Haifa chemicals

Haifa mayor demands parties commit to shutting down city's petrochemical industry by 2029

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav urged parties to commit to closing the Haifa Bay petrochemical industry by 2029, citing security threats and health risks.

Smoke rises from the oil refineries in Haifa following a missile strike fired from Iran, in northern Israel, March 30, 2026
Hazardous material contained at Haifa factory August 17 2026

Worker exposed to hazardous substance in Shlomi factory, Fire and Rescue units dispatched

Malfunction at oil refinery in Haifa, May 26, 2021

WATCH: Malfunction at oil refinery in Haifa, heavy smoke as excess gas burned off

Firefighters work to put out a fire which broke out at the Bazan oil refineries in the Haifa Bay on Friday, April 30, 2021.

Fire breaks out after pipe malfunction at Haifa petrochemical plants


Pollution, Hezbollah have residents of Haifa on edge due to ammonia plant

In a televised address, Nasrallah said that "Israelis fear that if we attack the Ammonia plant in Haifa, we could kill 800,000 residents."

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Green activists: Haifa pollution plan 'is like giving giving a bandaid to a cancer patient'

Haifa has a number of “hot spots” where rates of cancer, asthma and abnormalities in babies are higher than average.

A cloud of dust during unloading at the Haifa port

On the streets of Haifa, anger and fear mar a sunny exterior

“I’m afraid to wake up in the morning and find out that I have cancer,” said Etti Ben-Adiva, who works at a cafe along the city’s Carmel beach.

THE BAHA’I Gardens in Haifa.

All eyes on Haifa after damning study results leaked

U. of Haifa: Women exposed to petrochemical pollution have babies with smaller heads.

Usines polluantes à Haifa

Cabinet ministers unanimously approves plan to mitigate Haifa Bay air pollution

The cabinet approved a five-year, NIS 115.5 million budget for the program on Sunday.

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Haifa: la qualité de l'air à l'ordre du jour

Les débats qui font rage sur l’origine du nombre élevé de cancers dans la ville très polluée qu’est Haïfa n’ont pas fini de déchaîner les passions

Usines polluantes à Haifa

Haifa mayor blockades city’s polluting factories, orders license cancellations

Over 10 years about 780 of the 4,860 cancer cases - including lung and bladder cancer - found in the region likely resulted from air pollution exposure

Municipal trucks block entrance to factories linked to air pollution.

Haifa Bay may be declared air pollution-stricken

Cancer cases in Haifa Bay may be linked to air pollution, study finds.

Beit Hazikuk in Haifa is the country’s largest oil refinery.

Haifa has highest cancer risk in country, Health Ministry says

Letter from head of public health disease prevention says that 16% of cancer cases in northern port city come as a result of air pollution in the area.

A young girl looks down over the city of Haifa.

Dov Hanin pens letter to Sheshinski, imploring committee not to cave into ICL pressure

Two weeks ago, Israel Chemicals announced plans to close its magnesium factory in 2017, which employs 550 people.

THE DEAD SEA WORKS in Sdom, the world’s fourth largest producer and supplier of potash products, is owned by Israel Chemicals Ltd