Business news – Page 25
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BusinessQuestions surround deadly Beirut blast
Ammonium nitrate explosion that killed at least 135 appears to have been caused by poorly-stored cargo from an abandoned vessel
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ArticleInnovating in complex environments
The benefits of digital tools and automation with no programming required
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BusinessDeadly Indian incidents highlight relaxed regulations
Concern over human and environmental cost of reforms aimed at ease of doing business
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BusinessDow to cut 2000 jobs worldwide
Cuts prompted by slowdown in high value construction and automotive materials
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BusinessAppeals court cuts damages further in glyphosate cancer case
Judgment retains verdict that Bayer-Monsanto’s herbicide caused US man’s cancer
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OpinionLooking beyond the next wave
We need to apply lessons from Covid-19 to tackle antimicrobial resistance and climate change
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BusinessReducing food waste by touch
Mimica’s tactile food labels know better than best-before dates
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BusinessWhat are the risks of fast-tracking a Covid-19 vaccine?
Condensing timelines from years to months inevitably involves compromises
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BusinessIneos to buy BP petrochemicals businesses for $5bn
Deal covers 14 acetyls and aromatics manufacturing plants and 10 joint ventures
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BusinessBayer commits over $10bn to resolve legacy Monsanto lawsuits
Agreement settles about 75% of Roundup-related cases and resolves PCB and dicamba litigation
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ArticleCatalysts for collaboration
Demand for greener, more sustainable technologies in pharma, agro and fine chemicals sectors is growing – catalysis is at the heart of this transformation
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ArticleCatalysis and chemical bonds that make us stronger
Chemical and pharma industry is built on collaboration that draws on a wide range of expertise to develop innovative materials, compounds and components
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BusinessScrambling and gambling to scale up Covid-19 medicines
Organisations work towards making billions of doses of products not yet proven to work
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OpinionDragons of immunology
Anti-inflammatories like dexamethasone are triumphs amid the pitfalls of the immune system
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NewsCovid-19 is forcing pharma to rethink clinical trials
Drug trials have become a casualty of Covid-19, but the pandemic is also prompting change
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BusinessDramatic job cuts at BP and Johnson Matthey
Coronavirus pandemic catalyses shift away from oil
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BusinessThe chemical distributors that are making sure supplies get through during a pandemic
US chemical suppliers have seen a ‘substantial boom’ in recent months for products that help fight Covid-19
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BusinessSidestepping the efficiency limits of solar power with Cambridge Photon Technology
Optical layer with quantum dots and organic semiconductors could raise power output by up to 20%
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ResearchPost-silicon age dawns as carbon nanotube transistors made in chip factories
Moore’s law could hold true for many years to come with a little help from nanotubes