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Grangemouth shale imports win planning
Added: 15 May 2014
Ineos’ plans to build a storage tank for US shale gas imports at its Grangemouth petrochemicals fac…
Scale of gender pay gap revealed
Added: 14 May 2014
Women in engineering sectors typically earn 25% less than men by the age of 40, a new survey has fo…
Energy probe “creates uncertainty”
Added: 14 May 2014
The government was yesterday accused of introducing further uncertainty into the UK energy market a…
Ineos must sell Runcorn sites
Added: 13 May 2014
The European Commission has granted clearance to chemicals firms Ineos and Solvay for their propose…
Fuel shortage forces Drax co-firing
Added: 13 May 2014
Drax’s second unit to convert to biomass is now operational, but only on a co-firing basis with coa…
Plastics and food drive production growth
Added: 9 May 2014
Manufacturing was the strongest area of UK production growth, with process industries such as plast…
Speed up shale exploration, say Lords
Added: 8 May 2014
The government must do more to speed up a regulatory process for the exploratory drilling of shale …
Ministers launch skills campaign
Added: 7 May 2014
The UK government’s “Your Life” campaign is designed to encourage more young people to take up scie…
Biffa opts for GE kit
Added: 7 May 2014
GE’s Distributed Power arm is working alongside Clarke Energy to help Biffa modernise UK landfill g…
Accidents fall at paper firm
Added: 6 May 2014
Pulp and paper manufacturer United Paper Mills (UPM) has seen a decrease in work-related accidents …
Intertek expands food testing capability
Added: 2 May 2014
Intertek has opened three food testing laboratories this year, including a 24/7 facility in Derby.
Toshiba invests £200m at Sellafield
Added: 2 May 2014
Toshiba is set to invest £200 million in new nuclear build at the Sellafield facility in Cumbria.
Honeywell launches latest DCS
Added: 30 Apr 2014
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) yesterday launched the latest version of its Experion PKS Orion d…
Flowserve sells valves arm
Added: 30 Apr 2014
Pump equipment firm sells its ball-valve product business to Finnish valve manufacturer.
Chancellor launches spending consultation
Added: 28 Apr 2014
Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.
UK fracking spend could hit £33bn
Added: 24 Apr 2014
Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…
Drax legal challenge over biomass snub
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Drax this morning announced it was launching a legal challenge against the government’s decision to…
Biomass projects handed price support
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Three biomass schemes are among the first renewables projects to receive support under the new cont…
Sharp rise in manufacturing optimism
Added: 23 Apr 2014
The manufacturing sector has seen a sharp rise in business optimism, according to a survey conducte…
Herts biomass project approved
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Construction of a biomass facility in Hertfordshire will commence next year following the grant of …
