China’s ecology and environment ministry (MEE) has released an updated draft of the Environmental Risk Assessment and Control Regulation for Chemical Substances. Similar to TSCA in the US, or Japan’s Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), China’s updated framework will require pre-market approval of new substances and risk evaluation of certain existing substances. According to Chemical Watch’s […]
Every organization has “elephants in the room,” or obvious problems and difficult situations that people avoid discussing. Also known as “undiscussables,” these difficulties exist because they help people avoid short-term conflicts, threats and embarrassment. Companies who avoid undiscussable issues actually short-circuit the inquiries and challenges essential to both improving performance and promoting team learning. The […]
With such a variety of raw materials available for use in the production of lubricity products, robust testing protocols can be used to fully assess product and field performance. In today’s market, the primary chemistry solutions for lubricity improvers consist of monoacids or esters. When determining the best product to use, it’s important to recognize […]
Devin Granger is a chemist for the oilfield and lubricants innovations team and has been with Ingevity for nearly a year. With his extensive chemistry background and curious attitude, Devin has been a great addition to the oilfield and lubricants technologies group. While expanding his knowledge of Ingevity’s lubricants products and formulations, Devin will continue […]