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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… on human health and the environment derived from the production, use and disposal of mercury and mercury-added … already been progressively closed in the past, such as the plant of Solvay Indupa in Santo Andre, Brazil, which stopped … of the document herein, in 2012 the country had only one plant with mercury cells, whose conversion to mercury-free …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Acting Now!

… David Piper, Desiree Narvaez, Gunnar Futsaeter, Jiwon Rhee Production GRID-Arendal UNEP promotes environmentally sound … ban Country with mercury export ban Estimates based on plant capacity Sources: World Chlorine Council report, 2012 … quality product An open mercury-cell at a chlor-alkali plant. Source: Mercury Time to Act, UNEP 2013 Centre for …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Global Mercury Assessment

… to reduce UNEP’s carbon footprint. Lay-out and technical production Burnthebook Design, Derby DE24 8HR, United Kingdom … therefore readily returns to the air. Mercury deposited to plant surfaces can be re-emitted during forest fires or … of mercury emissions at the Kendal coal- fired power plant in South Africa, conducted under a UNEP project. A …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ratification and Implementation Guidelines

… Committee Mercury-Added Product Mercury-Cell Chlor-Alkali Plant National Action Plan Non-Governmental Organization … mercury from mining other metals and natural gas production,8 c) decom- missioning chlor-alkali facilities,9 … plants cannot be reused, except at another chlor-alkali plant (Article 3.5.b).10 aMercury from this source which is …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Vital Waste Graphics 3

… as consumers and producers, to rethink our consumption and production patterns and, where appropriate, modify trends and … September 2010. 2 - 75 to 140 € per MWh. 3 - Depending on plant capacity, technology and contract duration. Maximum 3 … September 2010. 2 - 75 to 140 € per MWh. 3 - Depending on plant capacity, technology and contract duration. Maximum 3 …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Moving towards effective implementation

… boilers  Smelting and roasting processes used in the production of non-ferrous metals  Waste incineration facilities  Cement clinker production facilities for information purposes only Article 8 …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Ridding the world of POPs - A guide to the Stockholm Convention on POPs

… aimed at restricting and ultimately eliminating their production, use, release and storage. 2 3 Table of Contents … aimed at restricting and ultimately eliminating their production, use, release and storage. 2 3 Table of Contents … (both are also by-products of lindane production and found in huge stockpiles in lindane-producing …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Overview of key operational articles under the Minamata Convention on Mercury

… are therefore subject to a phase out date:  Chlor-alkali production, with a phase-out date of 2025, and  Acetaldehyde production in which mercury or mercury compounds are used as … there are three processes listed in Part II, namely the production of :  Vinyl chloride monomer,  Sodium or …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Implementation of key operational articles of the Minamata Convention

… or small enterprises with limited capital investment and production (Article 2)  Measures in Article 7 and in Annex C … boilers  Smelting and roasting processes used in the production of non-ferrous metals  Waste incineration facilities  Cement clinker production facilities for information purposes only Article 8 …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

At a glance: Minamata Convention on Mercury

… or vinyl chloride monomer for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production, and polyurethane elastomers. It is extensively … such as coal-fired power and heat generation, cement production, mining and other metallurgic activities such as non-ferrous metals production, as well as from incineration of many types of …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste