224 disasters since 1980 have devastated lives and economy—2024 breaking records in heat and floods, calls for urgent climate action intensify. Pakistan’s Economic Survey sounds the alarm: escalating climate change—marked by record heat, floods, and drought—is an existential threat. With 224 disasters since 1980, including $36.4 billion in flood damage, urgent climate resilience and global emission […]
New tool offers EU-wide visual access to 7 million chemical classifications, supports transparency and regulatory clarity for ~350,000 substances. ECHA’s revamped Classification & Labelling Inventory went live on 20 May 2025 in the ECHA CHEM database—featuring visual layout, harmonised EU class data, 7 million registration entries, covering ~350,000 substances with API support soon. On 20 May 2025, […]
Verbio is on track to start up its €80–100 million ethenolysis plant in early 2026, producing 32,000 t/y of 9‑DAME and 17,000 t/y of 1‑decene—pioneering renewable specialty chemicals from biodiesel. LONDON – 10 June 2025 – German renewables giant Verbio is preparing to bring a game-changing renewable chemicals plant online by 2026, leveraging innovative ethenolysis technology to convert […]
New REACH restriction targets up to 12 Cr(VI) compounds—including barium chromate—with exemptions in essential industrial processes, aiming to prevent environmental emissions and reduce cancer risk. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed EU-wide restrictions on hexavalent chromium substances under REACH, aiming to cut emissions by 17 tonnes/year and prevent ~195 cancer cases annually, with consultation […]
