established to support the sustainable use and recovery of plastics and will participate in the inaugural National Plastics Summit on Monday 2 March at Parliame…

Chemistry Australia welcomes the announcement of increased gas supply in NSW
Chemistry Australia and its members have welcomed the Federal and NSW Government announcements this morning of plans to increase NSW gas supply by 70 petajoules per year.

Australian chemistry sector improves on its outstanding safety record in 2018
The Australian chemistry sector continues to advance its outstanding safety record with a 2.7 per cent improvement of its key performance metric from last year according to the 2018 Health & Safety Performance Report released…

Australia's chemistry industry collaborates for the #PullingOurWeight global challenge to reduce plastic waste
Representatives of the Australian chemistry industry will come together today to clean up Melbourne’s foreshore as part of the global #PullingOurWeight challenge.