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Biden administration proposes protections from chemical used to sterilize equipment, spices

The Biden administration proposed new health protections to reduce exposure of U.S. workers and communities to ethylene oxide, a toxic, colorless gas mainly used to sterilize medical equipment and spices.

Placon awarded grant to invest in new sorting equipment for increased PET recycling

Placon has been awarded a grant to catalyze their investment in new front-end sorting equipment.

Lummus' Novolen technology expands portfolio for enhancing recycled polymers

Lummus Technology announced the addition of Novolen Enhance performance polypropylene polymers, a family of products that enhance the properties of recycled polymers.

Brazil inflation seen staying high in March on rising gasoline costs

Brazil's inflation likely stayed high in March on rising gasoline bills, reigniting cost of living problems in the country's stagnant economy and probably stoking more disagreement over policy.

Russia boosts diesel exports to Latin America since EU embargo

Russia has increased its diesel exports to Brazil and other parts of Latin America following an embargo on shipments to Europe.

Western curbs on Russian oil products redraw global shipping map

Global fuel suppliers are turning to longer and costlier routes that produce more carbon emissions to move their diesel and other products as Western restrictions on Russian cargoes have reshuffled global energy shipping patterns.

Global diesel prices fall as economic slowdown intensifies

Global prices for middle distillates such as gas oil and diesel are falling as the economy slows, more refineries come onstream, and exports from Russia are re-routed and replaced by fuel from the Middle East.

Valero starts up production on new Port Arthur, Texas coker

Valero Energy Corp is starting up production on a new coker at its 335,000-bpd Port Arthur, Texas, refinery.

Exxon says its decarbonization business could outgrow oil, in multi-trillion market

Exxon Mobil Corp's Low Carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company's traditional oil and gas as soon as a decade from now.

Cummins to invest over $1 B to upgrade U.S. facilities to new clean energy tech

Cummins Inc said it would invest more than $1 B across its U.S. engine manufacturing network to upgrade some facilities to support new clean energy technologies.