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1 Introduction and Overview
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... Though the proliferation of manufacturing equipment suitable for producoriginal statement of task called for an examination of future tion of chemical warfare agents. In recent years, globalization technology, discussions among the planning committee (see has changed the distribution of chemical manufacturing Appendix C for planning committee biographies)
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... Within the United States and 3TheAustralia Group is an informal forum of countries which, through globally, equipment with features such as specialized coatings the harmonization of export controls, seeks to ensure that exports do to resist corrosion or dual-walled piping -- both of which are not contribute to the development of chemical or biological weapons. needed to produce chemical weapons on a large scale -- Coordination of national export control measures assists Australia Group participants to fulfill their obligations under the Chemical Weapons are subject to export controls with the goal of restricting Convention and the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention to the fullest sale and ownership of such equipment to legitimate, verified extent possible.
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... Figure 1-1 illustrates the rapid change in production growth in the chemical industry since 2002. As a result of these 5Examples of anticipated changes in the coming years include increased changes, a number of specific challenges to equipment track- use of biological materials to produce chemicals and increased availability ing can be identified, examples of which include: and functionality of microreactors.
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... s Chapter 2 discusses the global landscape for chemical In addition, the organizing committee's role was limited to manufacturing equipment and Chapter 3 examines issues planning the workshop. The workshop summary has been related to the lifetime of chemical manufacturing equip prepared by workshop rapporteurs Kathryn Hughes and ment.
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