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Mercury catalyst ban predicted.
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Urethanes Technology International
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April 1, 2008
- Author:
- Vallely, Ian
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Roydon, UK -- A recent US court case could lead to new laws banning mercury as a catalyst in the manufacture of polyurethane elastomers this year, according to Dr Barrie Colvin, managing director of IFS Chemicals.
The European Union is also likely to ban use of mercury totally in the near future.
In response, Colvin's company has developed a range of polyurethane elastomers that do not use mercury or other undesirable catalysts.
Colvin argued that the outcome of the court case late last year meant that oil and gas industries could no longer depend on polyurethane pipe manufacturers that have traditionally supplied their engineering contractors.
The case ...