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...

Yordas Group launches Helix Jump to accelerate regulatory insight for SAP Product Compliance power...

Yordas Group today announced the launch of Helix Jump, a regulatory acceleration service developed in collaboration with opesus, designed to extend and complement the...

Lighthouse Photoreactor Module Expands Integrity 10 platform for Controlled, High-Throughput Photochemistry

Asynt has announced the launch of the Lighthouse Photoreactor Module for the Integrity 10 Reaction Station, bringing flexible, parallel photochemistry to a platform already...