Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
TURI provides grants to academic researchers to support efforts to find and develop safer alternatives to harmful chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
TURI offers grants to help Massachusetts businesses adopt safer alternatives to toxic chemicals.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
Acushnet Rubber Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts is the first company in Massachusetts to
obtain certification in ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
Inner-Tite Corporation replaced its existing parts degreasing equipment with two entirely enclosed
Forenta® degreasing units. The new degreasing equipment has reduced air emissions of
trichloroethylene (TCE) by 97% and will save the company over $12,000 annually in avoided chemical
purchases.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
As Massachusetts businesses reopen, they face the need to clean and disinfect to prevent COVID-19
transmission. Certain cleaning and disinfecting chemicals have been linked to acute and chronic illnesses,
including asthma.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
The Institute annually provides direct funding to Massachusetts industries on a matching basis
for toxics use reduction (TUR) feasibility and technology studies. The matching Grants
Program was initiated in FY 93 to facilitate the development and use of innovative techniques
that reduce the use of toxic chemicals or the generation of toxic byproducts in Massachusetts
businesses.
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
The Institute annually provides direct funding to Massachusetts industries on a matching basis
for toxics use reduction (TUR) feasibility and technology studies. The matching Grants
Program was initiated in FY 93 to facilitate the development and use of innovative techniques
that reduce the use of toxic chemicals or the generation of toxic byproducts in Massachusetts
businesses
Industry/Sector: Manufacturing
The U.S.-based polystyrene division of Novacor Chemicals, Inc. updated the equipment of their monomer storage
and handling facility in order to demonstrate the company’ s environmental awareness and to reduce overall
potential liability
