Industries

Detergents were developed in response to a shortage of animal and vegetable fats and oils during World War I and II.

Petrochemistry is a science that can be applied to fundamental human needs, such as health, hygiene, housing and food. Petrochemicals are an essential part of the chemical industry today.

Waste are the result of the human activity and in particular its economic activities.

Semiconductos are essential to the good functioning of many modern appliances and are key products in the electronic systems.

Mining can be categorized as surface mining, underground mining, and in situ mining and these activities involves the use of chemicals.

The automotive industry is a very wide area from the manufacturing of the pieces of the engine, the body, plastics to the assembly of the car. There is a chemical risk at each stage of production of a car.

Maintenance is devoted to keep the industry running in the best possible shape, making equipment reliable, productive, and secure to operate.

The food industry produces both finished products for consumption and intermediate products for further processing. It is diverse compared to many other industrial sectors. This diversity can be seen in terms of size and nature of the companies as well as the wide range of raw materials, products and processes. The food industry is subject to very diverse local economic, social and environmental conditions, and varying national legislations.

The interest of the paper industry market is first of all linked to the complex process required by the production of paper. Two distinct manufacturing operations can be set-up according to the quality of paper needed: mechanical process (mechanical pastes for newsprints and magazines) or chemical process (chemical pastes for writing, impression or packing: sulphite pastes and sulphate pastes or kraft) during which the wood fibres are insulated with chemicals such as bisulfites or sulphates.