Venezuela takes responsabilidad

Journal Article · Wed Dec 09 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Chemical Week; (United States)

OSTI ID:6637017

Hunter, D

No federal government officials showed up at the Oct. 29 ceremony to lauch the Responsabilidad Integral program of Asoquim, the Venezuelan chemical industry association. But that did not discourage industry representatives. Industry has tried to keep the Ministry of Environment Affairs involved as much as possible, says Danay Zoppi de Perez, corporate v.p. with Grupo Quimico. But industry was proud to be doing it anyway, despite the absence of government. It's a private, proactive initiative. Asoquim's program is based on the six Responsible Care codes. At the ceremony, 56 companies from Asoquim's membership of 150, which represents 90% of chemicals production in the country, signed on. Signatories include stateowned Petroquimica de Venezuela (Pequiven), domestic private-sector firms, and most of the multinationls operating in Venezuela. The ceremony drew officials from the fire service and civil defense authorities who have to deal with spills and accidents.

• OSTI ID: 6637017
• Journal Information: Chemical Week; (United States), Journal Name: Chemical Week; (United States) Vol. 151:23; ISSN CHWKA9; ISSN 0009-272X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
020700 -- Petroleum-- Economics
Industrial
& Business Aspects
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
AGREEMENTS
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
CHEMICAL PLANTS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INDUSTRY
LATIN AMERICA
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PUBLIC RELATIONS
SOUTH AMERICA
VENEZUELA