Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce a crucial industrial chemical used to make many everyday ...

B Braun, an international medical company with a commercial sterilizer facility in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, will ...

Chemical engineers have discovered that adding nickel atoms to silver catalysts could revolutionize the production of ethylene oxide by eliminating the need for toxic chlorine while maintaining ...

In January, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its interim decision under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) regarding the use of ethylene oxide (EtO) ...

Like using a machine gun to kill a rabbit:” ethylene oxide is a known carcinogen. Is it the best way to sterilize medical equipment?

Braun’s emissions of a colorless, odorless gas called ethylene oxide caused their cancers. B. Braun uses the chemical at its Hanover Township facility to sterilize equipment. The civil action su ...

Bethlehem-based B. Braun said it has reached an agreement to resolve the majority of the ethylene oxide claims pending ...