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Food fingerprinting to combat fraud
Added: 10 Mar 2014
The chemical fingerprinting of food samples will be key in the fight against food fraud, according …

Honeywell tops automation sales
Added: 10 Mar 2014
Honeywell recorded the strongest global sales among automation suppliers to the process industries …

100MW biomass project scrapped
Added: 6 Mar 2014
The developer of a 100MW biomass power plant in Northumberland has decided to abandon the project d…

ExxonMobil licenses InteliRed
Added: 5 Mar 2014
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has awarded the first commercial license for its InteliRed rem…

Robotics demand stays strong
Added: 5 Mar 2014
The annual UK sales of industrial robots remained strong in 2013, but fell short of record sales re…

MRI could improve chemical plant efficiency
Added: 4 Mar 2014
Chemical reactors could be far more energy-efficient if Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was used a…

Manufacturing employment accelerates
Added: 4 Mar 2014
Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Industry pushes for Budget energy discounts
Added: 3 Mar 2014
Manufacturing organisations are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to roll back the cost of vario…

Shale sparks US chemicals boom
Added: 26 Feb 2014
Potential chemicals industry investment in new projects linked to shale gas extraction has passed $…

Flowserve makes pumps acquisition
Added: 26 Feb 2014
Pumps manufacturer Flowserve has announced the acquisition of centrifugal pumps firm Innomag.

Brussels responds to Drax state aid complaints
Added: 25 Feb 2014
The European Commission has responded to allegations that Drax power station received unlawful fina…

Sulzer to expand operations
Added: 25 Feb 2014
Sulzer has unveiled plans to develop its business in three key markets - oil & gas, power and water…

Shell signs North Sea CCS deal
Added: 24 Feb 2014
The UK government has today announced a deal with Shell to develop the world’s first gas carbon cap…

UK bioenergy potential failing
Added: 20 Feb 2014
The UK is failing to make the most of its bioenergy generation capabilities, according to new resea…

Understanding power usage
Added: 19 Feb 2014
Backup generator firm hires Gemini Data Loggers to calculate which pieces of kit use the most energ…
Energy saving incentive
Added: 19 Feb 2014
Automated demand response technology will allow firms to adjust energy usage while boosting revenue…

Biogas to grid plant build starts
Added: 18 Feb 2014
Work has begun on Scotland’s first gas to grid anaerobic digestion (AD) project after its financing…

Foster Wheeler wins LNG upgrade
Added: 18 Feb 2014
Foster Wheeler yesterday announced it had won a contract to upgrade a Norwegian liquefied natural g…

UK faces fracking skills shortage
Added: 17 Feb 2014
The UK fracking industry could be marred by a lack of relevant skills and equipment, according to a…

Amec to buy Foster Wheeler for £2bn
Added: 13 Feb 2014
Amec today made a formal offer to acquire rival oilfield services firm Foster Wheeler for $3.3 bill…