Sika opens sixth production plant in China

WACKER commissions new production line for semiconductor-grade polysilicon at Burghausen site

Worth over €300 million, the new production facility is the Group’s largest single investment in the last ten years

Breakthrough in lithium refining from lithium chloride

Strengthening the European battery industry: Nobian joins forces with Veolia to advance lithium production for batteries

Dow will shut down three upstream European assets

Reducing merchant sale exposure, and removing higher-cost, energy-intensive assets

Multi-million investment to drive the de-fossilization of the chemical industry

Verbio flagship project in bio-based chemicals: groundbreaking for catalyst production in Hungary

Höchst Industrial Park: Carbon capture pilot plant goes into operation

Project by Infraserv Höchst and GEA

Europe’s largest e-Fuel production plant goes into operation

INERATEC opens ERA ONE

New Prospects for Green Ammonia

Study provides a blueprint for load-flexible production plant – and lower costs

AkzoNobel takes next steps to optimize its European industrial footprint

WACKER commissions new plants for specialty silicones in China

WACKER continues its successful “in China for China” strategy with this expansion

WACKER starts production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site

Expansion measure underscores focus on specialties offering high innovation potential

BASF invests in new semiconductor-grade sulfuric acid plant in Ludwigshafen

New capacity meets growing demand for the manufacturing of chips in Europe

thyssenkrupp Uhde and Praj Industries Ltd join forces to revolutionize polylactic acid production and circular economy

End-to-end offering for PLA (polylactic acid) production

thyssenkrupp Uhde secures landmark contract for GNFC's new nitric acid plant

Third project for GNFC will increase nitric acid production capacity by more than 50

World premiere: "Mannheim 001" production plant produces marine fuel from wastewater and electricity

e-Methanol is a climate-neutral fuel alternative and therefore key to the sustainable transformation of the shipping industry

Hy2gen reaches milestone for ammonia project in Canada

Hy2gen's COURANT project was awarded the contract last year for a capacity of 307 MW to produce 230,000 tons of renewable ammonia per year.

OQ Chemicals to Launch Heptanoic Acid Production in Germany

Investment in Growth

BASF commissions 54-megawatt water electrolyzer

Direct integration of the technology into a chemical production environment is a world first

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

Battery cell demand will highly increase by 2030

Sustainable Battery Manufacturing in Sight

Successful Completion of the BMBF-Funded Project IDcycLIB

Green hydrogen economy: Evonik is building a plant for anion exchange membranes

Pilot plant for production of anion exchange membranes in Marl to start operation at the end of 2025

A Breakthrough in PFAS Destruction

Claros Successfully Demonstrates High-Throughput PFAS Destruction in Landmark Pilot

Temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

A chemical receptor turns red when it detects the drug γ-hydroxybutyrate

Magnetic cooling – using a frustrated desert mineral

Research team identifies atacamite as a magnetocaloric material

CO₂ as a raw material: Power2Polymers sets milestone for climate-friendly chemistry

New materials with real added value

Syensqo and Start-up cylib reach a milestone in lithium recovery from spent electric vehicle batteries

Innovative process enables successful pilot-scale materials recovery from end-of-life electric vehicle batteries to meet future lithium needs

Connect Four: New Semiconductor for Future Computer Chips

For a long time, manufacturing such a material was thought to be virtually impossible

A more climate-friendly way to produce nitrogen fertilizer

Ammonia can be produced from water and nitrogen gas using electricity from solar and wind

Super-resolution X-ray technique uncovers atomic structures

New method promises enhanced understanding of chemical reactions and material properties by applying a Nobel-prize winning technique in spectroscopy

New liquid can simplify hydrogen transportation and storage

Instead of relying on high-pressure tanks or super-cold liquids, industries could use stable, easy-to-handle hydrogen carriers at room temperature

Progress toward decarbonizing the chemical industry

Positive interim results for the Air2Chem project

Researchers develop cleaner, scalable process to recycle lithium-ion batteries

"We’ve shown that it’s possible to create high-performance batteries from recycled materials at scale"

Nina Energy: From ISC3 Start-up of the Month to global climate protection innovation

Sustainable Chemistry Changemakers: The path to a more sustainable future

From COVID to cancer, new at-home test spots disease with startling accuracy

A new technology uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics

Unilever reaches new business arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel

Unilever announced it has reached a new arrangement for Ben & Jerry’s in Israel which will ensure the ice cream stays available to all consumers

How to detect the amount of microplastics in food

Focus on fish and seafood

Sunny side up for eggs and cholesterol

It’s time to rethink the reputation of eggs

MrBeast chocolate comes to Germany

Exclusively at EDEKA, Netto Marken-Discount and Marktkauf

Simple color-changing sensor quickly identifies poisonous gases

A durable, paper-based sensor array enables quick and accurate measurements within minutes

Could lithium explain — and treat — Alzheimer’s disease?

Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

Sweet and climate-friendly: Kaufland's first own-brand products with a cocoa-free chocolate alternative

Faster and brighter protein labeling with new tool SNAP-tag2

The new labeling system works effectively in a broad range of bioimaging applications and opens up new possibilities for multi-color imaging

Ready-made pizza & co.: How fast food damages the brain

Ultra-highly processed is ultra-poor

Pineapple juice is scarce and expensive due to a small harvest

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

Study finds caffeine can weaken effectiveness of certain antibiotics

Researchers discover substances bacteria can find in their natural environment trigger their alert systems

Vion: 2024 Strategy Execution Drives Strong Results in 2025

New method for protein analysis

The process can be used universally without the need for expensive special equipment

Tumor cells target metastases as they die

A new drug can eliminate cancer cells while training the immune system to destroy such cells throughout the body

Nighttime pistachio snacking may reshape gut microbiome in prediabetic adults

Eating pistachios every night for 12 weeks altered bacteria in the gut, according to new study

Waters and BD's Biosciences & Diagnostic Solutions Business to Combine

Creating a Life Science and Diagnostics Leader Focused on Regulated, High-Volume Testing

These immune cells eat molecular trash to keep Alzheimer's at bay

A molecular receptor enables microglia to gobble up and digest amyloid beta plaques

Allergy-Triggering Proteins in Barley Measured Precisely for the First Time

New Basis for More Tolerable Foods

Testing chemicals for a safer, more sustainable future

EU-project TOXBOX reaches 18 month-milestone

AmphiStar secures €12.5m EIC funding to bring its biosurfactants to market

Belgian start-up impresses with sustainable microbial biosurfactants, upcycled from a bio-based waste feedstock

Mio Mio back on track for growth. Weak spirits market

Berentzen Group publishes preliminary results for the first half of the year: Significantly positive but lower consolidated operating profit

Temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink

A chemical receptor turns red when it detects the drug γ-hydroxybutyrate

A possible replacement for plastic could lead to stronger, eco-friendly materials for everyday use

It has the potential to become your next disposable water bottle, and so much more

Ferrero to acquire WK Kellogg

Acquisition supports Ferrero’s portfolio expansion and growth in North America

New Label-Free Imaging Tracks Cancer Treatment in Single Cells

One Tool, Many Applications

NUCLIDIUM Closes EUR 84 Million Series B Financing

"NUCLIDIUM’s platform stands out in a rapidly evolving field and will change how radiotheranostic care is delivered"

Brewed chicken protein made by precision fermentation tested in pet food

Interest in alternative protein sources for pets and humans has been increasing in recent years

More than 100-year-old flu virus sequenced

Swiss Genome of the 1918 Influenza Virus Reconstructed