Business news
The latest business news from across the chemistry-using industries, including mergers and acquisitions, legal and patent disputes, regulation and commercial performance, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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OpinionUS atrazine cancer lawsuit revives hazard vs risk debate in pesticide regulation
Should firms have to issue cancer warnings in states that use different assessment criteria to national regulators?
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BusinessCovestro cuts polycarbonate production in Europe
Decision attributed to high costs, weak demand and international competition
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BusinessTyremakers are searching for alternatives to salmon-killing additive
6PPD protects rubber from ozone, but forms a quinone that is extremely toxic to salmon
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BusinessStrikes at GSK’s Belgian sites over plans to cut 1200 jobs
Layoffs spread across R&D, manufacturing and support functions
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BusinessSyngenta plans to close Grangemouth manufacturing site
Shutting export-focused pesticide plant would cut 377 jobs
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BusinessMerck & Co’s US antibiotic withdrawal sends the wrong signals for combating resistance
Loss of last-resort combination Recarbrio reignites questions on how to pay for crucial but rarely-used drugs
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ArticleA Nobel for chiral catalysts’ helping hand
This year’s laureates didn’t invent asymmetric synthesis, but filled in our understanding of how it works and how we can do it better
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BusinessNovo goes on deal spree amid semaglutide patent expiries
Danish firm aims to bolster pipeline of weight-loss and metabolic disease therapies
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OpinionSanctions, regulation and prices restrict access to medicines
Having medicines available when we need them is a privilege, but access more globally is complex and relies on sometimes fragile supply systems.
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BusinessUS watchdog calls for voluntary replacement for expired chemical plant security programme
Government Accountability Office urges reintroduction of vetting for terrorist threats
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NewsIndustry-sponsored study concludes recycling initiatives outperform cap on virgin plastic production
Cap would cost consumers more than landfill taxes but research didn’t consider health and environment under business-as-usual
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Business300MW electrolyser construction starts off Spanish ‘hydrogen valley’
Project tests benefits of siting in renewable energy-rich country
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OpinionIneos temporarily closes UK acetyls plants
Owing to high high gas prices, the plants are uncompetitive, despite their high efficiency
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BusinessScreening therapeutic peptides for ‘undruggable’ proteins
Revolver Therapeutics targets transcription factors that are hard to reach with conventional drugs and antibodies
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OpinionFeeding AI’s appetite for data
Tapping companies’ archives makes for better predictions of how proteins bind drugs, but any data inputs need to be transparent and attributed
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PodcastDrugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
How did molecular glues help crack one of cancer’s toughest targets? And we explore the chemistry behind the investigation and conservation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
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BusinessDeadly ammonia leak at fertiliser plant in Iraq
Two dead and 114 injured in incident at state-operated plant in Basra industrial area
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Opinion‘Molecular glues’ are sticking it to cancer
Compounds that enhance selected protein–protein interactions to interfere with signalling or send proteins to be destroyed are making it possible to influence processes that were previously considered ‘undruggable’
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BusinessProtein degrading breast cancer drugs navigate bumpy road to market
Camizestrant is now approved in US, UK and Europe despite uncertainty over long-term benefit, while vepdegestrant is approved in the US
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OpinionDeadly reminders of the importance of risk assessment
Serious incidents in two university labs highlight the importance of knowing what to do when things go wrong