Five new circular economy centres backed with £22.5m government funding
They will explore how reusing waste materials in the textiles, construction, chemical and metal…
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Up to £7m on offer to help foundation industries reduce energy use
They include the cement, glass, ceramics and paper sectors, which are responsible for 10% of UK…
University of Manchester makes biotech breakthrough
Researchers say the discovery means they can now convert waste biomass into high-value…
Jaguar Land Rover explores using recycled plastic on its cars
The car giant is working with German chemical company BASF to develop the…
Chemical leak forces 34 Malaysian schools to close
Chemicals dumped into the Kim Kim river have caused 469 people to fall sick
Chemical firms ‘lagging on going green’
Major chemical companies are failing to meet international climate change obligations despite…
UK to gain more control of civil plutonium
The UK’s nuclear authority is to conduct a series of plutonium swaps and transfers in a bid to…
Toxic gas leads to mass evacuation in Germany
Around 1,400 people were evacuated from their homes in Germany today after a chemical leak in a…
