Mexican petrochemicals producer Alpek has acquired Lotte Chemical UK, which operates a 350,000t/year polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Wilton.
A robust nano-barrier has been developed to coat precision instruments on future space missions.
Cambodia has partnered with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to build up its capabilities for domestic chemicals management and meet its obligations under the global chemicals treaties that it has ratified.
Austrian cellulosic fibres producer Lenzing and Brazilian company Duratex have announced plans to build a US$1.3bn joint venture dissolving wood pulp plant in Brazil.
As India faces the prospect of feeding 1.6bn people by 2050, the country is turning to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to weed out inefficiencies in national agriculture.
India’s drug price regulator, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), along with the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), is looking to limit the trade margins of non-scheduled drugs and medical devices, which are not under price control.
A new experimental technique appears to slow tumour growth and prolong life in mice with brain cancer. The gene therapy transforms human cells into mass producers of nanoparticles full of genetic material that could reverse disease processes.
Scientists in the US say they have developed molecules to drill holes into antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Their nanomachines were activated by light and found to increase the susceptibility of drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae to meropenem.
A new antibiotic holds promise for the treatment of Clostridium difficile infections (CDIs). Phase 2 clinical trials by UK drug discovery company Summit Therapeutics show the antibiotic ridinilazole significantly outperforms the current treatment: vancomycin.
In late December 2019, US antibiotic maker Melinta was forced into bankruptcy.