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LOGISTICS FOOTPRINT TWO-YEAR EXEMPTION
DP World opens new chemicals warehouse in Port President Trump delays US EPA’s chemical emissions

of Antwerp-Bruges rule for 25 fi rms

Dubai-based logistics giant, DP President Donald Trump has issued “The technology to implement the tion warns that enforcing the rule on
World, has offi cially opened a new a sweeping two-year exemption from HON Rule is not available,” the proc- schedule could lead to “shutdowns
8,250-square-metre chemicals ware- new federal pollution rules for many lamation states. “Such technology does or massive capital investments” be-
house in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges chemical manufacturing facilities in not exist in a commercially viable form fore proven technology is available,
to reinforce its position as a major the US citing national security and suffi cient to allow implementation…. weakening the country’s industrial
player in European hazardous goods economic resilience concerns. by the compliance dates.” base.
logistics.
In a July 17 proclamation, President The two-year exemption applies Under the exemption, each listed
Located adjacent to DP World’s Trump postponed compliance with to companies including Dow, BASF, facility may continue operating under
Antwerp Gateway terminal, the facility portions of the US Environmental Pro- Shell, Formosa Plastics, DuPont, Phil- the older, less stringent standards that
is tailored to store all ADR-classifi ed tection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2024 “HON lips 66, and others operating plants existed before the HON Rule was fi na-
chemicals – excluding Class 1 (Explo- Rule” – a regulation that imposed in Louisiana, Texas, Michigan, lised in May 2024. The reprieve will
sives) and Class 7 (Radioactive mate- stricter air emission standards on faci- Alabama, and several other US states. expire two years after each facility’s
rials). lities that manufacture synthetic organic In total, the exemption affects 25 original compliance deadline, though
chemicals, polymers, and resins. The companies and over 40 individual the administration did not indicate
Situated within Europe’s largest rule was intended to reduce hazardous facilities. whether additional extensions could
integrated chemical cluster, the ware- air pollutants under the Clean Air Act. follow. This executive action is the latest
house is positioned to serve clients The order says the delayed regula- example of the Trump administration’s
across Belgium, northern France, and The investment marks a signifi cant ture upgrades in Eastern Europe – The administration argued that the tions are needed to prevent disruptions broader effort to reduce federal regulatory
Luxembourg, DP World said. It boasts expansion of DP World’s capabilities such as halving transit times between rule’s requirements are overly burden- in chemical supply chains that sup- burdens on US industry, particularly in
six loading docks and can accommo- in the Benelux region, supporting in- Romania and Turkey and expanding some and technologically unfeasible port national defence, energy, health sectors the President considers vital to
date up to 10,000 pallets, meeting the tegrated logistics services across the Constanta Port with a new RoRo terminal within the current timeframe. care, and agriculture. The proclama- economic growth.
highest safety and regulatory standards supply chain. and logistics hub – further amplify its GROWING PRESENCE
for chemical storage and distribution in capability and connectivity across the
Europe. Meanwhile, its ongoing infrastruc- continent. Veolia buys US speciality chemicals fi rm advancing

FEEDSTOCK SOURCING circularity in semiconductor industry
BASF and Altagas sign long-term butane supply agreement Veolia, a French multinational com- tions helps expand our capabilities for

pany with expertise in environmental customers and play an important role
BASF Intertrade, the Switzer- The agreement will provide BASF customers that utilise AltaGas’ open services, has announced that its North in the growth of America’s technology
land-based trading arm of BASF, and with access to competitive and reliable access export terminals. The agreement American unit has completed the acquisi- sector.”
Canadian energy infrastructure com- butane from Western Canada, which will is expected to commence in 2027 and tion of Chameleon Industries, a Texas-
pany, AltaGas, have signed a long-term be used mainly as feedstock for BASF’s reinforces the strategic value of AltaGas’ based producer of speciality chemi- Jared Garza, CEO of Chameleon
commercial agreement for supply of growing production footprint in Asia. west coast LPG export platform. cals. added, “By joining Veolia’s global
butane via AltaGas and Royal Vopak’s network of chemical recovery and
Ridley Island Energy Export Facility This partnership will diversify “This agreement is further recog- Chameleon operates four production environmental service operations, Chame-
(REEF) commencing in 2027. REEF BASF’s cracker feedstock portfolio. nition of our structural advantage of facilities in Texas, Oregon and Arizona leon will be able to better serve our
is a large-scale, open access liquefi ed The agreement will provide shorter exporting LPGs to Asia from the North that recover byproducts of semiconduc- customers, grow our business for the
petroleum gas and bulk liquids termi- lead times and reliable shipping deli- American west coast. The addition of tor manufacturing for benefi cial reuse. of Veolia North America’s Environ- long term and provide opportunities for
nal with comprehensive rail and marine veries to Asia. a high-quality counterparty such as This circular economic solution helps mental Solutions and Services business our people. Veolia is already an estab-
infrastructure currently under construc- BASF further de-risks our export plat- manufacturers reduce their environ- said, “As part of our ‘Green Up’ strategy, lished environmental leader in the micro-
tion on Ridley Island, British Columbia, BASF joins AltaGas’ customer base form, advancing our strategic priori- mental impact and improve effi ciency. adding this critical circular economy electronics industry, and will allow us
Canada. REEF is expected to be of more than 70 Canadian producers ties,” said Vern Yu, President and Chief technology to our wide portfolio of to bring our technology to a broader
completed by 2026 year-end. and aggregators and Asian downstream Executive Offi cer of AltaGas. Bob Cappadona, President and CEO environmental and infrastructure solu- segment of the industry.”

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