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Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Kolon and Dupont settle trade secrets case A long-running US trade secrets case has ended with South Korea's Kolon Industries pleading guilty to criminal charges and agreeing settlement of a civil suit with DuPont of the US.
Chemistry World May 8, 2015 Maria Burke	Scientists call for ban on fluorinated chemicals More than 200 scientists are urging consumers to avoid products such as raincoats and non-stick frying pans, which contain a class of fluorinated chemicals they say are dangerous to health and the environment.
Chemistry World May 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Dow to shed up to 1750 jobs by 2017 Dow Chemical will reduce its global workforce by roughly 3% as part of an effort to streamline the company and prepare for the spinoff of its chlorine business.
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Simon Rushworth	Flexible, faster formulation The chemical using industries are a prime example of a sector where manufacturing must adopt new technologies to grow.
Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Phillip Broadwith	Empowering employee ideas Chemicals giant BASF recently released details of its 'idea management' program in 2014. The company implemented more than 23,000 employee proposals in that year alone, which saved euro 53 million.
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Mark Peplow	An unfortunate oversight Transparent and effective third-party oversight is one of the surest ways of securing trust in an industry. Yet in the US, where chemicals are regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA, pronounced 'Tosca'), that oversight is sadly lacking.
Chemistry World April 8, 2015 Emma Stoye	Leak causes explosion at para-xylene plant in China An explosion at a para-xylene plant in China's Fujian Province has injured at least 12 people, and caused fires that continued for more than three days after the initial blast.
Chemistry World April 1, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Dow sells off chlorine assets in $5bn deal The tax-free sale follows on from a commitment made by the multinational in December 2013 to let go of a significant portion of its chlorine value chain.
Chemistry World March 31, 2015 Matthew Gunther	US Chemical Safety Board chairman resigns The chairman of the US Chemical Safety Board has resigned following allegations of mismanagement, along with accusations that the board has mistreated whistleblowers.
Chemistry World March 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Reform of US chemical safety rules back on The venerable law that governs the US's chemicals policy appears poised to receive a revamp.
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