An explosion followed by a fire occurred in the tank farm of a waste incineration plant at Chempark Leverkusen, Germany

Explosion at Chemical Complex in Leverkusen

How Vehicle Electrification Changes Materials Supply Risks
Manufacturers' supply risk exposure could more than double with fleet electrification

Pfizer and BioNTech Collaborate with Biovac
The South African biopharmaceutical company will manufacture and distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses within Africa

BASF and Porsche to Develop High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery for Electric Cars
BASF will provide high-energy cathode active materials and recycle the production waste from the battery production

Most Accessed Articles: June 2021
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Air Liquide, Borealis, Esso, TotalEnergies, and Yara Collaborate to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Assessing the feasibility of an industrial CO2 capture and storage (CCS) chain from French plants to final storage in the North Sea

Detecting COVID-19 Exposure in Near Real Time
Soterius and RMIT University collaborate on a biosensor that can detect the presence of tiny amounts of the SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

Celanese Acquires ExxonMobil's Santoprene Business
Santoprene™ is a stable yet elastically deformable plastic used, e.g., in the automotive, healthcare, and construction industries

Chemical Industry Creates Platform to Achieve Ambitious Climate Targets
Interview with Jenna Juliane Schulte and Manfred Ritz of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)

Novel RNA Production Systems in Bacteria
Cost-effective and flexible production systems for RNA-based active ingredients funded