A hazmat incident that prompted a shelter-in-place order for a section of Yonkers on Friday, March 14, was caused by a ...

A specialized Yonkers Fire Department task force responded and crews spread vermiculite and used water to dilute the spill.

Since sodium hydroxide can be produced at low cost from seawater as a byproduct of chlorine production, the company calculates that this is six times cheaper than standard salts used for storage.

“Upon commissioning of our Banting Plant 2 in 2026, our total annual manufacturing capacity for sodium hydroxide, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen is expected to ...