
2025 Wolf Prize in Chemistry Announced
Helmut Schwarz, TU Berlin, Germany, honored

Carboranyl Carbophosphinocarbene: Synthesis, Electronic Properties, Reactivity
An ortho-carboranyl carbophosphinocarbene (CPC) has been synthesized, showing strong electron-donating ability and unique reactivity

LyondellBasell, Covestro Close Netherlands Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomers (POSM) Plant
LyondellBasell and Covestro will permanently close the POSM unit at Maasvlakte due to profitability challenges, with shutdown and demolition planned by 2026

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prizes 2025
Germany's most prestigious research prize