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OpinionTrump’s tariff stand-off
Piling cost and complexity to stretched global supply chains will hit industries hard
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BusinessTrump’s new tariffs threaten the chemicals sector
Broad and high tariffs could mean severe job losses and supply chain disruption for chemistry-using industries
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BusinessNew Trump tariffs worry North American chemical industries
High duties on imports from Canada, Mexico and China raise problems for international supply chains
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2024
Europe continues to struggle with high energy and feedstock costs, while US and Asia negotiate supply gluts
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BusinessThree indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from China
Defendants face fines and jail for illegally importing and distributing trichloroisocyanuric acid
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BusinessUK’s Grangemouth refinery will close in 2025
Petroineos will convert site into a fuel import terminal with loss of 400 jobs
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BusinessNuclear power expansion plans highlight fuel bottlenecks
Western governments look to overcome Russian dominance of key uranium processing steps
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NewsEU’s carbon border tariff enters first phase
Carbon border adjustment mechanism aims to equalise the carbon price of domestic and imported products
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NewsScale of illegal trade in chemicals reveals million of tonnes are exported every year
Toxic lead and tin compounds and banned pesticides among the many prohibited chemicals transported
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BusinessUK Reach costs stretch higher for industry
Government assessment suggests deadlines will be delayed and companies will pay billions for compliance data
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BusinessUS reinstates Superfund taxes to clean up 1300 contaminated sites
Levy on 42 chemicals and their derivatives aims to revive neglected cleanup programme
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BusinessWhat might UK Reach look like?
As the UK’s legal system finds its feet post-Brexit, stakeholders have mixed feelings about the changes it could bring
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2020
Pandemic provides impetus to re-tune supply chains for resilience and sustainability
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BusinessInnovation is a fragile transition state
Brexit and Covid-19 will likely stifle interactions, but could also stimulate new ones
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2019
Focus turns to sustainability amid rising economic pressures and political uncertainty
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ResearchBronze age tin from Israeli shipwrecks was mined in Britain
Isotope analysis matches metal to mines in Devon and Cornwall suggesting ancient trade route existed
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BusinessChemical firms urged to plan for no-deal Brexit
European Chemicals Agency highlights hundreds of chemicals whose Reach registrations would be voided
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BusinessChinese plant closures disrupt supply chains
Environmental clampdown knocks out major suppliers of some ingredients
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2018
Industry growth remains strong despite tariff disputes, political uncertainty and supply chain challenges
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BusinessLords criticise post-Brexit regulation plans
Current lack of preparedness risks ‘cliff-edge’ on exit day, committee warns