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    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      Biotech
      Cambridge start-up aims to rewrite the code of life

      Constructive Bio plans to reprogramme microbes to make new materials from drugs to biodegradable plastics

    • Monday, 25 July, 2022
      Brexit
      UK chemicals sector hit by £2bn Brexit red tape bill

      New ‘UK Reach’ regime has pitted ministers against a broad swath of manufacturing

    • Wednesday, 20 July, 2022
      Akzo Nobel NV
      Akzo Nobel hit by China lockdowns and drop in European demand

      Paints and coatings group misses second-quarter earnings forecasts

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      News in-depthEnergy crisis
      Gasoline surge pushes up costs for chemicals used in essential goods

      Strong demand from motor fuel makers has boosted competition for key building block materials

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      Bayer AG
      Bayer suffers US Supreme Court setback in attempt to end Roundup litigation

      Judges decline to hear appeal by German group over case in which weedkiller customer was awarded $25mn

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      News in-depthAgricultural production
      Soaring costs squeeze farmers’ returns in North American grain belt

      Fertiliser, diesel, herbicides and other inputs offset revenue from higher food prices

    • Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      DSM to take over Swiss perfume group Firmenich in €41bn deal

      Tie-up involves one-to-one share offer plus €3.5bn in cash as part of shift towards health market

    • Friday, 29 April, 2022
      Chelsea FC PLC
      Boehly leads race for Chelsea after Jim Ratcliffe tries to gatecrash deal

      US consortium backed by private equity group Clearlake Capital told it can enter exclusive talks to buy the London football club

    • Sunday, 17 April, 2022
      Ineos Group Ltd
      Ineos warns high energy costs threaten British manufacturing

      UK petrochemicals group says regions such as US more attractive

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      News in-depthClimate Capital
      Surge into plastic recycling by chemicals and oil groups meets pushback

      Industry tests the definition of sustainability as it uses energy-intensive processes to break down waste

    • Tuesday, 15 March, 2022
      LexSolvay SA
      Solvay: chemicals company break-up should lift valuation Premium content

      Belgian group seeks to unlock conglomerate discount and add fizz to lagging shares

    • Sunday, 13 March, 2022
      Cyanide maker suspends Europe production as energy costs soar

      Czech group Draslovka says making key material for precious metals mining is uneconomic

    • Saturday, 12 March, 2022
      War in Ukraine
      Military briefing: fear of deployment of chemical weapons in Ukraine

      Biden raises alarm over potential use by Russia as norms against such munitions seem under threat

    • Monday, 28 February, 2022
      Special ReportRegulated Markets
      UK companies feel post-Brexit rules pain

      Regulatory divergence was meant to create flexibility for industry. What’s gone wrong and what needs to change?

    • Monday, 14 February, 2022
      LexClariant AG
      Clariant/Saudi Aramco: whistleblowers rock Swiss chemicals group Premium content

      Delayed results and a pending investigation into accounting irregularities have hit the company’s share price

    • Monday, 31 January, 2022
      LexBASF SE
      Wintershall Dea/BASF: Russian gas IPO offers little spark Premium content

      Mikhail Fridman’s fund wants to block listing of German group’s private energy company

    • Sunday, 2 January, 2022
      UK agriculture
      UK farmers braced for spring fertiliser crunch after prices triple

      Squeezed supply chains threaten yields of livestock, dairy and arable producers

    • Thursday, 16 December, 2021
      UK business & economy
      Post-Brexit chemicals regime risks UK safety standards, warn environmental groups

      UK government sets out how its approach to regulating hazardous substances would diverge from EU’s REACH regime

    • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
      Brexit
      UK plans further 2-year delay to post-Brexit chemicals safety regime

      Environment secretary says government ‘minded’ to extend deadline for registrations on new database to October 2025

    • Monday, 6 December, 2021
      LexConstruction sector
      Saint-Gobain/GCP: green trends will benefit construction materials Premium content

      The building industry has an outsized environmental footprint which presents a challenge

    • Thursday, 2 December, 2021
      Europe’s chemicals industry warns on threat from EU plans

      BASF chief says policymakers must work more closely with industry on regulations of 12,000 substances

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      Johnson Matthey PLC
      Johnson Matthey launches £200m share buyback after battery exit

      Outgoing chief executive defends ‘painful’ decision to exit electric battery business

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      Lex
      Sika/MBCC: speciality chemicals groups are sticking together Premium content

      The deal machine may be reaching its limit

    • Thursday, 11 November, 2021
      Johnson Matthey PLC
      Johnson Matthey to exit battery business in blow to UK electric car ambitions

      Shares plunge at FTSE 100 group as it warns of plans to close division, supply chain issues and departure of chief

    • Monday, 8 November, 2021
      News in-depthSupply chains
      Gloomy picture for paint highlights depth of supply chain crisis

      Industry reels as soaring costs across sectors hit profit margins

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