Final closure ordered for Haifa ammonia tank
Haifa court fines Haifa Chemicals NIS 500,000 for continuing to use ammonia container without a license.
Haifa court fines Haifa Chemicals NIS 500,000 for continuing to use ammonia container without a license.
Lack of raw materials forces Haifa Chemicals to furlough employees, with mass layoffs expected.
Government requests clarification regarding how court defines 'emptying' ammonia tank ahead of July 31 deadline.
Government offices discuss possible long-term solutions for ammonia crisis.
Deputy Environmental Protection Minister says Haifa Chemicals needs to find a solution, refutes claim ammonia tanks aren't dangerous.
Haifa Chemicals workers protest emptying of ammonia tank, fear they'll lose jobs.
Haifa court rejects Haifa Chemicals' appeal to cancel order to empty ammonia tanks.
Environmental Protection Ministry refuses to renew ammonia license, bans Haifa chemicals from refilling container.
Haifa judge rules Haifa Chemicals must empty ammonia tank, find other solutions to ensure Israel's supply.
Haifa mayor presents report proving ammonia tanks constitute high risk, Haifa Chemicals slams mayor for 'sowing panic.'
Environmental Protection Ministry summons Haifa Chemicals to hearing, warns them not to continue using poisons.
A deadly chemical leak at a cold storage facility in Shanghai has killed 15 and injured 26, say Chinese official reports.
"We must not accept the continued existence of the ammonia container in Haifa Bay," says Environment Minister Amir Peretz.
After a fertilizer plant explosion in Texas, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan is seeking the removal of a large ammonia plant in Haifa