Plant-based plastics

Busch Group Expands Presence in Romania

“By incorporating Pfeiffer Vacuum into the Busch Group, we can now offer our customers in Romania the best solutions for all vacuum technology applications”

Stellantis and CATL to Invest Up to €4.1 Billion in Joint Venture for Large-Scale LFP Battery Plant in Spain

Production is planned to start by end of 2026 and could reach up to 50 GWh capacity

BASF starts up its expanded ammonium chloride plant in Ludwigshafen

Optimized process enables the production of ammonium chloride in even higher quality

Waldner: Ground-breaking for new powder coating plant

Aramco, SINOPEC, and Fujian Petrochemical break ground on new refining and petrochemical project in China

Integrated refining and petrochemical project aims to maximize chemical output

Waters Corporation Opens State-of-the-Art Precision Manufacturing Facility in Longbridge, UK

Waters triples manufacturing footprint while increasing precision machining and metrology capacity to support future growth

BASF to build additional production capacity for X3D® catalyst shaping technology in Ludwigshafen

First-of-its-kind plant scheduled for 2026 producing catalysts on industrial scale, driving green transformation projects

BASF receives funding approval for the construction of the world’s largest industrial heat pump for CO2-free steam generation

Greenhouse gas emissions from formic acid production at the Ludwigshafen site reduced by up to 98 percent

World's first agile production facility for battery cells opened

Close cooperation between science and industry

Digitalized, Sustainable Battery Cell Production

First battery cell winding system of its kind

Synthesizing fine chemicals: Technological Advance in Production of Pharmaceuticals

Chemical production in Germany: Soda Manufacturing with Double Climate Bonus

Clean process: bipolar electrodialysis

Merck and Siemens enter Strategic Partnership on Digital Transformation Technology

Merck's cutting-edge production, enabled by Siemens, sets new standards in modular manufacturing

New approaches for the cost-efficient and high-speed production of fuel cells

BASF inaugurates new plant for alkyl ethanolamines at its Antwerp Verbund site

New plant helps to serve growing demand for this product portfolio

Ashland completes second expansion of bioresorbable polymers manufacturing and R&D lab in Ireland

Planned ribbon cutting event demonstrates company commitment to investment in innovation platforms and local presence

BYK to end production of additives containing PFAS

Last shipment of products containing PFAS by end of 2025

BASF switches their portfolio to bio-based Ethyl Acrylate (EA)

Bio-based EA has a certified 14C-traceable content of 40% and offers a Product Carbon Footprint Reduction of 30% compared to fossil-based EA

CARBIOS and FCC Environment announce joint project to establish UK-based PET biorecycling facility

Nacelle: Launch of the first independent sodium-ion production line in Germany

Milestone for German battery technology

Recycling batteries with citric acid

Highly efficient recycling process for NCM lithium-ion batteries

Plastic fantastic: Green, strong and edible

Researchers have created a biodegradable composite material that might help battle the global plastic-waste crisis

Breakthrough in zinc-based rechargeable batteries: A safer, sustainable alternative

Case Western Reserve University researcher advances zinc-sulfur battery technology

New method for new materials

Low-cost production process for transition metal nitrides in high industrial demand

Researchers develop a new material that removes a dangerous “forever chemical,” from drinking water

Powerful technology can detect and filter out chemical linked to cancer and other health risks, potentially revolutionizing water purification efforts

Renewable Carbon Feedstocks: Building a Net-Zero Chemical Industry in 2050

CCU and recycling as the cornerstone of the chemical industry’s feedstock in 2050

Fresh iron from old mining sludge

Great interest in pilot plant

Advanced Automation Technologies agrees to acquire GERSTEL

Expanding automated sample preparation capabilities

Breakthrough: Previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water identified

Identifying the compound required a more complete understanding of chemistry and better analytical instrumentation

From chip shop to pit stop

Scientists make cooking oil biofuel as efficient as diesel

Liquid water molecules are inherently asymmetric

New insight into the bonds between water molecule

Stretchable and self-healable lithium-ion battery

Promising for use in stretchable and wearable electronics

Microbe of the Year 2023: Bacillus subtilis – for health and technology

Already, Bacillus subtilis is indispensable in many industries, and many more innovations are expected

The science behind Magnum Bon Bon bite-sized ice creams

3D printed prototypes created the optimal Bon Bon size for packing and transportation

Interdisciplinary research team developing novel drug detection technology

New system uses software that acts like a robotic scientist

A new era of allergy treatment

Scientists unveil the early molecular key to curing life-threatening allergies

Food labeling in the EU is often misleading

Constantly changing information makes consumers lose track

MIT gel changes color on demand

Material could lead to fast, inexpensive sensors

CRISPR-Cas technology: ETH researchers have uncovered a serious side effect

A molecule designed to make the process more efficient destroys parts of the genome

Beer like the Romans

Carlsberg sheds light on the gladiators' favorite drink

World Community Grid Targets AIDS in Giant Research Effort

Second project will help determine effective AIDS therapies

‘Love hormone’ instead of opioids

A groundbreaking new approach to treating chronic abdominal pain

Risk assessment: Essential ingredient for greater food safety

BfR organizes international symposium in Costa Rica

Chemical analyses faster and more precise than ever before

A new spectroscopy method: Ultra-short light pulses enable high-precision "artificial nose"

Designing large new proteins with AI

New method for designing artificial proteins

Can AI improve plant-based meats?

New dimension for efficient laboratory work

Laboratory SaaS provider Labforward ramps up Series B financing to >€8.5 million in second closing

Delivering medicines with microscopic flowers

Microparticles consisting of extremely thin petals can be used to transport medicines precisely via the bloodstream to tumors or blood clots

Young people most stressed about spending family time this Christmas

Roche lays the foundation for the diagnostics production of the future in Germany

Investment of more than 600 million euros in a high-tech production center - Roche's largest single investment in Germany to date

Brain tumour cells rapidly integrate into brain-wide neuronal circuits

Researchers hope to use their new findings for future therapies for glioblastomas, which are currently incurable

Robots work in the bakery

Bakisto relieves employees and reduces food waste

Flexible microspectrometer for mobile applications

Fraunhofer IOF presents high-resolution spectral measurements with miniaturized optics

A stronghold in the fight against viruses - new bacterial immune system decoded

International research team describes for the first time the structure and function of the Zorya system

Why coffee needs an extra shot of Taylor Swift

New brain target for potential treatment of social pathology in autism spectrum disorder

Concept Life Sciences and Accelero Biostructures partner to advance X-ray crystallography in early drug discovery

Up to 10 times faster drug development expected

Airy, delicious pastries with food foam made from peas

Surfaces and Interfaces: Innovative techniques allow researchers to study interfaces with great precision

Cancer research: Small change with a big impact

How p53 works

Color-Changing Test for Rapid Salmonella Detection

Which animals exist right here? Now researchers are able to find the answer out of thin air

Researchers have found a way to collect samples of animal DNA from the air with a new method