International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals - Manufacturers, Agencies, Organizations, and Useful Sources of Information

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INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES GUIDE
TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
MANUFACTURERS, AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS,
AND USEFUL SOURCES OF INFORMATION
by
Stanley A. Greene
NOYES PUBLICATIONS
WILLIAM ANDREW PUBLISHING
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International resources guide to hazardous chemicals : manufacturers, agencies,
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1. Hazardous substances--Directories. I. Title.
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CONTENTS
J JEFFOL®, urethanes to Jeweler’s
INTRODUCTION
rouge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
SECTION I Hazardous Chemicals and Their
K KARETE®, pyrethroids to KUMULUS®,
Manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
sulfur and sulfur compounds . . . . . . . . . . .81
SECTION II International Directory of
L Lactonitrile to LUXOLAN®, calcium
Manufacturers of Hazardous
sulfate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
M MAA to MYLERAN®, busulfan . . . . . .84
SECTION III International Chemical Industry
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 N Nabam to NYTAL®, talc . . . . . . . . . . . .95
SECTION IV Professional Environmental Health O Octachloronaphthalene to Ozone . . .100
and Industrial Hygiene
P Pancreatin to PYTHON®,
Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
metribuzin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
SECTION V International Environmental
Q Quartz to Quintozene . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Protection Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . .3
R RAIMONT®, phosphoric acid to
SECTION VI State Environmental, Health
RX-13590®, magnesium oxide . . . . . . . .114
and Occupational Safety
Agencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 S Saccharin to SYTON®,
colloidal silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
SECTION VII Hotlines, Databases and Useful
Web Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 T Tabun to Turpentine . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
SECTION VIII Poison Control Centers . . . . . . . . . .3 U UMET®, phorate to Urethanes . . . . .134
V Valeraldehyde to VYDATE®,
oxamyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
SECTION I
W Warfarin to WITCO TX ACID®,
toluene sulfonic acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND THEIR
X Xylenes to Xylidines . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
MANUFACTURERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Y Yttrium and Yttrium Compounds . . . . . . .138
A AATREX 4L®atrazine to AZOLAN®,
amitrole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Z ZACLON F®, zinc chloride to
ZNO KADOX 720®, zinc oxide . . . . . . . .138
B Bacitracin to Butyric Acid . . . . . . . . . . .20
C Cacodylic acid to CYTHION®,
malathion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
D 2,4-D to Dyfontate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 SECTION II
E E 605®, parathion to EXTRAZINE®,
cyanazin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 INTERNATIONALDIRECTORY OF
MANUFACTURERS OF HAZARDOUS
F Fenamiphos to FYROLFLEX®,
CHEMICALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
phospahtes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
G Gallium and Gallium Compounds to Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
GUTHION®, azinphos-methyl . . . . . . . . . .71
Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
H Hafnium abd Hafnium Compounds to
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
HYVAR®, bromacil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
I IMFERON®, Iron-Dextran Complex to
IZTAVIL®, PVC resins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
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Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147 South Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200
Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Taiwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Ecuador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Ukraine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Egypt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Vietnam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
SECTION III
Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 INTERNATIONALCHEMICAL
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS . . . . . . 255
Iran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Armenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Bangladesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Belarus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Luxembourg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Bolivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194 Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Costa Rica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .259
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Ethiopia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
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Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275
Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 The Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Jordan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276
Macedonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
The Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262
SECTION V
New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 INTERNATIONALENVIRONMENTAL
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 PROTECTION AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . 281
Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Slovak Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Sudan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Denmark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264 Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266 Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Uruguay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273 Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273 Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
India . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Ireland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
SECTION IV
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
PROFESSIONALENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH AND INDUSTRIAL Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
HYGIENE ORGANIZATIONS . . . . . . . 275 Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Lithuania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Macedonia Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .275 The Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
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New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292
Republic of the Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Slovak Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
Sweden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
SECTION VI
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH
AND OCCUPATIONALSAFETY New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
AGENCIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
American Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
Northern Mariana Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .296
U.S. Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .297
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290 Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .292 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
Contents vii
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
SECTION VII
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
HOTLINES, DATABASES AND USEFUL
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
WEB SITES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Hotlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .301
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Useful Web Sites for the Chemical
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314
Manufacturing Industry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
SECTION VIII
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
POISON CONTROLCENTERS . . . . . . . 311 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .315
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .316
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .317
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .313
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .314 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this book is to provide a convenient source Phillips Petroleum announced a union with Conoco, to
of environmental information to the users of Sittig’s Hand- become Conoco Phillips.
book of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, Dow Chemical bought Union Carbide.
4th Edition, edited by Richard Pohanish. It is a direct com- Henkel in Germany bought Cognis, and has spun it off.
panion to Sittigin that for most of the chemicals described in Monsanto spun off its chemical business into Solutia.
Sittig’s two volumes, this International Resources Guide Monsanto was merged into Pharmacia and now will be
presents the manufacturers of those substances. spun off as a pure agricultural chemical business. Phar-
This book is intended for chemists, toxicologists, labora- macia will keep the pharmaceutical end of Monsanto.
tory technicians, manufacturers, safety professionals and Ciba and Sandoz formed Novartis.
government personnel involved in environmental and indus- The agricultural chemicals of Novartis, together with
trial safety and health matters. The ability to identify the AstraZeneca agro chemicals formed Syngenta, a
actual manufacturers of hazardous materials is important Swiss firm.
where detailed background information is required when Rhone-Poulenc merged with Hoechst to form Aventis;
investigating chemical accidents, exposures, product con- the resulting agro chemical portion will be sold to
tamination, faulty labeling and other incidents involving Bayer of Germany.
chemicals and their effect on workers or the environment.
This International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chem- The lines between pharmaceuticals, chemicals and agricul-
icals also includes resources for chemical, environmental ture sciences continue to come together, then widen. There-
and industrial safety and hygiene information: chemical fore, when seeking out a manufacturer of the substance in
industry associations, international government environ- which you have an interest, use these lists for the beginning
mental agencies, United States environmental agencies, of your search and jump into the world wide web.
State agencies, Poison Control Centers, and a guide to Hot-
lines, Databases, and Useful Web sites. This book is divided into eight sections:
Many resources were used to compile the information in
this book. The hazardous chemicals listed here are taken
SECTION I
from Sittig, 4th Edition. For a few chemicals in Sittig, their
makers are not listed, perhaps because they are made in such HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND THEIR
limited quantities that they are sold through specialty mid- MANUFACTURERS
dlemen and catalog houses. The primary resources for
preparing the list of manufacturers in this book were (1) the The chemical industry has been a prime focus for global
Web sites of the companies, (2) membership in special sec- consolidations wherein the same generic chemical products
tions of United States chemical societies, the European may be produced world-wide, using different trade names in
Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and societies in India, different countries. Also, different subsidiaries may produce
Japan, Asia, Italy and elsewhere, and (3) sites in which com- and/or market the same products in various countries.
panies register themselves as producers of particular prod- Moreover, there are constant spin-offs and consolidations of
ucts, such as the Thomas Directoriesin the U.S. and Europe, product lines among companies. The companies listed here
the American Chemical Society ChemCyclopedia, and the for each chemical may be either the U.S. parent, subsidiary
British Chemical Industries Association Chemextra. Direct or division, or a foreign parent company or its units. Sub-
access to these sites are quickly available to any Internet sidiaries and/or affiliates of parent companies have been
user. They are listed in Section VII – Hotlines, Databases limited to major product line companies or operating
and Useful Web Sites. groups; they do not include non-chemical producing units or
Finally, a caveat: no listing of manufacturers of hazardous foreign subsidiaries established to trade or manufacture in
chemicals can ever be complete. Indeed, the situation individual countries. Most major corporations establish sep-
changes daily. Just during the preparation of this material, arate subsidiaries or affiliates to operate in each foreign land
many major producers of chemicals, petrochemicals, and and many of these entities produce or sell the same products,
agro chemicals were merged, combined and ultimately often under different trade names. For such entities, only the
divested. First they combine, then they spin off product lines, parent companies are listed.
they then rename themselves in the current fad of the day. Many products are produced in small quantities, in tech-
nical, reagent or laboratory purity grades. Consequently,
Atlantic Refining merged with Amoco, which was many of the manufacturers included in this list are special-
bought by BPP.L.C. BPAmoco became BPP.L.C. ists and perhaps not as well known as are the larger, interna-
Texaco was merged with Chevron to become Chevron- tional companies. We have attempted to make this an inter-
Texaco. national list covering a representative number of large,
medium and small producers in various areas of the world.
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2 International Resources Guide to Hazardous Chemicals
The chemicals are listed in straight alphabetical order, letter E-mail
by letter. Compounds consisting of two or more words are All companies have the ability to receive e-mail, but some are
compiled as if they were a single word. Prefixes and numerals coy about how they present the information on their Web sites.
are disregarded in the alphabetizing. In cases were prefixes are Look for the phrase “Contact us” which will lead you to the
an integral part of the chemical’s name they are placed in nor- e-mail address itself, which will be listed here in the reference.
mal alphabetical order (bis-, cyclo-, di-, iso-, neo-, tetra-, tri-). Instead, some sites will lead you to a request form asking for
Trade marks or proprietary names are indicated by all some information about yourself or your company which you
capital letters followed by a registered mark (®), and the may or may not wish to reveal. Aclick will then send your
name of its primary ingredient. question to the company, in which case no e-mail address is
Companies without country designation are headquar- given, so none will be shown here in the company listing.
tered in the United States.
Web site
The site used for obtaining information for this book. Use
SECTION II
this site to explore further details about the company and its
INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
products, history, management structure, subsidiaries,
MANUFACTURERS OF HAZARDOUS investor information and other useful background. Some
CHEMICALS companies, particularly Japanese chemical firms, have nifty
tutorials about their products and manufacturing processes.
The companies listed in this section are engaged in chemical
Stock listing
and pharmaceutical manufacturing, petroleum refining,
petrochemical manufacturing, mining and mineral refining. For public companies, the major stock exchange for their
As much as possible, brokers, trading companies, distribu- listing and their identification number or symbol are given.
tors, importers and exporters, manufacturers’ representa- If a company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or
tives, e-commerce companies, blenders and catalog houses NASDAQ, it is listed, along with their primary foreign
have been omitted. However, some distributors and catalog exchange if they are a foreign company. The major exchange
houses also have their own production facilities for portions for German companies is the Frankfurt Stock Exchange; for
of their offerings and they have been included. Neverthe- India, the Bombay Stock Exchange; for Japan, the Tokyo
less, users of this list should consider the companies as only Stock Exchange; for France, the Paris Bourse.
a starting point for further inquiries.
Parent company
The Directory contains information on more than 1,500
companies, arranged alphabetically within the country in The parent company is listed in the country in which it is
which they are headquartered. headquartered, along with its subsidiaries, affiliates, operat-
ing units or divisions. Companies that have been merged,
Company name spun off or have changed their names are listed with a cross-
The name by which the company is legally registered is the reference to the successor name and country where they can
entry used in this book. Companies that have merged are be found. Be aware that some companies that have been
listed with a cross reference to the successor company merged still do business under their former name in some
where the complete contact information is given. Compa- countries and not in others. In such cases, the new name is
nies or principal product units or divisions are also cross- referred to in the listings.
referenced to the parent company and country in which it is
Subsidiaries and Affiliates
headquartered. Most international companies have scores of
subsidiaries and divisions operating throughout the world, These are listed in the countries where they are headquar-
some making the same products and/or marketing them in tered with a cross-reference to the parent company.
different countries and under different trade names; e.g., see
Imperial Chemical Industry (ICI) and BHP Billiton in the
SECTION III
U.K, DuPont and Dow Chemical, BASF and Bayer in Ger-
INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
many, ATOFINA in France, Azko Nobel Chemical in The
Netherlands, Sasol Group in South Africa, Asahi Glass, Mit- ORGANIZATIONS
subishi Corporation, and Sumitomo Chemicals in Japan.
The parent company’s Web site will provide portals to its This list of chemical industry and professional societies
products, subsidiaries, and individual country Web sites. spans the world. Included for each organization are its loca-
tion and mailing addresses wherever possible, telephone and
Address,telephone and fax numbers fax numbers, e-mail address and its Web site. It provides a
Where available, both the mailing and location addresses are gateway to reach others who may be in similar industrial
given. Telephone and fax numbers are preceded with their fields as your own. It does not, however, include organiza-
country’s International Calling Code. tions or professional societies oriented to particular chemi-
cal disciplines or fields of specialization.
Introduction 3
SECTION IV Databases
PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL Databases are resources that contain environmental infor-
HEALTH AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE mation in various fields. Databases may be available from
government or educational institutions online or by inquiry,
ORGANIZATIONS
or may be available from commercial establishments on-line
or CD-ROM. Some databases are essentially electronic
This section provides environmental and industrial health
entries to library catalogs and also provide access to full text
professionals a quick route to locate organizations of similar
articles and/or direct entry to publishers’Web sites.
interest in foreign countries. Not included are advocacy
organizations intended to impart consumer information or
Useful Web sites
espouse special interest causes.
In the process of preparing this reference book, the mere act
of surfing the Web revealed surprising turns of the road,
SECTION V each one ending in a site that piques the researchers’inter-
est. Some were dead ends, some were portals that bore fruit.
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL
The Web sites here are by no means an exhaustive list, but
PROTECTION AGENCIES
each one deserves exploration; you’ll never know what
you’ll find.
Activities to control the manufacture and use of hazardous
chemicals know no boundaries. While North American and
European nations are most intense in their regulations and SECTION VIII
enforcement, there remains wide spread use of harmful sub- POISON CONTROL CENTERS
stances in countries that are primarily agrarian. While a
company may be prevented from manufacturing or selling a
Advice for emergency treatment for exposure to hazardous
banned substance in one country, it may continue to manu-
materials can be obtained from a regional Poison Control
facture it in another country which has no restrictions (or
Center. Certified Regional Centers are designated by the
lack enforcement). India and China, for example, are pri-
American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC)
mary producers of pesticides and herbicides that have been
and are located throughout the United States. In many loca-
banned in most western countries.
tions, information can be obtained from independent cen-
This section offers a gateway to U.S. and foreign envi-
ters or hospitals that maintain centers that may not be certi-
ronmental agencies and ministries that can provide informa-
fied by the AAPCC. Both certified and non-certified
tion about local regulations and restrictions.
centers are listed in this section. Poison Control Centers
will also provide referrals for specialized care when neces-
sary and in some cases may coordinate their activities with
SECTION VI
foreign centers in the case of accidents occurring in foreign
STATE ENVIRONMENTAL,HEALTH AND
locations.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AGENCIES
Anationwide toll-free emergency hotline reaches every
poison control center: 1-800-222-1222.
Both U.S. and international chemical manufacturers must
comply with state and local environmental regulations,
some of which may be more severe than federal regulations.
This is a convenient index to state agencies in the United
States and its territories.
SECTION VII
HOTLINES,DATABASES AND USEFUL
WEB SITES
Hotlines
Hotlines, either maintained by government agencies, univer-
sities, or organizations, offer a quick, useful resource for
obtaining information or starting a path for further explo-
ration. The hotlines here cover subjects from acid rain, air
and asbestos to EPCRA and the Toxic Substances Control
Act. Abrief description of their contents and hours of opera-
tion are given. Use the hotlines to report emergencies, spills
and other incidents that require instant notification and
assistance.