Fine and speciality chemicals
The latest news relating to the fine and speciality chemicals industry, including regulation, litigation, business news and relevant industrial and academic research, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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Business
3M finalises PFAS settlement with US water suppliers
Court-approved scheme will see up to $12.5 billion to fund cleanup of public drinking water systems
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Business
Chemours sacks top executives following accounting probe
Review found officers manipulated cashflow to hit targets and affect bonus payments
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Business
Chemours suspends chief and senior executives over accounting issues
Auditors to investigate issues around whistleblowing and financial management
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Business
Sustainability – from dirty word to industry imperative
Efforts to reduce the environmental impact of chemical processes have shaped the evolution of the entire sector
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Opinion
Making chemicals safe and sustainable
The green transition is an opportunity to also make industry simpler and safer
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Business
UN human rights experts condemn DuPont and Chemours
PFAS discharges from US plant denied community access to safe water, UN advisors assert
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Business
US industry leaders repeat calls to reinstate security programme
Six month gap in vetting people with access to high-risk chemicals means potential threats may have been missed
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Business
Red Sea shipping attacks are impacting the chemical industry
Route diversions around Africa mean longer transport times and higher prices
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Business
UK plans carbon emission tariffs on imports
Government is consulting on plans to prevent ‘carbon leakage’, as well as extending emissions trading scheme to 2050
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Business
Chemicals roundup 2023
Chemical companies entered cost-cutting mode in a year dominated by overcapacity and slow demand
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Business
US proposes complete ban on trichloroethylene
If implemented, most uses would be phased out within a year, with limited exemptions
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Business
Fatal explosion and fire at blending plant in Australia
One worker killed by incident at ACB Group in Melbourne
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Business
Chemours is responsible for PFAS pollution, Dutch court rules
Interim decision holds DuPont spin-off liable for environmental damage caused by historical emissions from Dordrecht plant
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Business
Addressing the saga of nitrosamine contamination in drugs
Scientific and regulatory progress is helping minimise the impact of mutagenic impurities
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Article
Mimicking our eyes’ sun protection
Sóliome is developing sunscreens based on natural UV-filtering peptides
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Business
UK diverges from EU rules with cosmetics animal testing ban
UK will no longer allow Reach-required animal tests intended to prove worker safety
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Business
Chemical firms kept data on PFAS health hazards secret
Documents suggest that DuPont and 3M had evidence of PFAS toxicity but suppressed the findings
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Business
Deadly 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