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Apprenticeships given Budget boost
Added: 20 Mar 2014
Firms looking to increase their skills base welcomed yesterday’s Budget announcement of a boost in …
Research cutting biodiesel water usage
Added: 20 Mar 2014
European researchers are developing more sustainable biofuels using water-free techniques.
Budget: £7bn energy deal for industry
Added: 19 Mar 2014
Chancellor George Osborne today used his annual Budget to announce a package of measures to help en…
Turkey giant seals biomass deal
Added: 19 Mar 2014
Bernard Matthews turkey farms are to benefit from the installation of 170 biomass boilers, partly f…
Yokogawa launches wireless adaptor
Added: 19 Mar 2014
Yokogawa develops multi-protocol device designed to convert wired instruments and sensors.
Chemicals industry renews budget plea
Added: 18 Mar 2014
The chemicals industry has renewed its calls for Chancellor George Osborne to cut the cost of energ…
Drugs firm to begin production
Added: 18 Mar 2014
Pharmaceuticals firm Aesica has announced the validation of its manufacturing facility at Queenboro…
Turning plastic into fuel
Added: 18 Mar 2014
The development of new technologies to convert plastic film into fuel is imminent, according to was…
Bacteria boost for waste bioplastics
Added: 12 Mar 2014
Bacteria species can enhance the production of bioplastics from waste, according to new research.
Intertek opens UK food testing lab
Added: 12 Mar 2014
Intertek has opened a new food laboratory in Derby.
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.
