Chemical industry
The latest news from across the chemistry-using industries, including pharmaceuticals, fine and speciality chemicals, agrochemicals and petrochemicals, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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BusinessPFAS manufacturers sued for deceptive marketing in US
Texas attorney general accuses 3M and DuPont of knowingly concealing health risks
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2024
Europe continues to struggle with high energy and feedstock costs, while US and Asia negotiate supply gluts
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BusinessPharmaceuticals roundup 2024
Diabetes and weight loss drugs have surged in popularity, revealing supply frailties
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BusinessOpposition to lithium mines hampers green technology supply chain
Europe and US seek to escape Chinese dominance in critical minerals
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BusinessUS aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
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NewsForty years on from the Bhopal disaster what lessons have been learnt?
India looks to the future as survivors fight on to receive adequate compensation and medical care
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ResearchMetal–organic framework captures carbon dioxide at industrially relevant temperatures
Material could improve energy efficiency of capturing carbon from industy’s exhaust gases
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OpinionLearning to listen
Many things have changed in the last two decades, but effective collaboration is more important than ever
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BusinessMaintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Workers opened live pipework 1.5m away from intended work site
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BusinessNorthvolt bankruptcy dents European battery industry ambitions
Swedish startup aimed to challenge Asian producers, but stumbled in scaling production
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ResearchFluorspar to fluorine chemicals without going via hazardous hydrogen fluoride
Safer way to turn calcium fluoride mineral into valuable industrial materials
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BusinessEurope reconsiders Alzheimer’s antibody approval
Leqembi recommended for approval with restrictions to reduce side effect risk
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NewsCountries announce new steps to reduce methane emissions at Cop29
A new declaration on solid waste has been endorsed by seven of the 10 largest emitters in the organic waste sector
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NewsAfter years of negotiations, a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution is within sight
The UN’s plastics treaty negotiations have faced many hurdles, but delegates are getting closer to a final agreement
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ArticleDeadly explosion at US food colouring plant
2 workers dead, 11 injured at Givaudan Sense Colour in Louisville
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NewsNew recommendations to assist UK move away from animals in chemical safety assessments
UK well-positioned to become a leader in animal-free testing
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BusinessShell appeal overturns ruling enforcing faster emissions cuts
Dutch court underlines firm’s climate responsibility but rejects legally binding reduction requirement
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News‘It could be a catastrophe’: Déjà vu and panic for scientists as Trump wins second term
The research community fears another Trump presidency will be worse than the first, but the chemical and biotech sectors are more optimistic
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CareersThe benefits of following a PhD with an MBA
The chemists who have achieved professional success by getting business and management degrees