The Chemical Industry Biodegradable Cling Film Made from Rapeseed/Canola Straw Find out how canola straw cellulose can make cling film, with potential use in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and more.
The Chemical Industry Dynamic Polymer Set to Revolutionise 3D Printing Find out how chemists created a polymer with reversibly changing properties; one will make a big impact in 3D printing.
The Chemical Industry Renewable Chemicals: Green Trend or Raw Materials of the Future? What is the state of the renewable chemicals market in 2019?
Raw Materials Adhesive Researchers Invent Reversible Super-Glue Discover how material scientists invented a sticky substance that's as strong as superglue yet is as reusable as a Post-it.
Raw Materials Is Bioplastic a Mission Not Possible? What is the key to finding a bioplastic raw material?
Raw Materials How China’s Belt & Road will Change Chemical Markets: Part 2 How Necessary is China's Belt and Road Initiative for the chemicals industry?
Raw Materials How China’s Belt & Road will Change Chemical Markets: Part 1 Will China's Belt and Road Initiative usher in a new phase for the chemicals industry?
Raw Materials How Geopolitics Could Collapse Rare Earth Element Supplies Part 2 Are rare earth elements the ace in Xi’s hand to call Trump’s trade war bluff?
Raw Materials How Geopolitics Could Collapse Rare Earth Element Supplies Part 1 Could China halt much of US manufacturing with a block on rare earth element exports?
Raw Materials The World's First Truly Recyclable Plastic Find out how a plastic can be recycled, again and again and again and again, without any loss of quality or performance.
The Chemical Industry The Positive and Negative Impact Factors on the Global Basic Chemical Industry Part 2 Continuing analysis of the global basic chemical industry.
The Chemical Industry The Positive and Negative Impact Factors on the Global Basic Chemical Industry Part 1 Discover which factors are tainting optimism in the global basic chemical industry.
The Chemical Industry Study Finds Lack of Energy for CO2 as a Chemical Feedstock Is carbon dioxide conversion to a chemical feedstock truly feasible on a global scale?
Fertilizer feedstock New Fertilizer Product Made from Old Batteries A company from Finland has developed an innovative route to fertilizer feedstock, extracting agrichemical raw materials from ordinary, everyday alkaline batteries.
Feed industry Rising Feed-Grade Phosphate Demand keeps Phosphate Miners Hunting Rising feed-grade phosphate demand is increasing prices, causing phosphate miners to hunt for previously untapped sources.
Raw Materials The Economics of Turning Waste Saltwater into Caustic Soda Discover how MIT researchers found a way to turn waste saltwater from desalination plants into industrial chemicals, such as caustic soda and hydrochloric acid.
Fertilizer feedstock Phosphate Fertilizer 2019: How Recent Events Will Impact this Year’s Prices For years, phosphate fertilizer prices were a generally static business. It has only been since the 2008 price spike that saw values soar by 800% that the future has seemed less certain.Analysis