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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
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Business
UN asked to investigate ‘human rights violations’ by Chemours
Local campaigners claim PFAS emissions from US plant violate various rights, including to clean water and a sustainable environment
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Business
Five dead after explosion at plant in China
Blast in hydrogen peroxide unit of Sinochem plant in Liaocheng
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Business
Making oil and water mix by encapsulation
Italian start-up Sphera Encapsulation can protect lipophilic food ingredients in aqueous environments
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Business
Battery recyclers race to increase capacity and efficiency
As battery demand grows, recycling needs to capture more of the valuable resources in each cell
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Business
New Jersey sues Dow Chemical and others over 1,4-dioxane pollution
US State wants companies to be held accountable for cleaning up widespread contamination
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Business
Fragrance firms face coordinated cartel probe
Givaudan, Firmenich, Symrise and IFF raided by competition authorities
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Business
US government sues chemical firm over chloroprene emissions
Denka disputes claims of ‘unacceptably high’ releases from neoprene manufacturing facility
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Business
Transforming sawdust with ultrasound
Bio-Sep can break down biomass and extract valuable molecules without damaging them
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Business
Thousands of jobs to go as chemicals giants cut costs
Dow and 3M laying off a total of 4500 employees worldwide
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Opinion
The psychology of our future with AI
It’s time to accept that digitalisation is changing laboratory work, and embrace the opportunity
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Business
3M pledges to exit PFAS manufacturing
Conglomerate will remove fluorochemicals from portfolio in a bid to stay ahead of rapidly tightening regulations
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Business
Chemicals industry roundup 2022
Russia’s invation of Ukraine mounted further pressure onto already strained supply chains
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Business
US government intervenes to avert rail strike
Congress enforces a contract deal to prevent a national rail shutdown that would effectively halt chemicals production
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Sponsored
Quality control in impurity reference standards: science for a safer world
Customers need to be confident in the quality of a product - and that demands an exacting analytical approach
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Sponsored
How to support a sustainable, socially responsible supply chain
Economic, environtmental and regulatory factors are driving changes for the chemicals industry globally
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Business
Europe gears up for streamlined patent system
Delayed Unified Patent Court set to begin operating in April
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Business
UK firms face critical lab space shortage
Growing chemistry companies hit a wall when it comes to expanding their labs
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Sponsored
Creating bonds: science and sustainability through the lens of a synthetic chemist
How promoting sustainability and nurturing talent can help deliver science for a safer world
