Linde to build another Alpha Olefin Plant in South Africa

Cutting-edge technology for everyone

European innovation platform offers companies access to resource-saving production methods

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology

A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification

WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Specialty Silicones in Asia

Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions

Green specialty chemicals from Verbio with Nobel Prize-winning innovation

Construction of the new ethenolysis plant in Bitterfeld progressing apace

Wevo-Chemie expands production capacity

“With the expansion of our silicone production at the company headquarters in Ostfildern, we are taking an important step into the future”

Perstorp establishes Amsterdam site in key step to enter the growing synthetic ester business

Covestro Expands Production in Ohio

Additional Capacity for tailor-made Polycarbonates

thyssenkrupp nucera Partners with Chlorum Solutions USA for Chlor-Alkali Plant in Arizona

Plant aims to set a new standard in proximity-based chemical production

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

Chemical production in Germany: Soda Manufacturing with Double Climate Bonus

Clean process: bipolar electrodialysis

Synthesizing fine chemicals: Technological Advance in Production of Pharmaceuticals

Breakthrough in materials research: The metal that does not expand

An alloy of several metals has been developed that shows practically no thermal expansion over an extremely large temperature interval

VINCI Energies acquires the TEHA Technology Group

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Novonesis launch innovative enzymatic esterification technology

A more sustainable alternative to conventional esterification

Artificial Photosynthesis Decoded

How Carbon Nitride Splits Water (and Enables Green Hydrogen)

Progress Toward a New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries

Redox mediator improves performance and lifespan of Li-O2 batteries

A 150-year-old problem resolved using AI

New approach enables precise predictions of the phase transition

European Consortium Launches DELYCIOUS Research Project to Optimize Operation of Renewable Hydrogen Production Units

Global battery market continues to see strong growth despite uncertainties and holds opportunities for European manufacturers

New European players must show they can produce high-quality battery cells at low cost

WACKER Expands Production Capacity for Specialty Silicones in Asia

Asia is already one of WACKER’s most important sales regions

Extremely Low Friction Thanks to New Solid State Lubricant

By combining organic and inorganic chemistry, scientists developed the innovative lubricant - with remarkable capabilities

Walk like a … gecko?

Animal footpads inspire a polymer that sticks to ice

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

Revolution in biotechnology: CO2 becomes food

Breakthrough bioprocess turns CO2 and electricity into high-protein food

Sugar tax harms Red Bull and not Pure Bio Energy Drink

Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector

Insight into schizophrenia disease mechanisms found in the eye

Impaired neuronal connectivity in the retina

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

Biotage AB and McMaster University sign joint agreement to develop new chemistry platform

Bats: Corona Without Symptoms

The genome of flying mammals could offer new approaches to medical solutions

Freshwater alga could be the next superfood that feeds the world

New polymer mixture creates ultra-sensitive heat sensor

Polymer gels with tunable ionic Seebeck coefficient for ultra-sensitive printed thermopiles

Groundbreaking technology can turn cancer cells back into normal cells

Research findings have been transferred to the start-up biotech company BioRevert

Meat production increased by 1.4 % in 2024

Meat production rises again for the first time since 2016, but remains almost a quarter below the previous peak

Mayo Clinic researchers map prostate cancer relapse

By using C-11 choline PET and MRI

Omega-3s can slow down aging process

Epigenetic clocks used for the first time to measure the ageing process

How AI is transforming Unilever Ice Cream’s end-to-end supply chain

New synchrotron technique could see hidden building blocks of life

A molecular fountain of youth for the brain

Ageing processes in “mini-brains” observed for the first time

ShrimpWiz: More animal welfare in domestic shrimp farming through AI

Test identifies toxic platinum and palladium without time-consuming sample pretreatment

Fluorogenic solution glows green within four hours when even minute traces of poisonous Pd(II) and Pt(IV) are present

Slim waist and sufficient exercise

Only the combination significantly reduces the risk of cancer

Value-added pancakes

WSU using science to improve nutrition of breakfast staple

Scientists patent corrosion-resistant nano-coating for metals

Thinner, less toxic than existing coatings; efficient and economical to produce

Crucell acquires ChromaGenics to strengthen its strategic position in protein production technology

‘True food’ research database offers rankings for 50,000 processed foods

A fast, non-destructive test for 2-dimensional materials

Nylon Eaters – Microscopic helpers recycle plastic waste

Bacterium “eats” individual building blocks of different types of nylon and converts them into value-added products

Kirin Holdings presents the "Electric Salt Spoon" with innovative flavor technology

New gadget presented at CES 2025

Biological signalling processes in intelligent materials

Innovative biohybrid systems with information processing functionality

HI viruses crack the lock to the cell nucleus

For the first time, researchers have observed how HIV penetrates the nuclear pores to the genome of human immune cells

Green food revolution

Epigenomics AG: Clinical Study Shows Lead Biomarker for Lung Cancer also works in Blood

Biomarker mSHOX2 could accelerate diagnostic work-up of patients with suspected lung cancer