Arkema: Price increase for Altuglas® acrylic resins

Middle East crisis triggers historic raw material shortages and drastic price surges

Business survey on plastic packaging and plastic films

hubergroup is raising prices in Europe due to the Middle East conflict

Drastic cost increases for resins, solvents and pigments are forcing printing ink manufacturers to take action

Rising operating costs necessitate price adjustments at Qemetica Salz

Challenges of rising energy, labor and logistics costs addressed with sustainable solutions

E-Cars Will Soon be Cheaper than Combustion Engines

Batteries and fuel cells will dominate in the future – “e-fuels” will only play a very minor role

ICIS global Petrochemical Index (IPEX) plunges to November 2003 level

BASF to increase prices for construction chemicals across Europe

Oxea Announces Price Increase for Carboxylic Acids in Europe

People willing to pay more for new biofuels

BASF to increase prices for butanediol and derivatives

World Bank Raises 2017 Oil Price Forecast

OPEC agreement to limit production seen sending prices higher

Oxea Announces Price Increases for n-Propanol and n-Propyl Acetate

Oxea Announces Price Increases for 1,3-Butylene Glycol

LANXESS: Price increase for several synthetic elastomers

Arkema announces a price increase of Specialty Polyolefins

WACKER POLYMERS to Raise Prices For Dispersions

Sartomer Europe increases prices of monomers and oligomers

BASF increases Prices for Ethanolamines in Europe

Arkema announces a price increase on its Orevac® range

Altuglas International increase prices for its acrylic sheet and blocks

Immediate price increase of 15% on the whole range of Forane HFC grades in Europe

From cleaner “cracking” to black gold

Pitt startup finds a cooler, cleaner method to produce battery-quality graphite and hydrogen

Siemens and Ucaneo partner to scale direct air capture

Germany's largest Direct Air Capture facility to be inaugurated in Berlin on July 2, 2026

Scenarios for a New “Iron Age”: Iron Complements Hydrogen as an Energy Source

Study Shows the Potential of Iron Powder for Long-Term Energy Storage, Energy Transmission, and the Use of Existing Power Plant Infrastructure in the Energy System of the Future

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Penn State researchers converting PET waste into synthetic graphite that outperforms natural graphite

India builds first large-scale hydrometallurgical plant for battery circular economy

N.A.N. GreenMet and Silox set up joint venture for lithium-ion battery recycling

A Step Forward for Solar-Driven Ammonia Production

Iron-containing MOF catalysts enable ammonia synthesis without the extreme conditions of the Haber-Bosch process.

Efficient Production of Solar Hydrogen Through Direct Coupling of Concentrating Solar Cells and Electrolyzer

Fraunhofer ISE is seeking investors for a spin-off

New membrane technology could transform hydrocarbon processing by slashing energy use

Re‑thinking a century‑old process

A new route to safe and sustainable synthetic chemistry

CO₂ as a source of oxygen: University of Bayreuth revolutionises oxidation chemistry

Water, Clay and Carbon: A New Route to Sustainable Energy Storage

Researchers demonstrate an all-water supercapacitor stable over 60,000 charging cycles

Atomic reshuffle paves way for record-breaking catalysts for hydrogen production

"This opens a new strategy for designing adaptive catalysts for a wide range of applications"

European Inventor Award 2026 winners revealed

Awards for oat-based drinks, a malaria vaccine, battery recycling and more

Mini-Brains from Patient Cells Point to Vitamin B3 as Treatment for Rare Childhood Disease

Lab-grown brain organoids revealed cholesterol build-up in astrocytes as the driver of DHDDS-related neurodegeneration.

According to the report, one in five cups of coffee contains toxic pesticide residues

An analysis by four organizations shows that 59 percent of the active ingredients in pesticides used in coffee cultivation are banned in the EU

Artificial intelligence evaluates chemical spectra in minutes

Researchers from the University of Jena, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, and Zakodium develop AI system for chemical structure analysis

New drug could slow the development of Alzheimer’s

The active ingredient also shows anti-ageing effects

Nestlé to acquire smart food pioneer yfood to accelerate the brand’s international expansion

Nestlé manager Jolanda Schwirtz takes over as head

Social inequality is linked to faster biological aging

Large meta-analysis finds consistent evidence across epigenetic measures worldwide

It may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods, but how they’re made

New observational study suggests processing itself could partly explain links to diabetes, heart disease, and early death

300 beverage companies call for: No sugar tax on beverages

Five industry associations are warning of price increases and questioning the effectiveness of the planned tax in terms of public health policy.

Tentamus acquires BioMeca and strengthens its life sciences portfolio

Acquisition strengthens presence in France

Inducing cell death in pancreatic cancer cells

New therapeutic approach identified for treating particularly aggressive pancreatic cancer

Carbon nanotubes make the electronic nose suitable for everyday use for the first time

The smart fridge of the future: E-nose warns of off chicken and nut allergens

PFAS detection in minutes rather than weeks: deep-tech start-up Grapheal secures €2.5 million in EU funding

The new EU Drinking Water Directive is driving demand for mobile PFAS analysis

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design

New possibilities for biotechnology and green chemistry

Plant-based supermarket products contain twice as many additives as animal-based equivalents

A UK study analysed 71 like-for-like product pairs and counted 199 additives in plant-based items versus 100 in animal-based ones

Quantum sensors are set to detect food fraud directly in the supermarket

Six partners are working together to develop a quantum-based measurement system for food analysis

The Kitchen Sponge: A Microcosm—Bacterial Contamination Isn't Always Visible, Smellable, or Palpable

Pathogens also multiply there and can spread from that location

Nordzucker is revising its beet pricing model and investing €160 million in its factories

Two high-yield beet harvests in succession, high stocks in the EU sugar market and decreasing prices have impacted the earnings position

Hospital "Fingerprint" Helps AI Identify Misdiagnoses in Cancer Tissue

The origin of a sample must not influence the result: Evaluation criteria for trustworthy clinical AI

Strüngmann Award 2026: Who is transforming the life sciences in the DACH region?

Three finalists have been selected: Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence and Significant Innovation Potential in Life Sciences

Researchers find fructose sends a weaker “I’m full” signal to the brain than glucose

Findings shed light on how sugar type influences what and how much we decide to eat

Lab-on-a-Chip platform shows how immune cells attack cancer cells

CellTrap runs on a standard laboratory microscopes and visualizes individual cell contacts

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics secures 4 million euros for its epigenome-editing platform

Precise Control of Gene Expression

Solar Foods receives EUR 77,8 million for the construction and commissioning of Factory 02

2026 Future Insight Prize Goes to Spear’s Vasilis Ntziachristos

The € 300,000 research grant award recognizes Ntziachristos’ pioneering work in enabling non-invasive and continuous monitoring of human biology

Merck expands life science portfolio with $11.3 billion Bio-Techne deal

Bio-Techne to bring portfolio with industry-leading multi-omics offering, analytical technologies and integrated workflow solutions across the scientific journey

Multinational Outbreak of Salmonella Stanley Infections Linked to Flavored Pasta Products

Recalls Underway: Salmonella in Flavored Pasta Affects Children Most of All

AI Diagnoses Brain Tumors in Minutes Instead of Weeks

AI system outperforms experienced specialists

Do sugar substitutes disrupt gut health and metabolism?

Study examines the emerging science suggesting a link between calorie-free sweeteners and blood sugar control

Chemists achieve breakthrough: Editing molecules instead of rebuilding them

Modern drug research enables simple testing of hundreds of variants of a molecule