Fine and speciality chemicals – Page 2
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OpinionChanging the rules of global chemicals trade
Chemical dumping claims reflect US and China’s focus on national interests ahead of global markets
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BusinessHow a weak rubber supply chain threatens US national security
Irene Yurovska raises the alarm on US reliance on Chinese imports for critical chemical additives
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BusinessUK firm reaches tonne scale MOF manufacturing
Promethean Particles’s continuous flow process can produce carbon-capturing material at 100kg/hr
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BusinessJ&J now faces talc cancer claims in the UK
Alongside nearly 70,000 US lawsuits, over 3000 claimants have filed joint UK legal action
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BusinessAlgenesis cracks diisocyanate problem to make fully bio-based polyurethane
Process combines algal fermentation with flow chemistry and avoids hazardous phosgene
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BusinessBASF sells coatings business to Carlyle in €7.7 billion deal
Deal covers automotive and surface treatment businesses and follows earlier sale of decorative paints
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BusinessAt least 16 dead in factory and chemical warehouse fire in Bangladesh
Smoke and gas from chemical fire trapped and killed factory workers
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Business16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation
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BusinessBASF begins building huge industrial heat pump for low-carbon steam
When powered by renewable electricity, BASF says system will cut carbon emissions by up to 98%
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BusinessFatal incidents at chemical plants in the US, India and Norway
Hydrogen and acid explosions, a fluorochemicals plant gas leak and a heavy lifting incident claimed at least four lives
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BusinessIndian chemist dies after methanol inhalation incident
Preliminary investigation highlights lack of protective equipment
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BusinessIndia introduces new rules to tackle chemical contamination sites
New legislation provides a legal framework for assessment and cleanup of 189 named chemicals
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BusinessChemours ordered to immediately limit PFAS emissions into Ohio River
US judge grants injunction to reduce Gen-X discharges from West Virginia plant to permitted levels
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BusinessDuPont and spin-offs settle with New Jersey over PFAS contamination
Proposed deal with the US state includes $875 million in damages, plus clean-up funds
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OpinionIntergovernmental panel on chemicals, waste and pollution needs diverse input
Balancing industrial expertise against unwanted commercial influence is not easy but shouldn’t be discounted
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Business11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
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BusinessMilitary demand strains metal supply chains
Conflict and trade disputes have disrupted global supplies of specialist metals like hafnium, antimony and rare earths
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BusinessExplosion and fire at Chinese chemical plant kills five
Six others missing and 19 injured at Shandong Youdao Chemical
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BusinessUS approves natural food dyes while pushing to phase out synthetic colours
Government sets voluntary goal of removing artificial colours by 2027
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BusinessThe hole in the UK chemical industry
Norman Keane thinks ICI’s breakup has left a gap in scale-up knowhow and skills, as well as a lack of facilites