Etiket: Nickel
Quebec points the finger at Glencore for the concentration of nickel in the air of Limoilou
The Ministry of the Environment now names a culprit for the repeated exceedances of the nickel standard in the air of Limoilou: the industrialist Glencore, long suspected, but now explicitly…
Quebec points the finger at Glencore for the concentration of nickel in the air of Limoilou
The Ministry of the Environment now names a culprit for the repeated exceedances of the nickel standard in the air of Limoilou: the industrialist Glencore, long suspected but now explicitly…
The reduced nickel standard still exceeded in Limoilou
The presence of nickel in the air of Limoilou once again exceeded the reduced standard established in April 2022 by the government. On one occasion in recent months, the daily…
a call for a general strike launched in the nickel industry
Welcome Eco / Consumption Strike The majority union demands that shareholders participate in the rescue of the three metallurgical factories in the region. Published on 01/20/2024 1:36 p.m. Update on…
Samsung SDI invests in Canada Nickel | The Press
(Toronto) Canada Nickel reports that Korean company Samsung SDI has agreed to invest US$18.5 million in the company for an 8.7% stake. Published at 2:21 p.m. Samsung SDI manufactures rechargeable…
explosion at nickel factory leaves at least 13 dead, 46 injured
Welcome World Asia Pacific According to the first elements of the investigation, the explosion took place during repair work on a blast furnace. Published on 12/24/2023 08:13 Update on 12/24/2023…
explosion at nickel factory leaves at least 13 dead, 38 injured
Welcome World Asia Pacific According to the first elements of the investigation, the explosion took place during repair work on a blast furnace. A flammable liquid ignited and the fire…
explosion at nickel factory kills 12, injures 39
Welcome World Asia Pacific According to the first elements of the investigation, the explosion took place during repair work on a blast furnace. A flammable liquid ignited and the fire…
Nickel in the air in Limoilou | QS demands the resignation of Benoit Charette
(Quebec) Québec solidaire (QS) demanded on Friday the resignation of the Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette. Posted at 11:56 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press The left-wing party accuses…
Environment Minister Benoit Charette has no problem with the nickel emission standard in Limoilou
The nickel emission threshold in the air in the Limoilou district, in Quebec, “is not problematic”, assured the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette on Wednesday, the day after the…
Indonesia: two dead after riots in a Chinese nickel factory
Two workers including a Chinese were killed at a nickel factory in Indonesia during riots after a protest over working conditions, authorities said on Monday. The clashes broke out on…
Group shots against the new nickel normal
The new nickel standard defended by the Quebec government comes into effect this Thursday – and with very little support. The Port of Quebec has added its voice to the…
Nickel in Air Standards | Sacrificing our health to please the industry is unacceptable!
It is extremely rare, perhaps even unique, to see the Quebec government make a decision that is radically opposed to what its 18 regional public health departments recommend. Yet that…
The increase in nickel emissions into the air strongly denounced
The Legault government is staying the course on raising the standard for nickel in the air, despite increasingly broad opposition to this approach. Posted at 2:54 p.m. Pierre Saint-Arnaud The…
The CAQ accused of not advocating social acceptability also in the nickel file
The Legault government cannot demand social acceptability for the Quebec tramway project, while ignoring the opposition to the reduction in the nickel standard that it formalized on Tuesday, argue the…
The nickel standard officially relaxed in Quebec
The outcry caused by the relaxation of the standards on nickel in the air did not shake the determination of the Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette. On Tuesday, his…
It’s confirmed: there will be more nickel in the air in Quebec
Despite criticism and opposition, the Government of Quebec is moving forward with its regulation which allows it to quintuple the quantities of nickel particles in the air daily on its…
Regional public health departments united against the new nickel standard
The tone is rising between Environment Minister Benoit Charette and the regional public health departments (DRSP) as the latter unite to denounce the project to raise the standard on the…
Nickel Standard | Quebec will study the air quality in Limoilou
(Quebec) Faced with the revolt caused by its new nickel standard, the Quebec government is trying to “reassure” the citizens of Limoilou. He pledged on Friday to create a new…
Nickel: Quebec creates a working group
Environment Minister Benoit Charette announces the establishment of a working group to paint a picture of air quality in the Port of Québec sector. • Read also: Nickel: the City…