Industrial chemistry
The latest industry-relevant chemistry research, from both academic and industrial laboratories, including new reactions, process improvements, continuous manufacturing and sustainable alternatives, from the Royal Society of Chemistry's magazine, Chemistry World
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Business
India 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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Opinion
Cheap virgin plastic limits recycling potential
Global plastic treaty negotiations risk being derailed by minority opposed to production caps
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Business
Chemours 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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Business
DuPont 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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Opinion
Intergovernmental 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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News
US EPA accused of skewing soil testing data after East Palestine disaster
Environmental Protection Agency will review decisions made during emergency response
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News
As AI-designed drug looks to pass final hurdle, will this tech change drug discovery forever?
AI-led drug for chronic lung disease set to enter phase 3 clinical trials, though experts remain divided on AI’s impact in pharma
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News
Chemistry ‘cold spots’ emerging across the UK, RSC warns
Some regions face a future with fewer chemists
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Opinion
Getting good at human tasks
’What do you mean you had to lock the NMR with an oscilloscope and shim the magnet by hand?’
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Business
11 executives jailed over Italian PFAS pollution
Convictions relate to groundwater contamination around Miteni fluorochemicals plant
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Opinion
Contemporary chemistry owes a lot to benzene's beginnings
Celebrating what started when Faraday found the molecule with no end
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Business
UK industrial strategy prioritises advanced manufacturing and life sciences
Government will subsidise electricity-intensive industries as part of support for eight key sectors
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Opinion
Critical metals supply strained
Conflict - both military and political - is having profound effects on supplies of a wide range of materials
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Business
Military 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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Business
Congo’s cobalt conundrum
DRC government is intervening to revive prices and stabilise supply chains
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Business
US plans to close Chemical Safety Board by October
Government says CSB duplicates capabilities in other agencies
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Opinion
Iran port explosion highlights issues of shipping hazardous chemicals
Intersecting regulations and jurisdictions mean rules can be accidentally or deliberately overlooked
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Business
At least 70 dead in Iran port explosion and fire
More than 1000 people injured after cargo caught fire and exploded
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Opinion
Giving companies room to grow
Can shopping centres and offices become urban lab spaces for innovative companies to grow and scale-up?
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Business
Out of the suburbs: the rise of urban labs
Could empty office blocks and shopping centres provide much-needed space for growing companies?