Latest Chemical Industry News

Trillions of tons of hydrogen may be waiting under our feet

A new energy industry is emerging around hydrogen made by rocks instead of renewables

March 14, 2025 9 views

Business briefing

A roundup of chemical and pharmaceutical news from the week of March 10

March 9, 2025 9 views

Europe unveils proindustry policy

Hundreds of industrial leaders gather in Antwerp urging the EC to rapidly reform current legislation

March 9, 2025 10 views

Can tiny lab-grown plants solve a big vaccine problem?

Companies explore sustainable ways of making a popular vaccine adjuvant

March 9, 2025 9 views

Air Products, Air Liquide signal cooling of hydrogen enthusiasm

Air Products cancels 3 projects while French rival resets priorities in the face of fickle new US administration

March 9, 2025 9 views

Instrument vendors’ outlook at Pittcon is partly cloudy

Amid uncertain landscape, trade show reflects concerns about sales prospects dependent on exposure to US funding

March 7, 2025 9 views

Chemical makers brace for trade war

Trump administration wreaks havoc with tariffs that could hurt the chemical industry

March 6, 2025 9 views

Sequencing DNA by converting it into an accordion molecule

Roche’s new sequencing-by-expansion instrument, due to launch in 2026, garners buzz at AGBT conference

March 4, 2025 9 views

Colossal Biosciences engineers mice with woolly mammoth traits

The company wants to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction. Giving mice mammoth hair is a start

March 4, 2025 9 views

Fuse Vectors gets $5.2 million for gene therapy tech

The company uses a novel, cell-free approach to produce viral vectors for gene therapy

February 27, 2025 9 views

US government layoffs rattle chemistry start-ups

Companies report problems with grants and fear lingering consequences

February 26, 2025 11 views

Celanese looks to cut as earnings lag

The company is considering trimming manufacturing and selling off businesses

February 24, 2025 10 views