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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OpinionWidening impact of conflict in Iran
Deyond hydrocarbons, helium and sulfur – byproducts of petroleum extraction – have also been critically affected by Iran’s blockade of Gulf exports
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PodcastAtomic radii & synthetic food dyes
In this episode, we discuss the where the true limits of an atom lie, the US’s plan to eliminate synthetic food dyes, and hear the latest headlines
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BusinessSyngenta to close UK paraquat herbicide factory
90 jobs will be cut when Huddersfield plant stops making chemical that is banned in EU
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OpinionHydrogen bubble’s squeaky pop
Were cancelled hydrogen production projects overly optimistic or commitments of convenience?
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BusinessIran conflict cuts off gulf oil and chemicals trade
Effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded exports from Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar
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BusinessAt least 41 dead in two industrial explosions in India
Police taking action against owners following incidents at an industrial explosives plant and fireworks factory left at least 38 others injured
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BusinessClean hydrogen project cancellations point to narrower future
Plants actually being built tend to use hydrogen as feedstock, not fuel
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OpinionAre food colour clashes worth the worry?
Calling artificial colours ‘petroleum-based poisons’ plays to popular fears, not necessarily evidence
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OpinionAnticipating disruption: governing emerging chemistry-driven technologies in India
How to enable innovation ecosystems
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BusinessExplainer: Why is the US eliminating synthetic food dyes?
What’s the evidence for harm, and how does the US approach compare internationally
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OpinionIs that a fact, or your opinion?
When experts are sidelined or undermined, the truth needs all the allies it can get
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OpinionModerna’s vaccine regulatory hokey-cokey
US FDA initially refused to accept flu vaccine for review, but has since reversed that decision
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BusinessEU adds hefty anti-dumping duties to 1,4-butanediol
Imports from China, US and Saudi Arabia will see tariffs of 52–143%
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OpinionSlimming down competition over weight-loss drugs
Legal battle between Novo Nordisk and US compounding pharmacy Hims & Hers has fizzled after regulator intervention
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PodcastAlphaGenome & the RNA world hypothesis
In this episode, we discuss Google DeepMind’s latest deep learning model AlphaGenome, dissect the origins of life from chemicals to complex lifeforms, and hear the latest headlines.
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BusinessControversial weedkiller dicamba reapproved in the US
Regulator says new label restrictions will prevent damage of nearby crops
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BusinessDow to cut 4500 jobs in productivity drive
Firm claims AI and automation will help revive growth during sustained industrial downturn
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OpinionProbing PFAS policies in the UK and EU
The UK has set out its approach to regulating fluorochemicals, and the EU has projected the savings from a proposed ban
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BusinessIndia–EU trade deal will cut tariffs and enable economic migration
India has also set out framework for trade agreement with US
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BusinessRethinking hydrogen peroxide production
Hydro-Oxy and Addible both aim to transform how industry produces and uses a ubiquitous oxidant.