Private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg announced Nov. 10 it will acquire EMCO Chemical Distributors, a distributor of industrial chemicals, primarily serving the midwestern United States. Financial ...

Producing plastics, dyes, detergents, fibers and other products often involve industrial chemicals derived from fossil fuels. But chemical engineers have found a new way to take the "petro" out of ...

Chicken nuggets, burritos and other popular items consumers buy from fast food outlets in the United States contain chemicals that are linked to a long list of serious health problems, according to a ...

Synthetic biologists have engineered bacteria to convert carbon waste into valuable chemicals. The carbon-negative approach could contribute to a net-zero emissions economy. [Justin Muir] Bacteria are ...

Burritos, hamburgers and chicken nuggets contain industial chemicals. Fast food is worse than we thought: new research finds its full of toxic chemicals. In the first paper known to measure levels of ...

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After years of delay, the EPA is moving to regulate industrial chemicals linked to cancer and other health problems. Companies will have to disclose the amount found in many household items. The ...

A collaboration between chemical engineers and animal scientists has created a system for recovering valuable industrial chemicals from animal waste, representing a major step towards circularity and ...