Chemical supply chains hit by $12bn annual disruption as volatility surges
Report reveals 17,500 incidents a year and escalating operational risks for an industry underpinning 96% of global manufacturing.
Global chemicals supply chains are facing unprecedented...
Cornish company first to produce lithium hydroxide mined and refined in UK
Mineral development company Cornish Lithium has started production of refined LHM from lithium extracted from granite in Cornwall.
In an end-to-end industrial process, the company...
China’s Chemical Overcapacity: Policy Signals vs. Operational Reality
Solution consultant Durai Selvaraj, Valona Intelligence, explains the three common misconceptions shaping the industry’s response to China’s capacity build-out.
China’s chemical overcapacity dominates industry conversations,...
Peak patent activity reported for decarbonised global ammonia production
Innovation to decarbonise ammonia production has reached a 20-year peak according to the latest patent data* reported by Appleyard Lees.
This is one of the...
Pioneering Peptide-Builder makes its debut at the unviersity of east anglia
Flow chemistry experts Vapourtec stayed close to home with the first installation of their pioneering production Peptide-BuilderTM system at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
The...
How graphite recovery is driving innovation
Recycling innovations and graphite recovery are shaping the future of sustainability in the Li-ion battery industry, says John Jaddou, Global Director New Business, Orbia.
Industries...
Oxford startup’s novel solution to synthetic, non-biodegradable superabsorbents
Materials science startup A&B Smart Materials recently successfully closed its £1.5m pre-seed round which saw significant investor interest and was heavily oversubscribed.
The company is...
Metalysis starts production of high-purity aluminium scandium alloy powder
In response to rising global demand triggered by Chinese Rare Earth Element export controls, Metalysis has begun commercial production of High Scandium Loading Aluminium...
‘Novel human in vitro lung model shows no evidence of respiratory sensitisation potential for...
A new peer-reviewed study reports that methyl methacrylate (MMA), a widely used industrial chemical, does not show evidence of respiratory sensitisation when assessed using...
New company aims to accelerate Europe’s solid-state battery breakthrough
Argylium builds on Syensqo’s pilot success to scale advanced solid-state electrolyte materials.
Syensqov and Axens have launched Argylium, a new company dedicated to developing and...
