Chemchina-Sinochem: The New Mega-Company

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 234-235
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Iron Ore ◽  
Agricultural Chemicals ◽  
State Enterprises ◽  
Chemicals Sector

There are rumours that ChemChina and Sinochem will announce shortly that they will merge although both parties deny that such a plan is in place. If and when it happens it will completely change the landscape of China's chemical industry. Such a new company will surpass the Dow DuPont merger to become the world's largest chemical group with annual revenues in excess of $110 billion. This would place the combined group, with units spanning seeds to iron ore trading to oil, at the forefront of the consolidating global agricultural chemicals sector. It is claimed that the move will be the final piece in the jigsaw of President Xi Jinping's plan to consolidate the debt-laden state enterprises.

The Clinical, Roentgenological and Morphological Effects of an Acute Exposure of Phosgene on the Lungs of Dogs

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 236-237
Author(s):  
R. F. Bils ◽  
W. F. Diller ◽  
F. Huth
Keyword(s):  
Latent Period ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Toxic Substance ◽  
Lung Edema ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Beagle Dogs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Morphological Alterations ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Electron Microscopes

Phosgene still plays an important role as a toxic substance in the chemical industry. Thiess (1968) recently reported observations on numerous cases of phosgene poisoning. A serious difficulty in the clinical handling of phosgene poisoning cases is a relatively long latent period, up to 12 hours, with no obvious signs of severity. At about 12 hours heavy lung edema appears suddenly, however changes can be seen in routine X-rays taken after only a few hours' exposure (Diller et al., 1969). This study was undertaken to correlate these early changes seen by the roengenologist with morphological alterations in the lungs seen in the'light and electron microscopes.Forty-two adult male and female Beagle dogs were selected for these exposure experiments. Treated animals were exposed to 94.5-107-5 ppm phosgene for 10 min. in a 15 m3 chamber. Roentgenograms were made of the thorax of each animal before and after exposure, up to 24 hrs.

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