Chemical Industry News
Shanghai braces for chemical restrictions
Friday, 16, April 2010
Restrictions on chemical transportation and use during an enormous cultural exposition - that is hoping to attract 70 million visitors to Shanghai, China - are due to hit the region's chemical sector in coming weeks.The Shanghai Expo will be held between 1 May and 31 October, with 200 countries and international organisations exhibiting during the period.Like during the Beijing Olympics, transportation of hazardous chemicals will be tightly restricted, and will be forbidden near the exposition venues.
Shanghai authorities, headed by the Shanghai Administration of Work Safety, have demanded that from May hazardous chemicals be transported using specially licensed trucks, which will be forbidden to drive during most of the day. The administration has also closed down 50 factories producing dangerous chemicals in the city.The use and storage of dangerous and toxic chemicals will also be strictly restricted and registered. Shanghai has signed agreements with nearby Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to monitor the transportation of potentially dangerous chemicals in areas near Shanghai.