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GSK process safety module

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…

PSM is deemed by the HSE to be a ‘hot topic’ for high-hazard sites

Communication is key to safety

Added: 29 Nov 2013

Process safety management is a constantly evolving field, but good communication remains fundamenta…

BASF Abu Dhabi Petroleum Institute gas treatment

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 gas fracking

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 Environmental opens its first AD plant in Somerset

Cory opens first AD plant

Added: 26 Nov 2013

Cory Environmental has opened its first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant capable of generating 500kw …

The Shell petrochemicals facility in Singapore

UK manufacturing firms “reshoring”

Added: 25 Nov 2013

The Manufacturing Advisory Service’s (MAS) latest barometer indicates that more firms are returning…

Emerson Hauneng Quinbei super critical coal power plant

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…

Biogen AD plant

AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"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…

CCS plant

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…

Edmonton feedstock plant

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…

Enquest North Sea Oil Gas

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…

Air Products Prism hydrogen generator

ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators

Added: 19 Nov 2013

Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …

Greenpeace Warsaw coal protest

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…

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

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…

Honeywell Profit Suite R400 process optimisation software

Honeywell wins Chinese petrochemical deal

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Chinese national oil company Sinopec has selected process optimisation software by Honeywell for th…

Bosch consilidates northern facilites

Bosch opens UK engineering support facility

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Bosch has opened a single facility in the north of England to consolidate its industrial drives and…

Typhoon Haiyan devastation

BASF donates €300,000 to Philippines appeal

Added: 14 Nov 2013

German chemicals giant BASF today announced it was donating €300,000 to relief efforts in the Phili…

North Sea offshore oil and gas

AMEC wins North Sea platform contract

Added: 13 Nov 2013

AMEC has won a hook-up and commissioning contract at four GDF Suez platforms at its Cygnus gas fiel…

Premier Oil North Sea platform

UK needs North Sea regulator

Added: 12 Nov 2013

The UK needs a new dedicated regulator for the North Sea if a potential extra 24 billion barrels of…

BP Texas refinery

UK oil recycling deal agreed

Added: 12 Nov 2013

Oil recycling firm Hydrodec has announced it will collaborate with Essar Oil UK to develop a re-ref…