Science and society – CEFIC plots course for LRI

After 10 years and some $200m of research globally for the chemical industry’s long-range research initiative (LRI), the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) took stock in November of what it has achieved through its investments and where it should go next. Mamta Patel reports. Insurers will tell you that people usually put in security systems after an incident. Similarly, the international chemical industry’s LRI programme is...