Huntsman site revamp tops IChemE awards
7 Nov 2011
London – Huntsman Pigments has won the top prize at the IChemE 2011 Awards for a project that revamped its closure-threatened site in Calais, France.
The company was awarded the award for ’outstanding achievement in chemical and process engineering award after turning the French site into a new revenue stream.
In 2008, the future of Huntsman’s Calais site looked gloomy, being difficult and expensive to run. However, by turning waste filter salts into sustainable fertilisers and securing new markets, Huntsman now has plans to build a new £25-million fertiliser plant on the site.
IChemE recognition also went to Sellafield, which won the health and safety award and the Core chemical engineering award, the latter with Leeds University and BHR Group Limited.
Costain’s Robert Smyth and Steve Jackson lifted the young chemical engineer of the year award and Innovator of the year award respectively.
The University of Manchester won the IChemE’s bioprocessing award for discovering a new process to turn waste substance glycerol into succinic acid and the University College London won the education and training award for its modular bioprocessing training program
The University of Surrey clinched the water management and supply award for its manipulated osmosis desalination (MOD) process.
E2V Technologies won the energy award for its ProWave microwave technology, while Hertel, took the food and drink processing award for its cold wort evaporation technology and dealcoholisation of beer.
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, was winner of the sustainable technology award for its Magsonic process for handling magnesium.
