Mexichem’s VESTOLIT Subsidiary to Increase Specialty PVC Capacity in German Plant

Hydrogen production of 110 million tons per year expected for 2030

The 2030s will be a crucial decade

Vulcan officially opened its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant

Europe’s first plant for fully domestic lithium chemicals production, to secure Europe’s lithium supply chain for Battery Electric Vehicle manufacturers

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

Dow and Evonik announce startup of hydrogen peroxide to propylene glycol (HPPG) pilot plant

Innovative technology offer flexibility, lower costs, and a smaller environmental footprint

BASF has started production in new Superabsorbents Excellence Center for its Hygiene Business

Investment at Verbund site in Antwerp, Belgium, to strengthen product development for superabsorbent polymers

thyssenkrupp Uhde awarded contract by ENOWA to supply a green methanol and methanol-to-gasoline plant

CO2-to-methanol and methanol-to-gasoline demonstration plant to supply synthetic fuels for various applications in the light duty transport sector

New study shows how green hydrogen can be used sensibly through flexible production

More climate protection with green electricity

Proman, Mitsubishi sign MoU to develop world-scale ultra low-carbon ammonia plant

BASF started up expanded ethylene oxide and derivatives complex at its Verbund site in Antwerp

Investment exceeds €500 million

CIECH gives outlook for salt business 2024

Production maximized

Evonik further expands production capacity for gas separation membranes

Group invests mid-double-digit million euro amount in Schörfling and Lenzing in Austria

Laying of the foundation stone: Vulcan builds lithium electrolysis plant in Frankfurt Höchst

Start-up company builds a central lithium electrolysis optimisation plant in Frankfurt's Industriepark Höchst

WACKER Expands Specialty Silicone Production in China

Leipzig-based start-up converts CO₂ into green chemicals with patented plasma catalysis

CO₂ recycling as a useful complement to carbon capture and storage

BASF breaks ground on syngas plant at Zhanjiang Verbund site in China

World-scale syngas production facility expected to start up in 2025

Strong tiny animals: Swarm transport system carries 40 tons

KIT Spin-Off Facilitates Relocation and Exchange of Production Facilities

Digital twin ensures energy optimization

411 megawatt-hours saved: Infraserv Höchst implements successful pilot project at recooling plant

Green ammonia: thyssenkrupp Uhde signed a contract with Ark Energy for the Han-Ho H2 Hub Feasibility Study

Study to support the development of the Han-Ho H2 Hub Project

Li-Cycle Starts Operations at its First European Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Facility

Germany Spoke is the largest in Li-Cycle’s portfolio and expected to sustainably process up to 30,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year

WACKER Expands HCl Production for the Semiconductor Industry in Burghausen

Microbes could help reduce the need for chemical fertilizers

A coating protects nitrogen-fixing bacteria: Start-up to commercialise coated bacteria for large-scale use in regenerative agriculture

Inauguration of the world’s first pilot plant for the cost-efficient production of green methanol

Start-up C1 Green Chemicals AG and research partners develop fundamentally new production process

This is a battery

Two colored liquids bubbling through tubes: Is this what the battery of the future looks like?

Not so silver lining: Microplastics found in clouds could affect the weather

Low-altitude and denser clouds contained greater amounts of microplastics

Converting PFAS “forever chemicals” into valuable compounds

Scientists develop a new method to incorporate harmful perfluoroalkenes into N-heterocyclic carbene ligands

Graphene's proton permeability: A switch for future energy technologies

This discovery could lead to the development of more efficient hydrogen fuel cells and solar water-splitting devices

Lithium-ion batteries are no longer the gold standard in battery tech

On the way to safer and more powerful energy sources

Vulcan officially opened its Lithium Extraction Optimisation Plant

Europe’s first plant for fully domestic lithium chemicals production, to secure Europe’s lithium supply chain for Battery Electric Vehicle manufacturers

CO2-free hydrogen: BASF receives funding approval for 54-megawatt water electrolysis plant

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer expected to produce up to 8,000 metric tons of hydrogen per year

ECHA’s investigation finds toxic chemicals present in childcare products

New designs for solid-state electrolytes may soon revolutionize the battery industry

Scientists achieve monumental improvements in lithium-metal-chloride solid-state electrolytes

Density matters for better battery material performance

Key to better electrochemical performance found?

Breakthrough in the synthesis of artificial cells

Researchers develop artificial cells from synthetic materials

Dunning-Kruger effect with muesli bars

Those who know the least consider themselves highly competent

Scientists use quantum biology, AI to sharpen genome editing tool

"This study represents an exciting advancement toward, understanding how we can avoid making costly ‘typos’ in an organism’s genetic code"

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Dietary management drugs have transformed Type 2 diabetes care, but daily injection routines are challenging for some patients

After nationalization: Carlsberg manager arrested in Russia

Fatty acid factory filmed at work

High-resolution images provide new insights into cellular fatty acid production: Potential for medicine and biotechnology

Pregnancy remodels the brain

Stem cells shape the sense of smell in mothers

Italy bans the production and sale of lab-grown meat

Can an artificial nose detect food spoilage?

Coffee only wakes you up if you rarely drink it

What is the ideal way to consume coffee?

Naked Clams: The New Superfood Sensation Emerging from the Depths

Researchers found Naked Clams contain almost twice the amount of Vitamin B12 as blue mussels and have developed an efficient way to farm them

Award for innovation in the detection of PFAS compounds

Thuringian startup and Fraunhofer Institute receive Lothar Späth Award

How stem cells and immune cells communicate

Lisec Artz Award for Simon Haas: Groundbreaking discovery of an unknown protective mechanism against blood cancer from stem cells

Pushers, overcrowded trains and phone zombies

Sprite presents the world's first vending machine that responds to the things that bother Generation Z the most

‘Hot’ new form of microscopy examines materials using evanescent waves

“This microscope technology is completely new, so we’re still learning specifically how and where it can be applied”

Excessive fluid consumption: habit or hormonal disorder?

Which test provides a reliable diagnosis?

Tönnies Group launches first nationwide "Meat Climate Platform"

100 guests at the Future Forum for Agriculture

Aston University technology to combat the not-so sweet practice of honey fraud

Light technology to be used to detect if honey is blended with cheap additions

Mobile phone use may affect semen quality

Is 4G less harmful than 2G?

Could eating turkey ease colitis?

According to data in mice, extra tryptophan could reduce the risk of future colitis flares

analytica 2024: Food analysis for sustainable nutrition

From PFAS to microplastics: focus on new harmful substances

The Largest Biotech City in Europe Will Soon Be Built

The entire BIO CITY complex will span an area equivalent to 10 football fields, total investment expected to reach around 7 billion euros

Study of sourdough starter microbiomes to boost bread quality and safety

USDA grant to fund research that may benefit those with celiac disease

analytica 2024 presents the laboratory world of tomorrow

Focus topics are digitization and sustainability

Alzheimer’s Drug PRI-002 Receives EMA Approval for Phase II Trial

Are healthy foods automatically sustainable, too?

Perceptions about sustainability and healthy food choices are closely linked

Why are neuron axons long and spindly?

They're optimizing signaling efficiency!

Taking antibiotics back in time

“Recreating such an ancient molecule was exhilarating, akin to bringing dinosaurs or wooly mammoths back to life”

Oregon State researchers receive $2M to look for new ways to prevent organic potatoes from spoiling

X-rays reveal how glasses lose their stability

PETRA III experiment shows how atoms in glass behave as weaknesses appear