BASF and Argonne reach resolution with Umicore

ECHA observes a fall in hazardous chemicals trade in 2024

The decline is mainly due to reduced volumes of exports and imports of substances containing benzene

Chemical recycling: a must-have for the future of the site

New packaging law in Germany, rules for mass balance in Brussels

The chemical-pharmaceutical industry is on a difficult path

Total sales down 1 percent compared to the previous year

Balance sheet after 5 years of the single-use plastic bag ban

Germany reduces single-use carrier bags from 57 to 31 per capita per year

Industry associations warn: Germany and Europe at risk as a battery location

Open letter to Federal Chancellor Merz: Affected industry calls for industrial policy strategy for the future of batteries

Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed

Imports without guarantees are not competitive

Chemistry as the key to sustainability

GDCh presents "Sustainability Strategy 2030"

How to Defossilise the Chemical Industry?

New report presents policy proposals for a Renewable Carbon Future

How can Europe boost its domestic battery production and what policy actions are needed?

Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030

HiQ-LCA fosters industry collaboration to address data needs and drive compliance with new EU Battery Regulation

Support for carbon pricing higher than expected

Study shows that a majority of Germans would be willing to accept carbon pricing in return for a direct climate premium

Hazardous chemicals found in cosmetics

A pilot enforcement project by ECHA’s Enforcement Forum found that 6% of inspected cosmetic products contained hazardous substances banned under POPs and REACH regulations

How a carbon central bank can turn Europe into a CO2 “eater”

Carbon removal can become a game changer

Germany’s hydrogen strategy: More consistent focus on green hydrogen needed

Now is the time to establish viable hydrogen supply chains

How to Enable the Transition From Fossil to Renewable Carbon in the Chemical and Material Sector?

In a comprehensive member survey, the Renewable Carbon Initiative collected ideas and opinions

Electrification or hydrogen?

Both have distinct roles in the European energy transition

International battery policies: What strategies do the leading countries have?

Funding for battery research has increased significantly worldwide

BUND Christmas tree test 2023: Over two thirds of trees contaminated with pesticides

Environmental association calls for pesticide reduction and glyphosate restriction

EU wants to take tougher action against environmental crime

The commonly defined offenses will reportedly include serious violations of chemical regulations

10 more years for glyphosate

What the agent is all about

KAIST unveils cause of performance degradation in electric vehicle high-nickel batteries

Arkema and Semcorp sign a strategic partnership in battery separators

High-energy-density barocaloric material could enable smaller, lighter solid-state cooling devices

Photovoltaics: Molecular fine-tuning increases the efficiency of tandem solar cells

LMU researchers achieve 31.4 percent efficiency in perovskite-silicon tandem cells with targeted molecular design

Higher, faster, further with solid-state batteries

New findings on space charge effects could improve efficiency

Merck Inaugurates Semiconductor Solutions Site in Taiwan to Support AI Growth

The company is strengthening its global supply chain resilience while deepening its leading role in the semiconductor ecosystem

Chemical recycling: a must-have for the future of the site

New packaging law in Germany, rules for mass balance in Brussels

New highly efficient material turns motion into power – without toxic lead

Microplastics filter inspired by fish

First synthesis of open-chain N-stereogenic amines achieved

Study enables enantiomerically pure products for drug development.

SABIC expands PPE oligomers capacity for AI and 5G data-center PCBs

Kyon Energy and Saft drive the energy transition with 100 MW battery storage in Dahlem

Single Enzyme Failure Found to Drive Neuron Loss in Dementia

Potentially harmful PFAS in baking paper

Fish freshness easily monitored with a new sensor

Smart sensor tag protects sensitive goods

Toxic metals in wheat grain: do they come from the soil or the fertilizer?

AI-supported molecular cancer diagnosis for brain tumors

Experimental mRNA therapy shows potential to combat antibiotic-resistant infections

Lipid nanoparticle delivery system carries instructions for antimicrobial peptibodies

Christmas 2025: fish beats goose

Germany's festive cuisine in a fact check

A Trojan horse for artificial amino acids

Researchers have modified a bacterial transport system so that it can efficiently introduce large quantities of unnatural amino acids into cells

The life sciences need a compass for digital and AI-powered innovation

How www.lifesciences.digital helps the entire life sciences ecosystem navigate rapid innovation with a growing database of 1500+ digital and AI tools

Coffee slows biological ageing in major psychiatric disorders patients

Study links 3-4 cups daily to longer telomeres in psychosis and bipolar disorder

Intelligent hydrogel microstructures enable the precise application of force to cellular systems

Boehringer Ingelheim announces change in the company management

Harsha Deshmukh has been appointed as a member of the Executive Board with responsibility for IT and Global Business Services with effect from February 1, 2026

How permeable are paper food packaging materials?

A new AI model combines data from laboratory tests with the laws of physics to calculate how well different types of paper protect food from flavor loss and contaminants

Tracking forever chemicals across food web shows not all isomers are distributed equally

The power of gut enzymes: why a healthy diet works differently for everyone

Foshan University pioneers nanoparticle method to curb cadmium in rice crops

Biosensor performance doubled

Alcohol oxidase system for precise determination of metabolic values

The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy promotes obesity in offspring

The brains of the offspring show similarities to those of obese adult mice

Plant-Based Protein Hydrolysates Influence Satiety in Different Ways

"...valuable insights for the development of functional foods that can contribute to reducing energy intake in a natural way"

New microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Scientists capture first detailed look inside droplet-like structures of compacted DNA

A tastier twist: Scientists enhance the flavour of carob-based chocolate alternatives with novel methods

Sustainable successor to cocoa

C-COMPASS: AI-Based Software Maps Proteins and Lipids Within Cells

Aging alters the protein landscape in the brain – diet can counteract this

"Our results show that even in old age, diet can still have an important influence on molecular processes in the brain"

The “Great Unified Microscope” can see both micro and nanoscale structures

Researchers unify two conventional techniques that so far have been used to make either micro- or nanoscale observations

Fingernails as a mirror of nutrition

Study shows new potential for health monitoring

RNA in action: filming a ribozyme’s self-assembly

Researchers have visualised, in unprecedented detail, how a large RNA molecule assembles itself into a functional machine