Chemical industry – Page 5
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NewsEPA’s updated chemical risk management plans rile industry groups
12,000 chemical plants required to draw up emergency plans for extreme weather and share hazard information with local communities
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BusinessSustainability – from dirty word to industry imperative
Efforts to reduce the environmental impact of chemical processes have shaped the evolution of the entire sector
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OpinionMaking chemicals safe and sustainable
The green transition is an opportunity to also make industry simpler and safer
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BusinessUN human rights experts condemn DuPont and Chemours
PFAS discharges from US plant denied community access to safe water, UN advisors assert
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BusinessBig deals confirm renewed interest in radiopharmaceuticals
Acquisitions of RayzeBio and Point Biopharma highlight the potential of targeting radioactivity directly to tumour cells
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BusinessUS federal court revokes approval of dicamba herbicides
Judge overturns 2020 reapproval of three products over procedural failure
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BusinessNovo Holdings to buy contract manufacturer Catalent for $16.5 billion
Parent firm will then sell on three manufacturing sites to Novo Nordisk to boost capacity for diabetes and weight loss drugs
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BusinessUS industry leaders repeat calls to reinstate security programme
Six month gap in vetting people with access to high-risk chemicals means potential threats may have been missed
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BusinessEU renewal of glyphosate approval formally challenged
Environmental coalition says independent data was not considered in decision
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OpinionHarnessing fear and greed for innovation
Many powerful emotions motivate us in the search for new knowledge
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BusinessNew Covid-19 antiviral cuts symptoms by 1.5 days
Simnotrelvir already has emergency approval in China
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BusinessRed Sea shipping attacks are impacting the chemical industry
Route diversions around Africa mean longer transport times and higher prices
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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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BusinessUK plans carbon emission tariffs on imports
Government is consulting on plans to prevent ‘carbon leakage’, as well as extending emissions trading scheme to 2050
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WebinarUnlocking the future of the chemical industry: the transformative potential of biocatalysis
Learn how scientists are addressing the use of biocatalysis or chemoenzymatic catalysis within industry
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BusinessExplosion at Indonesian nickel plant kills 19 workers
Police halt operations at the nickel smelting facility on Sulawesi island, while workers call for better safety measures
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BusinessMonsanto must pay $857 million over PCB exposure at a Washington school
US jury orders Bayer subsidiary to compensate seven people who claim to have been sickened by chemicals leaking from a school’s light fixtures
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BusinessOil terminal fire and explosion in Guinea kills 18
Over 200 injured, and loss of fuel stores threatens power generation
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OpinionExploring new fragments of chemical space
How medicinal and process chemists are working together to build better drugs
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BusinessDeadly liquid nitrogen leak at US poultry plant deemed preventable
Incident that killed six workers resulted from multiple equipment and process failures