Oxea announces global price increases for intermediates

Sale of E&P business of Wintershall Dea to Harbour Energy completed

With the closing of this transaction BASF has taken the decisive step towards achieving the final separation from the oil and gas business

Rigaku and Xenocs collaborate to redefine the future of material characterization

Historic Acquisition by Polish Company in the US

Qemetica Enters Agreement to Acquire Silicas Products Business for USD 310 Million from American PPG

Asynt acquires Uniqsis

A fresh outlook in chemistry technologies

POLYVANTIS Celebrates Birth of New Company

BASF drives forward structural adjustments at the Ludwigshafen site

Closure of the production plants for adipic acid, CDon and CPon

AI Adoption Stagnates in German Companies

Research and development uses AI most commonly for data analysis and modelling

72.5 million euros for Hydrogenious LOHC

"Today marks the start of a truly pioneering project in the field of liquid organic hydrogen carriers..."

Meraxis partners with AI start-up POLYMERIZE

Collaboration for a greener, more efficient polymer industry

Dr. Ingrid Sebald new member of the Executive Board at tesa

Dr. Ingrid Sebald fills the position of Technology on the tesa Executive Board

Spectris Acquires SciAps Incorporated

Northvolt to advance lithium-metal battery technology from Northvolt Labs

Future research & development of the next-generation technology to be led through world-class capabilities and engineering talent concentrated in Västerås, Sweden.

Neste expands chemical recycling logistics infrastructure at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland

SABIC and Lubrizol collaborate on sustainable soft-rigid compatible material solutions

Chemical industry copes with cost pressure: sales development has bottomed out

Positive outlook for 2025

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

Chemours Opens State-of-the-Art Battery Innovation Center to Accelerate the Evolution of Electric Vehicle Batteries

The facility will enable more sustainable, cost-effective, and high-performing EV batteries

ATS To Acquire Laboratory Solutions Provider Heidolph Group

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

Merck returns to organic sales growth

Merck raises guidance for 2024

Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories

Biologists find new ways to encourage the plastic-producing power of purple microbes

Pioneering plasma-catalytic process for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol under ambient conditions

How much microplastic are you drinking?

New tool can tell you in minutes

Greenhouse gas HFC-23: Abatement of emissions is achievable

Novel measuring method for gas emissions

Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water

The liquid-based solution uses a solvent to trap the plastic particles, leaving clean water behind.

Alcohol as a storage medium

Power-to-methanol could become a mainstay of the energy transition

New solution for green hydrogen production

Scientists at Paderborn University research carbon materials for photocatalysis

Advanced chelators offer efficient and eco-friendly rare earth element recovery

New method is an order of magnitude more efficient than the industry standard

Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water

New reactor system could decarbonize ammonia production, treat nitrate-contaminated water

Chemical industry copes with cost pressure: sales development has bottomed out

Positive outlook for 2025

Researchers discover smarter way to recycle polyurethane

Researchers at Aarhus University have found a better method to recycle polyurethane foam

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

Cracking the code of life: New AI model deciphers the hidden language of DNA

Eating for necessity or pleasure?

There is a brain circuit for that

How much microplastic are you drinking?

New tool can tell you in minutes

Study shows what your favourite film genres reveal about your brain

The banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survival

Discovery of molecular mechanisms used by the banana-destroying microbe brings hope to the breakfast table

New insights into the genetics of the common octopus: genome at the chromosome level decoded

Scientific milestone provides deeper insights into the evolution and biology of Octopus vulgaris

New vector vaccine against COVID-19 provides long-term protection

Sugar intake is falling, but is still too high

Study by the University of Bonn examines the nutrition of children and young people and sees a need for further action

Scientists achieve more than 98% efficiency removing nanoplastics from water

The liquid-based solution uses a solvent to trap the plastic particles, leaving clean water behind.

Microbiome of the nose: removing iron from multi-resistant germs

Whether dangerous staphylococci survive in the nose depends on what other bacteria are present - and how they obtain iron.

Vertical Farming – A Contribution to Protein Supply for the Growing Global Population

Evidence stacks up for poisonous books containing toxic dyes

Stopping and reversing Alzheimer's at an early stage

TUM study shows promising therapeutic approach

proFagus: Regenerated smoke is the safest alternative for food preservation and flavoring

Regenerated smoke is the safest alternative for food preservation and flavoring

Greenhouse gas HFC-23: Abatement of emissions is achievable

Novel measuring method for gas emissions

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

Breakthrough in cost-effective production of cultivated meat

"We were inspired by how Ford’s automated assembly line revolutionized the car industry 110 years ago”

Spectris Acquires SciAps Incorporated

Strength Training Activates Cellular Waste Disposal

Regulated degradation of damaged cell components prevents heart failure and nerve diseases

The bee’s knees: New tests created to find fake honey

Kaspar Hauser was 99.9994 percent not a prince

New DNA analyses spark controversy over origins

Common salt activates anti-tumor cells

Evidence found that sodium chloride can increase the activity of certain immune cells against cancer

$20K Food Analysis Contest: Utilize New Data

The American Heart Association invites investigators to use the first set of data from the Periodic Table of Food Initiative to study the role of food in health and medicine

Genedata Joins Danaher Corporation

Genedata and Danaher share a vision of accelerating discovery and development of critical therapeutics

Sport or snack? How our brain decides

The brain chemical orexin is crucial when we choose between sport and the tasty temptations that beckon everywhere we turn

Fi Europe Startup Challenge: Time to take centre stage

Entries for the Fi Europe Startup Challenge are now open with a submission deadline of 6 September.

A "molecular" compass shows the way to reducing animal testing

Scientists develop intelligent software tool for assessing chemical risks

When is the best time of day for cancer treatment?

Researchers are developing new methods to use the internal clock inside tumor cells to optimize cancer therapies

86.800 tons of gingerbread produced in Germany in 2023

Production and export of gingerbread highest in late summer

Revealing DNA behavior in record time