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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AD feed-in tariffs "can be withdrawn"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…

Honeywell wins Chinese petrochemical deal
Added: 15 Nov 2013
Chinese national oil company Sinopec has selected process optimisation software by Honeywell for th…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…