Chemical industry – Page 2
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BusinessSouth African Lawsuit challenges Sasol’s ethylene monopoly
Plastics producer Safripol says high prices mean it can’t compete with imported materials
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BusinessPfizer wins bidding war for Metsera and its weight-loss drugs
US firm matched Novo Nordisk’s rival bid and had backing of competition regulator
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FeatureNitrous oxide emissions accelerate as agriculture drives climate threat
With N2O emissions up 40% in four decades, scientists are searching for answers. Anthony King looks at potential solutions to keep fertiliser nitrogen in the soil
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BusinessPfizer and Novo Nordisk’s battle over Metsera
Lawsuits fly in bidding war over developer of next generation weight loss drugs
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ResearchSuppressing side reactions brings efficiency boosts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Two new strategies tackle Fischer–Tropsch’s problematic side reactions
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NewsUK’s inability to retain science companies has reached ‘crisis point’, warns new report
Lords science committee says promising technology companies are moving overseas
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BusinessNovartis spends on deals to offset patent losses
$12 billion Avidity acquisition is the latest pipeline-pumping transaction
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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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OpinionSpin-out support is stretched thin
University entrepreneurs need more consistent help to bridge the gap betweeen ideas and businesses
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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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ResearchThis fragment-based drug discovery library is designed to be sociable
Study targets a key bottleneck in hit to lead optimisation by designing fragments that are both structurally diverse and easy to elaborate
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OpinionGoing round in circles over skills
Closing skills gaps in key professional groups requires collaboration between government, industry and educators
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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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Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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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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Discover how SYNTHIA accelerates retrosynthesis by helping chemists design, compare and refine routes with customisable filters and commercial building blocks
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Business16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation