Digital solutions remain a primary trend for chemical management in 2025. Two industry experts share their thoughts on the evolving benefits and risks. “As awareness around the impacts of hazardous substances in working environments have grown in business and wider...

Innovation in bioplastics and chemical plastic recycling respectively are at record highs, according to the latest patent data* reported by Appleyard Lees.  The fourth annual edition of the Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report from the intellectual property firm reveals that...

VEGA are excited to exhibit at CHEMUK 2025 on 21st–22nd May at Stand G20. Discover VEGA cutting-edge process instrumentation for level, pressure, interface, and density measurement and control. Trusted across the chemical industry, our sensors ensure precision, efficiency, and safety in...

The UK has set its sights on an ambitious target: reaching net zero by 2050. This goal demands an overhaul of how we produce, consume, and innovate, and green technologies will play a pivotal role in this transformation. The...

Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University have found that Sudoc’s patented NewTAML catalysts and hydrogen peroxide effectively degrade several antibiotics and other drugs found in municipal secondary wastewater and contaminated river and lake water. The drugs are representative of the hundreds...

The chemical industry, like many other process industries, is undergoing a digital transformation. Ethernet-APL (Advanced Physical Layer) is at the forefront of this evolution, enabling seamless data communication in even the most challenging environments. By bringing Ethernet to every...

With its strong bactericidal properties, graphene has the potential to become a game changer in the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far there have been no efficient ways to control these properties and make full use of its potential...

While the use of dangerous chemicals in counterfeit pharmaceutical and cosmetic products is not a new issue, the threats to human life and a brand’s reputation remain as critical as ever. Especially given how complex and vast the counterfeit...

Scientists from King’s College London have recreated the active site of Acetyl-CoA Synthase, an enzyme involved in capturing carbon from the atmosphere. The research, carried out in collaboration with Imperial College London, advances understanding of this important enzyme, and offers...

Innovate UK Business Connect is inviting coatings specialists to partner in a project to bring NdFeB magnet manufacturing back to the UK. HyProMag is looking to use Open Innovation to develop protective coating solutions for sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets. With the...

A discovery by scientists at King’s College London could speed up efforts to produce new antibiotics in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. In a paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, scientists from the Department of Chemistry...

Innovate UK Business Connect is inviting coatings specialists to partner in a project to bring NdFeB magnet manufacturing back to the UK. Maano Tshimange, Researcher at Surrey’s School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, said: “Within 50-100 years, we will run...

Aline Miller, Professor of Biomolecular Engineering & Associate Dean of Business Engagement at  The University of Manchester, explains how biotech can make the chemical industry more sustainable. Given how inconceivably complex they are, the efficiency of most biological systems is...