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SRF advances chemical expansion plans in India

Added: 21 Sep 2010


Gurgaon, India – SRF Ltd of India is to carry out three R&D driven projects at a total estimated co…

Aramco, Dow pinpoint petrochemical project location

Added: 4 Aug 2010

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Aramco and Dow Chemical Co, have confirmed Jubail Industrial City as …

APC guides Czech chemical plant to Euro2m energy savings

Added: 26 Jul 2010

Litvinov, Czech Republic – Unipetrol is achieving energy savings of Euro2m/year following the imple…

US advances six projects to turn captured carbon into chemicals

Added: 23 Jul 2010

Washington – US energy secretary Steven Chu has announced funding for six projects to convert captu…

Electric cars drive Süd-Chemie to build new chemical plant

Added: 13 Jul 2010

Munich, Germany – Speciality chemicals maker Süd-Chemie AG is investing around Euro60 millionto bui…

Bayer: Process technologies key to chemical industry sustainability

Added: 7 Jul 2010

Leverkusen, Germany – As it generates an estimated 20% of greenhouse gas emissions, the global chem…

30% emissions target would "punish" chemicals industry

Added: 17 Jun 2010

Brussels – The European chemicals industry has called on EU leaders to avoid raising the target for…

Petrochemicals industry feels the pinch  

Added: 10 Jun 2010

 

Newbury, Berkshire – The economic downturn has taken a significant toll on petrochemical plant act…

Thermphos lowers gear costs on chemicals kiln

Added: 10 Jun 2010

London – ABB drives have cut the need for chemicals manufacturer Thermphos UK Ltd to replace gears …

EU chemicals industry to grow 9.5%

Added: 8 Jun 2010


Brussels – Output from the EU chemical industry is set to grow by 9.5% this year, forecasts Dr Hube…

Chemical engineers' pay proves recession-proof

Added: 25 May 2010

London – Chartered chemical engineers are apparently shrugging off the recession, and are in fact e…

Fire hits Yorkshire chemicals plant

Added: 24 May 2010

Huddersfield, UK – Firefighters from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service have battled though the…

China to finance $23bn refinery, petrochemical expansion in Nigeria

Added: 17 May 2010

Lagos – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. ( NNPC) and China State Construction Engineering Corp…

UK chemicals network leading European BIOCHEM project

Added: 30 Mar 2010

London – Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) Chemistry Innovation is to lead the European Union’s BIOC…

UK chemicals group targets supply chain security

Added: 22 Mar 2010

Crewe, UK – The Chemical Business Association today launched a security code to improve the securit…

Experienced chemical engineer seeks contract

Added: 15 Mar 2010

David Boardman, a chemical engineer (BSc) with over 25 years’ experience in industry is presently l…

Work starts on £12m biotech facility at Wilton

Added: 12 Mar 2010

Wilton, UK – Construction work has started on the expansion of the Industrial Biotechnology demonst…

INEOS to close PVC facility in UK, sells fluorochemicals business

Added: 25 Feb 2010

Grangemouth, UK - INEOS ChlorVinyls is to close its PVC production facility in Barry, Wales and con…

UK trio target biotech flow processes

Added: 25 Jan 2010

London – UK technology companies, C?Tech Innovation, Ingenza and AM Technology are collaborating on…

Record demand for chemical engineering degree courses

Added: 25 Jan 2010

London – A record number of students have opted to study chemical engineering at UK universities th…