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State-owned Sinopec’s chemical exports expanded by 70% year-over-year to reach a “historic high” in the first half of this year, according to a company release.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The other, published in Nature Metabolism in June, challenges the longstanding belief that many important chemical compounds circulating in the body originate exclusively from intestinal microbes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Japanese chemical company said Monday that it would acquire JSR, a maker of photoresists and other semiconductor materials, from state-backed JIC Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Small chemical markers added to histones can influence which genes become active without changing the underlying DNA sequence.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

At first, Brenner reported, all he could see in the experiment was the chemical equivalent of thick “California fog—wet, cold, silent.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

A new settlement over forever chemicals is bringing more certainty that the manufacturer’s litigation nightmares are over.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Materials maker 3M announced it has agreed to settle long-running litigation brought by thousands of people who claim they were hurt by the so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Jewellery advertised as sterling silver on popular online marketplaces was found to contain toxic chemicals, following a BBC investigation.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Although chlorpyrifos use has declined in the United States, many people were exposed before restrictions were introduced, and related agricultural chemicals remain widely used.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the end, because the poisonous chemicals get widely distributed, humans may become sick, too.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall