Recent news on Chlorate

Canexus Advises of Partial Disruption of North Vancouver Chlor ...  -  May 23, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),This project will ramp up to expand sodium chlorate production at our low-cost Brandon facility by 33000 MTs, is on budget, and will increase EBITDA by

Banned substance used in crackers  -  Apr 30, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Termed as a fourth grade substance under the Explosives Act, potassium chlorate reacts vigorously with combustible materials causing big explosions.

Truck spontaneous combustion releases chlorine gas  -  May 11, 2007
CCTV,A truck carrying 13 tons of potassium chlorate and food additive caught fire on an overpass in Shaoyang city in central China's Hunan Province at 10am on

Residents return home after train derails in northwestern NB  -  May 11, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,Chemicals being carried included propane, sodium chlorate, and hydrochloric acid, which forms toxic gases when exposed to water.

Canexus Announces May Cash Distribution  -  May 10, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Canexus' five plants in Canada and

Iowa doctor finds calling in fireworks  -  May 21, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),A helpful hint: don't mix potassium chlorate with sulfur. The wrong mixture, a finger scratch, a dropped shell or even static electricity can set fireworks

While factories close, governments sleep  -  May 20, 2007
Globe and Mail,For example, ERCO's sodium chlorate facility was the most productive plant in the business, but had to close solely because Ontario's electricity prices are

Tronox Provides Update on Sale of Uerdingen Plant  -  May 17, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Chemtrade expands its sodium hydrosulphite business with purchase ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Chemtrade is also a leading regional supplier of sulphur, sodium chlorate, phosphorous pentasulphide, and zinc oxide. This news release contains certain

Canexus Income Fund Announces First Quarter Results  -  Apr 24, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),..."Gains from recently implemented price increases for sodium chlorate were offset by slightly lower sales volumes and higher electricity prices in Alberta,

Lethal mix makes crackers unsafe  -  Apr 25, 2007
Times of India,KOCHI: Fire cracker manufacturers in Kerala were mostly using the prohibited mixture of pottassium chlorate and sulphur for dazzling fireworks displays,

Canexus to Hold Annual General Meeting and First Quarter ...  -  Apr 13, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Canexus' five plants in Canada and

Indonesian Police Say No Security Threat Over Easter Weekend  -  Apr 5, 2007
Playfuls.com,...two home-made rifles, more than 2000 rounds of ammunition, around 100 bullet casings, 625 kilograms of potassium chlorate and 20 kilograms of TNT,

The Three ETA activists deny in court any link to the Madrid train ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Typically Spanish,...two of those to declare had been intercepted by the authorities 11 days before the bombings in a van carrying 512 kilos of chlorate explosives.

The newest arena in the environmental battle: the bedroom  -  Apr 13, 2007
AZ Central.com,Many adult toys mix phthalates, chemicals that soften plastic, with a polyvinyl chlorate (PVC) to create a rubber-jelly-like product.

Capital goes extra vigil on firecracker-front  -  Apr 9, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),The use of potassium chlorate in crackers to increase its quality had been criticised widely after a mishap during the Pooram festival in Thrissur,

The Honda FCX In Canada  -  Apr 6, 2007
H2 Daily,The hydrogen emitted as the byproduct of a sodium chlorate manufacturing plant in North Vancouver that produces 1323 pounds of hydrogen an hour.

Legal eagles flock to Oregon coast  -  Apr 6, 2007
Newport News Times,...for toxic releases of chromium and chlorate from the company's chlorine plant, which polluted and poisoned waterways, rice paddies, and bamboo groves.

Garrett stumbles with facts  -  Apr 6, 2007
Daily Telegraph,...seven alleged Jemaah Islamiah terrorists who were apparently in possession of more than 700kg of potassium chlorate, 45kg of TNT, and 200 detonators;

JI terrorist attack foiled, says AFP  -  Apr 4, 2007
ABC Online,More worrying, though, is the more than 700 kilograms of potassium chlorate recovered, along with 45 kilograms of TNT and almost 200 detonators.

Tronox Schedules First-Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Webcast  -  Apr 4, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Two British sailors die and one hurt in submarine explosion  -  Mar 21, 2007
Scotsman,Chlorate candles have been used to create oxygen on submarines since the Second World War, usually as an emergency measure if the vessel's rises to

Submarine deaths: Air vents suspected  -  Mar 22, 2007
The Herald,..."The chlorate candle is seeded with iron powder to bring the burn temperature to about 600C inside the container. It looks like the vents may have been

Student’s trial ordeal at an end  -  Mar 21, 2007
This Is Basingstoke,Specialist officers searched the property and found a range of chemicals including ammonium nitrate - commonly known as fertiliser - potassium chlorate,

Student faces explosive charges  -  Mar 15, 2007
Newbury Weekly News Group,Officers also recovered magnesium, potassium chlorate, aluminium, iron oxide, petroleum jelly and other chemicals, many of which had been bought over the

Canexus Announces March Cash Distribution  -  Mar 13, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Canexus' five plants in Canada and

Strict rules needed for sale, storage of chemicals  -  Mar 2, 2007
Hindu,In the mid 90s, there was a series of blasts in Delhi and neighbouring States in which locally available chemicals like ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate

Superior Plus Income Fund - 2006 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results  -  Mar 6, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Closed ERCO Worldwide's Bruderheim, Alberta, sodium chlorate facility, which removed 80000 tonnes of capacity, balancing market conditions in North America

'Nerd' found with bomb chemicals  -  Mar 15, 2007
This Is Basingstoke,Following a full search of the address, a large amount of chemicals were found - including potassium chlorate, iron oxide, magnesium and 790g of ammonium

Blast victim had planned to leave the Navy to get married  -  Mar 22, 2007
This is London,The chlorate candles smoulder at around 600 degrees centigrade inside a special insulated container, and investigators will try to establish whether the

Oxygen candle under the spotlight after submarine blast  -  Mar 22, 2007
Gasworld.com (subscription),The candles themselves are a cylindrical chemical oxygen generator containing a mix of sodium chlorate and iron powder. When ignited, the mixture smoulders

Would-be doctor tells of five-month prison ordeal  -  Mar 22, 2007
This Is Basingstoke,...a cocktail of bomb-making chemicals, including ammonium nitrate - commonly known as fertiliser - potassium chlorate, iron oxide and aluminium powder.

Indonesian Police Seize Cache Of Explosives, Firearms  -  Mar 22, 2007
Playfuls.com,...two home-made rifles, more than 2000 rounds of ammunition, around 100 bullet casings, 625 kilograms of potassium chlorate and 20 kilograms of TNT,

Indonesian Police Seize Cache Of Explosives, Firearms  -  Mar 21, 2007
Playfuls.com,...more than 2000 rounds of ammunition, around 100 bullet casings, 625 kilograms of potassium chlorate and 20 kilograms of TNT, Adiwinoto said.

Breath Fresheners Could Cause Bad Breath  -  Mar 21, 2007
KTIV,These mouthwashes don't contain sodium chlorate, but some on the market do. The abrasive chemical can also dry the mouth, causing stale breath.

Professor excites students with chemistry  -  Mar 21, 2007
Fremont Tribune,...“It’s pretty amazing what you can do,� said Gieselmann of the show that demonstrated the effects of placing a Gummy Bear candy in heated potassium chlorate

Fitch Affirms Tronox Worldwide LLC IDR at 'B'; Outlook Stable  -  Mar 21, 2007
Business Wire (press release),In addition to titanium dioxide, Tronox produces electrolytic manganese dioxide, sodium chlorate and boron-based and other specialty chemicals.

Tronox to Present at Lehman Brothers 2007 High Yield Bond and ...  -  Mar 19, 2007
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Student acquitted of bomb-making  -  Mar 19, 2007
Newbury Weekly News Group,Acting on intelligence from America, specialist officers searched the property and found chemicals including ammonium nitrate, potassium chlorate,

Honda heads out on the hydrogen highway  -  Mar 18, 2007
Fuel Cell Works (press release)The hydrogen emitted as the byproduct of a sodium chlorate manufacturing plant in North Vancouver delivers 600 kilograms of hydrogen an hour.

The Fight Against Bad Breath  -  Mar 16, 2007
WNDU-TV,These mouthwashes donnot contain sodium chlorate, but some on the market do. The abrasive chemical can also dry the mouth and lead to stale breath.

Man pleads guilty in bomb case  -  Mar 15, 2007
Richmond Times Dispatch,He made an explosive from match heads, sodium chlorate and charcoal. "I decided to plead guilty to this one charge today because I know that taking this

Bomb trial told deadly chemicals found in house  -  Mar 15, 2007
Daily Echo,When asked about the potency of potassium chlorate - more commonly known as weed killer - which was also found at Cole's Southampton address, she said that

Guns, poisons and murder on computer search  -  Mar 13, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,Earlier in the morning, a toxicologist told the jury he did not search for the presence of chlorate hydrate in the victim's remains.

IDenta ALERT Explosive Identifiers Products Chosen by the Chinese ...  -  Mar 9, 2007
MacReport (press release),...commercial and the homemade explosives including: TNT/PETN, RDX/NITRATE, UREA NITRATE, AMMONIUM NITRATE, TATP/HMTD, and CHLORATE/BROMATE.

Superior Plus Income Fund reports higher Q4 profits after ...  -  Mar 6, 2007
Oilweek Magazine,...charges in the 2005 fourth quarter because of the decision by the company‘s Erco unit to close its Thunder Bay, Ont. sodium chlorate mill last spring.

A world of education  -  Mar 1, 2007
Washington Times,...front of the room as peers from Cambridge-Isanti High School in Minnesota created tall, orange flames by heating sodium chlorate and organic materials.

Illegal ammunition factory unearthed  -  Feb 27, 2007
Times of India,About 200 cartridges and several kgs of potassium chlorate were seized from the factory. ‘‘We raided the place after a tip off that ammunition was also

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund to Identify and Evaluate Strategic ...  -  Feb 28, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Chemtrade is also a leading regional supplier of sulphur, sodium chlorate, phosphorous pentasulphide, and zinc oxide. This news release contains certain

40-yr-old held in Seelampur for illegal manufacture of arms  -  Feb 27, 2007
Delhi Newsline,209 Saral Kunj Loni Road residence and recovered another 75 rounds of .315 calibre cartridges besides 2.5 kilogram of gun powder and Potassium Chlorate.

Canexus Income Fund Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results  -  Feb 13, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Based on current business conditions, expansion will add $0.065 per unit to distributable cash from our North American sodium chlorate business unit

Canexus profits fall to $3.8M on flat revenues in fourth quarter  -  Feb 13, 2007
Canada.com,Canexus has six manufacturing plants - five in Canada and one in Brazil - producing sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali industrial chemicals, largely for the

Canexus profits fall on flat revenues  -  Feb 13, 2007
Toronto Star,..."In the fourth quarter, the continued strength of our sodium chlorate business, driven by healthy North American pulp and paper mill operating rates,

Canexus Announces February Cash Distribution  -  Feb 9, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Canexus' five plants in Canada and

Rwanda: Fireworks - More Than Just a Show  -  Feb 16, 2007
AllAfrica.com,These oxidizers are the chlorates, which contain the chlorate ion (ClO3-), and they give up all their oxygen upon reaction.

Tronox Incorporated Announces Global Titanium Dioxide Production ...  -  Feb 22, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Industrial Fuel Cells Is the hydrogen economy headed your way?  -  Feb 20, 2007
Fuel Cell Works (press release)Some chlorate processes generate hydrogen as a byproduct. More commonly there are sources of ADG (anaerobic digester gas, which is mostly methane) from

‘Aimed at whipping up anti-India feeling’  -  Feb 19, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,The chemicals used were most probably a mixture containing Ammonium nitrate and Potassium chlorate. And the incendiary material used (petroleum or kerosene)

Dentist Dishes On Bad Breath  -  Feb 19, 2007
NBC6.net,Some mouthwashes contain sodium chlorate, which can also dry the mouth. Some breath strips use propylene glycol -- also used in antifreeze -- which have the

Researchers Say Mouthwash May Cause Bad Breath  -  Feb 16, 2007
NBC5.com,Some mouthwashes on the market contain sodium chlorate, which can also dry out the mouth, causing stale breath. Many breath strips contain propylene glycol,

Chemtrade announces appointment of new trustee  -  Feb 15, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Chemtrade is also a leading regional supplier of sulphur, sodium chlorate, phosphorous pentasulphide, and zinc oxide. %SEDAR: 00016317E For further

Systems for the generation of chlorine dioxide  -  Feb 4, 2007
Manufacturing Talk,The patented Purate procedure produces chlorine dioxide by the reaction of sodium chlorate with hydrogen peroxide and sulphuric acid.

Engineer Says Disney Fireworks May Harm Neighbors  -  Jan 30, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...at South Coast Air Quality Management meetings that high concentrations of chlorate were leaking into the ground and polluting underground water.

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Announces 2006 Fourth Quarter and ...  -  Feb 15, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Chemtrade is also a leading regional supplier of sulphur, sodium chlorate, phosphorous pentasulphide, and zinc oxide. This news release contains certain

Kemira Oyj: Press release on kemira's financial statements for ...  -  Feb 5, 2007
Kauppalehti (press release),The plant's products comprise sodium chlorate, chlorine dioxide, hydrogen peroxide and oxygen. Capital spending totals some EUR 80 million and the plants

Grand Old Apothecary, Version 2.0  -  18 Jan 2007
New York Times,...the store displays druggist relics — old anatomical charts, bottles of potassium chlorate and Epsom salt tins — in its windows as if they were dioramas

Hydro-Québec awards ERCO Worldwide $2.5 million for energy ...  -  Jan 16, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),These projects are designed to improve the energy efficiency of the electrolysis process used in the production of sodium chlorate. Sodium chlorate is an

Chlorate compound reduces levels of Salmonella and E. coli in poultry  -  Dec 21, 2006
WorldPoultry.net,The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has patented a chlorate compound, which has been proven to reduce bacteria in poultry products.

Canexus Announces January Cash Distribution  -  Jan 15, 2007
CCNMatthews (press release),Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries. Canexus' five plants in Canada and

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund Announces Revised Credit Agreement ...  -  Jan 4, 2007
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),Pulp Chemical's Salt Supply The disruption of salt supplies to Chemtrade's sodium chlorate plant in Prince George, BC, has been resolved and operations have

Chemtrade cuts distributions, revises credit deal, seeks new ...  -  Jan 4, 2007
Oilweek Magazine,The fund‘s fourth-quarter results were also hurt by a disruption of salt supplies to Chemtrade‘s sodium chlorate plant in Prince George, BC,

Indonesian police intensify hunting militants in Poso, give warning  -  Jan 17, 2007
People's Daily Online,On Sunday, the police conducted a raid and found seven active bombs and seven kilograms of Calium chlorate in Poso, belonging to the militants groups.

more explosives at Spain..  -  Jan 5, 2007
DigitalJournal.com,Simultaneously, in those same places other two backpacks were found with 500 grams of chlorate in each one, a substance that activates the explosive.

On-line analysis for chlorine dioxide  -  Dec 24, 2006
Laboratory Talk,...the ADI 2019 process colorimeter uses an analytical method which is not affected by the presence of chlorine, chloramines, chlorite and chlorate.

Tronox Schedules Fourth-Quarter Earnings Conference Call, Webcast  -  Jan 15, 2007
Yahoo! News (press release)In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Firecracker sales down during ASEAN Summit  -  Jan 15, 2007
DailyIndia.com,...as the basic ingredients of firecrackers and regular explosives are almost the same- potassium nitrate, potassium, chlorate, ammonium, powder,

Firecracker factories go up in flames  -  Dec 26, 2006
Visayan Daily Star,Francisco said the fire was triggered by a spark from potassium chlorate, a chemical used in the manufacture of pyrotechnics and firecrackers,

Chlorate compound reduces levels of Salmonella and E. coli in poultry  -  Dec 21, 2006
WorldPoultry.net,The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has patented a chlorate compound, which has been proven to reduce bacteria in poultry products.

Chemtrade Logistics warns on Q4 results, posts force majeure on ...  -  Dec 12, 2006
Oilweek Magazine,UN) says its fourth-quarter financial results will likely suffer after it declared force majeure to its sodium chlorate customers, saying it couldn‘t

On-line analysis for chlorine dioxide  -  Dec 24, 2006
Laboratory Talk,...the ADI 2019 process colorimeter uses an analytical method which is not affected by the presence of chlorine, chloramines, chlorite and chlorate.

Chemtrade Logistics Income Fund announces that declaration of ...  -  Dec 12, 2006
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),UN) announced today that production of sodium chlorate at its Prince George, BC facility has been and may continue to be affected by the declaration of

Chemtrade suffering from salt shortage  -  Dec 12, 2006
Globe and Mail,Production of sodium chlorate at the firm's Prince George, BC, site “has been and may continue to be affected by the declaration of force majeure by its

USDA Discovers Anti-E. coli Feed Additive  -  Dec 19, 2006
Wisconsin Ag Connection,The US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has patented a new chlorate-based compound that when added in small amounts to cattle feed

Chemtrade declares force majeure on sodium supply  -  Dec 12, 2006
ReutersTO: Quote, Profile , Research) declared force majeure on sodium chlorate delivery due to supply problems, the company said on Tuesday.

Water samples in Ernakulam district to be tested  -  Dec 19, 2006
Hindu,The colour, odour, PH level, salinity, chlorate level and levels of TDS, fluoride and nitrate will be tested using the kits.

Transformation exposes government holes  -  Dec 18, 2006
China Daily,A potassium chlorate factory in the village of Xiping in the southeastern province of Fujian dumps chemicals for years in a nearby river, in defiance of

Tronox Incorporated Declares Quarterly Dividend  -  Dec 15, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)In addition, Tronox produces electrolytic products, including sodium chlorate, electrolytic manganese dioxide, boron trichloride, elemental boron and

Canexus Announces Purchase of Additional Foreign Exchange Option ...  -  Dec 8, 2006
CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse),About Canexus Canexus produces sodium chlorate and chlor-alkali products largely for the pulp and paper and water treatment industries.

My opinion Marcela Sanchez : Paper-mill dispute still an ...  -  Nov 26, 2006
Arizona Daily Star,...as the World Bank stated in announcing its decision last week, will produce "sufficient sodium chlorate to allow local mills in Argentina and Uruguay to

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