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P&G to phase out phosphates
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced plans to phase out phosphates in its Fairy dishwasher tablets …

Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Oil & gas jobs plummet by 120,000
Rob Smith | Added: 10 Jun 2016
A new report published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK reveals that by the end of this year, mo…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…

SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective
Added: 9 Jun 2016
Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…
ScottishPower fined £1.75m for scalding injury
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Energy firm ScottishPower has been handed a £1.75 million fine after a worker was seriously scalded…

Oil & gas job woes set to continue
Added: 6 Jun 2016
The oil and gas industry may not be seen as a viable career option if low oil prices and jobs cuts …

Scottish parliament bans fracking
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Members of the Scottish parliament have voted in favour of an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.

Tata Steel completes sale of European unit
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Tata Steel UK has announced completion of the sale of its Long Products Europe business to Greybull…

3D printing masters receives funding top-up
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Anglia Ruskin University has received £46,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for England…

IMechE referendum poll reveals slim ‘remain’ majority
Added: 1 Jun 2016
A poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) reveals 56% of its members sup…

New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…

Bayer's $62bn move on Monsanto rejected
Added: 25 May 2016
Monsanto has rebuffed a $62bn (£42.7bn) bid from German chemicals and pharmaceutical group Bayer.
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Fracking firm wins drilling approval
Added: 24 May 2016
North Yorkshire County Council has approved Third Energy’s request to drill for shale gas near the …

Pump firm funds test facility
Added: 24 May 2016
Centrifugal and reciprocating pump technology company Ruhrpumpen has invested in a new assembly and…

Emerson valve steams ahead
Added: 24 May 2016
The Fisher TBX steam conditioning valve from Emerson Process Management is designed to combine prec…

Intertek offers flow service
Added: 24 May 2016
Engineering solutions provider Intertek has recently launched an onsite Coriolis flow meter calibra…

Graphene stretches rubber strength
Added: 23 May 2016
A team of nanomaterials specialists at the University of Manchester has developed a graphene compos…

Collaboration ‘vital’ for offshore industry
Added: 19 May 2016
Operators in the UK oil and gas industry are becoming more collaborative, a study by Oil & Gas UK a…

Nuclear police training facility to open at Sellafield
Added: 18 May 2016
Construction of a new £39 million nuclear training centre has been given the green light this week.…