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UK government considers stake in steel
Added: 12 Apr 2016
Business secretary Sajid Javid said the government was ready to ‘co-invest’ in the ailing steel ind…
Ministers meet to discuss steel sale
Added: 6 Apr 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne have met with a number of Welsh politici…
Researchers make ‘liquid-like’ materials breakthrough
Added: 4 Apr 2016
A study undertaken at the University of Chicago reveals how liquid-like materials can change into a…
Process safety: smart enclosures
Rob Smith | Added: 4 Apr 2016
Materials specification and innovative design are modernising the enclosures market, writes Robert …
Tata Steel to consider 'all options' for UK business
Added: 30 Mar 2016
Tata Steel announced today it would "explore all options” for its loss-making UK business, which co…
The right chemistry
Louisa Hearn | Added: 24 Mar 2016
When reporters in the mainstream media write about chemicals, it’s often for all the wrong reasons.…
Scientists target PET plastic puzzle
Added: 17 Mar 2016
Researchers around the world are inching closer to halting the environmental damage caused by the p…
Crunch time for ailing steel sector
Added: 16 Feb 2016
A campaign to tackle the threats posed by the influx of cheap Chinese steel into Europe was launche…
Calibration: Field factors
Added: 22 Jan 2016
The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…
UK steel snubbed for Hinkley Point C
Rob Smith | Added: 20 Jan 2016
Steel made in the UK will not be used for the largest forgings at Hinkley Point C nuclear power sta…
X-ray fluorescence analysers for metals analysis
Ashtead Technology | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Ashtead Technology says X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is one of the most important technologies in its r…
Process safety: cleaning house
Rob Smith | Added: 19 Jan 2016
Failure to recognise hazards in process plants could prove fatal, writes Robert Smith.
Tata Steel to cut jobs at Port Talbot plant
Added: 18 Jan 2016
Tata Steel has announced a further 1050 job cuts, as the steel industry crisis continues to deepen …
Step change for heat exchangers
Added: 11 Jan 2016
The transition from shell-and-tube to plate heat exchangers is gathering pace, writes Michelle Knot…
Outlook remains bleak for manufacturing
Added: 11 Jan 2016
Manufacturers in the UK are expecting 2016 to be fraught with tough decisions and risks, one indust…
Critical care
Added: 17 Dec 2015
There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…
Online calculator combats grit costs
Added: 17 Dec 2015
Hydro International has launched an industry tool to help assess the full operating cost impact of…
Manufacturing growth 'faded away'
Added: 7 Dec 2015
A survey published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF says UK manufacturing is facing a difficult e…
Manufacturing pace loses momentum
Added: 2 Dec 2015
The UK manufacturing sector experienced a moderate ease in growth during November, the latest Marki…
Sewage gas to power waste plant
Added: 30 Nov 2015
Siemens technology is being used to convert the Ebswien wastewater treatment works in Vienna into a…
