Chemicals

Bayer Told to Pay $1.56 Billion After Losing Roundup Case

HS 19/11/2023

Updated Nov. 18, 2023 7:43 pm ETBayer faces a payout of $1.56 billion after a Missouri jury found in favor...

3M Just Agreed to a $6 Billion Settlement. More Lawsuits Await.

HS 30/08/2023

Manufacturer faces lawsuits over forever chemicals filed by personal injury lawyers, state attorneys general. Source link

Deadly Fungi Are Becoming More Common And We’re Running Out of Ways to Treat Them

HS 26/06/2023

Research suggests fungicides are weakening antifungals before they are up for approval. Source link

A Onetime Paper Maker Is Now the King of Lithium

HS 01/06/2023

Charlotte, N.C.-based Albemarle, which began as a paper mill in 1887, has become a key cog in a tight global...

Caterpillar Commits to Not Closing Union Plants Under New Contract

HS 04/03/2023

A tentative six-year pact with the United Auto Workers also provides raises and bonuses for about 7,000 workers in Illinois...

Monkey Business Threatens U.S. Drug Discovery

HS 04/03/2023

A shortage of farm-bred primates is contributing to poaching and harming biomedical research and development. Source link

U.S., Allies Prepare Fresh Sanctions on Russian Oil Industry

HS 11/01/2023

Treasury officials are in Europe this week discussing price caps that go into effect next month. Source link

Qatar Airways Says Airbus Exerted Influence Over Regulator in Paint Dispute

HS 11/11/2022

The airline made the accusation to a London court as part of a case in which it claims that surface-paint...

Bayer Hits Courtroom Winning Streak as It Battles Remaining Roundup Lawsuits

HS 05/10/2022

Bayer AG BAYRY 3.28% is on a winning streak as it battles the remaining cases targeting its Roundup weedkiller, a...

Freight Railroads Propose Limiting Sensitive Cargo as Strike Threat Looms

HS 13/09/2022

Freight railroads said they are planning to halt the transport of hazardous materials and sensitive cargoes, such as chemicals used...

Companies Used to Announce Products. Now They ‘Drop’ Them.

HS 27/08/2022

Once upon a time, not that many years ago, most companies with important new products just announced them, perhaps with...

Saudi Aramco Posts Record Quarterly Profit on Surging Oil Prices

HS 15/05/2022

DUBAI—Saudi Aramco posted a record quarterly profit on Sunday, as the oil giant benefits from surging oil prices following Russia’s...

Record Fertilizer Prices Drive Investors, Farmers to Microbes

HS 30/04/2022

Startups marketing alternative crop fertilizers said they are gaining traction among U.S. farmers and investors, pitching themselves as a potentially...

HP Makes Bet on Hybrid Work With $1.7 Billion Deal

HS 29/03/2022

HP said the deal, expected to close by year-end, would help grow its hybrid-office offerings. Photo: Richard B. Levine/Zuma Press...

Canadian Pacific Railway Work Stoppage Threatens New Supply-Chain Snarl

HS 20/03/2022

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. trains were halted Sunday morning following an impasse in contract negotiations between the company and its...

Canadian Pacific Railway Threatens Lockout in Labor Dispute

HS 17/03/2022

A lockout or possible strike action at Canadian Pacific would strand large volumes of shipments of commodities and manufacturing and consumer...

Ukraine War Hits Farmers as Russia Cuts Fertilizer Supplies, Hurting Brazil

HS 05/03/2022

SÃO PAULO—Brazil is searching for new fertilizer suppliers as the war in Ukraine threatens to cut off shipments to one...

GE Warns Supply-Chain Issues to Pressure Profits, Cash Flow

HS 18/02/2022

General Electric Co. warned that supply-chain problems, labor shortages and inflation would weigh on its financial results in the first...

Farmers Feel the Squeeze of Inflation

HS 15/02/2022

Inflation is growing on the farm. American farmers are paying significantly higher prices for their weed-killing chemicals, crop seeds, fertilizer,...