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‘Smart skin’ mimics real thing
Added: 19 Feb 2016
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia have developed …
AkzoNobel to snap up BASF coatings business
Added: 17 Feb 2016
AkzoNobel, the Dutch specialty chemicals company, has announced plans to buy BASF’s industrial coat…
Crunch time for ailing steel sector
Added: 16 Feb 2016
A campaign to tackle the threats posed by the influx of cheap Chinese steel into Europe was launche…
EDF extends the life of four UK nuclear plants
Added: 16 Feb 2016
French energy firm EDF Energy has announced plans to extend the life at four of its nuclear power s…
Top pharma firms fined £45m
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Feb 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined a number of pharmaceuticals firms – including…
Gender pay report ‘disappointing’
Added: 12 Feb 2016
Companies with 250 employees or more will be forced to highlight pay inequality between male and fe…
BP predicts oil & gas energy ‘dominance’
Added: 11 Feb 2016
The 2016 Energy Outlook report published by BP suggests oil and gas will remain the dominant form o…
UK may struggle to meet CO2 targets after ‘disappointing’ U-turn
Louisa Hearn | Added: 10 Feb 2016
The government’s sudden decision to pull funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects coul…
Manufacturers highlight internet concerns
Added: 9 Feb 2016
A survey conducted by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests broadband connectivity will be i…
Arla Foods to cut 500 jobs in global reorganisation
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy groups in Europe, has announced plans to cut 500 jobs as part …
Total fires-up Shetland gas plant
Added: 8 Feb 2016
French oil and gas firm Total has begun production from its Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate f…
ChemChina makes $43bn bid for Syngenta
Added: 3 Feb 2016
ChemChina has offered over $43 billion (£29.7bn) for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta, the…
UK shale “within 10 years”
Rob Smith | Added: 2 Feb 2016
A letter leaked to Friends of the Earth (FoE) reveals government plans to implement industrial-scal…
Food firms facing greater safety fines
Added: 1 Feb 2016
Guidelines that came into effect today could result in manufacturers receiving far greater fines fo…
Nuclear body funds energy project
Added: 1 Feb 2016
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has contributed £500,000 to Innovate UK’s Energy Game C…
Defra cooks up plan to boost food exports
Added: 29 Jan 2016
The government has established a new unit to raise the value of British food exports to £6 billion …
UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’
Added: 28 Jan 2016
To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…
Chemical council extends energy-efficiency funding for SMEs
Added: 27 Jan 2016
Cefic, the European chemical industry council, said this month it would continue to fund initiative…
UK ‘facing an electricity crisis’
Added: 26 Jan 2016
A report published by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) suggests the UK is threatene…
Schlumberger cuts 10,000 jobs
Added: 22 Jan 2016
Oilfield services firm Schlumberger has confirmed it cut 10,000 jobs in quarter four last year.
