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Global safety standard being developed
Added: 3 Dec 2013
The International Council of Chemicals Associations (ICCA) is currently developing a performance me…

Grangemouth shale gas import site selected
Added: 3 Dec 2013
Ineos Petrochemicals today confirmed it had selected the location of an ethane tank it plans to bui…

Honeywell wins Middle East’s largest refinery
Added: 3 Dec 2013
Honeywell has won the contract to automate what will be the Middle East’s largest refinery.

£1.4bn deal for 34MW waste plant
Added: 3 Dec 2013
Hitachi Zosen Inova is to build a 34MW energy from waste (EfW) plant after its client SITA signed a…

Engineering apprenticeships drop 12%
Added: 2 Dec 2013
The number of people aged under 19 taking engineering-related Advanced Level Apprenticeships has fa…
Food engineering centre vision agreed
Added: 2 Dec 2013
The vision that will drive a national Centre of Excellence for Food Engineering was agreed by indus…

GSK to pilot process safety course
Added: 2 Dec 2013
GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with the University of Sheffield to develop a short course that addre…

Communication is key to safety
Added: 29 Nov 2013
Process safety management is a constantly evolving field, but good communication remains fundamenta…

BASF and Abu Dhabi in joint gas research
Added: 29 Nov 2013
BASF and the Petroleum Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi today announced their intention to collaborate o…

Shale impact set to be "minimised"
Added: 27 Nov 2013
Water UK and the UK Onshore Operators Group (UKOOG) will work together to help minimise the impact …

Cory opens first AD plant
Added: 26 Nov 2013
Cory Environmental has opened its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant capable of generating 500kw …

UK manufacturing firms “reshoring”
Added: 25 Nov 2013
The Manufacturing Advisory Service’s (MAS) latest barometer indicates that more firms are returning…

UK to limit overseas coal-fired plant financing
Added: 25 Nov 2013
Secretary of State Edward Davey announced last week that the UK is to severely restrict its support…

AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"
Added: 22 Nov 2013
The government should consider withdrawing feed-in tariffs (FiTs) for anaerobic digestion (AD) plan…

Manufacturing hits 18-year high
Added: 21 Nov 2013
UK manufacturing growth over the past three months was its strongest for 18 years, according to the…

Steam cracker is 'industry first'
Added: 20 Nov 2013
A feedstock steam cracker in Singapore is said to be the first industry facility capable of convert…
North Sea £4bn heavy oil project approved
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Oil developer EnQuest has approved a £4 billion investment in a new North Sea project east of the S…

ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …

Coal industry calls for technology backing
Added: 18 Nov 2013
Leading figures in the global coal industry gathered in Warsaw today to call for governments to bac…

Nestlé unveils youth employment initiative
Added: 15 Nov 2013
Nestlé UK & Ireland today announced it will create 1,900 jobs and 300 paid work experience placemen…