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Dow’s $1 Billion Restructuring Signals Chemical Industry’s Pivot to AI-Driven Operations
30 Jan 2026 22:33 GMT
… Geographic Implications
The planned job eliminations will affect … the creation of new job categories, and the long … arrives as the global chemical industry confronts multiple simultaneous pressures … employees affected by the job eliminations, the restructuring …
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European chemical industry faces crisis as plant closures surge, investments stall
30 Jan 2026 22:10 GMT
… resulting in 20,000 direct job losses. The study also warns … ,000 indirect jobs are at risk across Europe, highlighting the chemical industry’s … outpacing new investment, the European chemical industry is contracting. Analysts warn that …
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Russian chemical industry’s capacity up about 14% since 2022 — First Deputy PM
28 Jan 2026 18:26 GMT
… 2022 to 2025, the European Chemical Industry Council said in its report … 20,000 people lost their jobs due to the shutdown of … ;The capacity of the Russian chemical industry was only growing in late …
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Europe’s Chemical Sector Under Stress
30 Jan 2026 15:58 GMT
… eliminating 20,000 direct jobs in the chemical industry, according to the European … ,000 indirect jobs are at risk across Europe, reflecting the chemical industry’s … outpacing new investments, the European chemical industry is contracting. This trend raises …
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Your lab runs itself. See how at analytica 2026.
30 Jan 2026 15:24 GMT
From March 24 to 27, Munich will be the hotspot and meeting place for the laboratory industry. At analytica 2026, visitors have the opportunity to be the first to see new technologies – and to test them right away. Well-known exhibitors present their …
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Vital Grangemouth investment ‘secures’ future of British industry
29 Jan 2026 14:46 GMT
… 500 highly skilled direct jobs.
Ineos chief executive Sir … alarming rate. If politicians want jobs, investment and energy security, … and strategically. We need jobs. We need home production. … decline in the European chemical industry and protect Europe’s …
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3 key recruitment challenges in the chemical sector and how to overcome them
29 Jan 2026 14:46 GMT
… and supports thousands of jobs, making it one of … safety and sustainability
The chemical industry operates under some of … and communicated confidently in job adverts targeting overseas talent. … How do we make the chemical industry appealing to tech talent?”
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Germany's GDP Grows, But Structural Weakness Deepens In Manufacturing And Chemicals
30 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT
… by the Brussels-based European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). The bloc … chemical plant closures threaten jobs across Europe. Approximately 20 … 31% of direct and indirect jobs, according to the report … began cutting 2,600 jobs at European production sites, …
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Germany’s Energy Policy Backfires: Economic Costs Mount Amid Russian Gas Cut
30 Jan 2026 14:54 GMT
… problems.
Rising Production Costs and Job Losses
The increase in production … sectors were particularly exposed. The chemical industry, metallurgy, machinery manufacturing, and building … . This results not only in job losses but also in the …
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Europe’s first Commercial Direct Lithium Extraction Plant Switches On in the UK
29 Jan 2026 14:46 GMT
The first commercially operating Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) plant has opened in Runcorn, Cheshire, marking the first commercial deployment of the technology in Europe.
Watercycle Technologies has scaled up its proprietary DLECTM technology to …