Paracetamol and ibuprofen could be made from pine.

British scientists have synthesized paracetamol and ibuprofen from a pine component that is a waste product of the paper industry. The discovery will help make the production of drugs more environmentally friendly and cheaper. Traditionally, these two most popular painkillers in the world have been synthesized from chemical precursors found in crude oil. This is a problem for pharmacology: now the world is trying to abandon the production of hydrocarbons, moreover, their prices are unstable. New technology solves it.