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The article focuses on a study conducted by researchers at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands which found that metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds can adsorb paraffins from mixtures with olefins.

The article reports on a method developed by researcher Aaron C. Sather for making protective paraffin capsules to hold premeasured doses of air- and moisture-sensitive chemicals and mentions that the capsules can be stored for a year without losing without losing their potency.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses various reports within the issue on topics including a global agreement to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in Paris, France; impact of emissions regulation agreement on chemists; and a methodology for making protective paraffin capsules.

The article discusses research led by Mohamed Eddaoudi published in the 2015 issue of the journal "Angewandte Chemie International Edition" on metal-organic framework (MOF) compounds used to design solid sorbents that separate branched paraffins from their linear analogs.

The article discusses a study conducted by researcher Stephen L. Buchwald, published in the periodical "Nature" in 2015, related to synthesis of paraffin capsules for holding premeasured doses of chemicals and be dropped into reaction vessels outside the glove box.

The article reports on the stoppage of short-chain chlorinated paraffin production in the U.S. based on an agreement between Dover Chemical and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The article reports that the European Commission has imposed fines amounting to $980 million on paraffin wax producers which took part in a price-fixing cartel between 1992 and 2005. The fines hit nine companies, including ENI, ExxonMobil, Hansen & Rosenthal, Tudapetrol, MOL, Repsol, Sasol, RWE and Total. Among them, Sasol was greatly affected since it led the cartel. Meanwhile, Shell, who also participated in price fixing, was not fined for revealing the cartel's existence to the commission.