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Multifuel power plant wins approval
Added: 28 Oct 2015
A second multifuel power station situated at Ferrybridge, West Yorkshire has been approved for cons…
Manufacturing hinders UK growth
Added: 27 Oct 2015
The UK economy grew between July and September despite a lack of manufacturing production, statisti…
Call for 'urgent' action on UK steel
Added: 19 Oct 2015
The UK government has laid out its strategy to assist the ailing steel sector following a crisis su…
Urgent call for CCS funding
Added: 7 Oct 2015
Targets for lowering carbon emissions from industry will remain out of reach without carbon dioxide…
Chemical firm solves PET ‘puzzle’
Added: 28 Sep 2015
A process that allows all grades of PET (plastics) to be recycled will soon be commercialised by a …
Hacked off?
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Microsoft’s new operating system (OS) Windows 10 was officially launched in July. But how has it af…
Amazon UK to supply industry and labs
Added: 22 Sep 2015
Amazon today launched an online industrial and scientific supply store in the UK, which it says wil…
Skills support impacting SMEs
Added: 15 Sep 2015
Small and medium sized enterprises (SME) are building a competitive advantage through training and …
Scrap ineffective green taxes, says EEF
Added: 14 Sep 2015
A report published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF calls on the government to scrap the Carbon F…
Breakthrough in plant efficiency
Added: 10 Sep 2015
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have revealed new analysis that coul…
Materials boost for energy storage
Added: 25 Aug 2015
Funding to develop advanced materials for future energy storage technologies has been announced.
UK manufacturers boast innovation
Added: 24 Aug 2015
Manufacturers in the UK are using innovation to deliver productivity improvements and export growth…
Graphene given recycling boost
Added: 10 Aug 2015
Engineers at the Graphene Flagship have demonstrated a recyclable technique that yields cost-effect…
FDA approves 3D-printed drug
Added: 5 Aug 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has broken ground by approving the manufacture of the wor…
Metal flow 'boosts' manufacturing
Added: 28 Jul 2015
Researchers at Purdue University, US have discovered a new type of metal deformation and a way to s…
In demand
Added: 9 Jul 2015
With plant closures outstripping the supply of new electricity generating capacity, last month saw …
Nuclear supply scheme launched
Added: 30 Jun 2015
Leaders of the nuclear industry will gather in London today to launch an initiative to broaden the …
Air leaks ‘costing’ UK industry
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Compressed air leaks are costing UK industry thousands of pounds every year, according to fluid pow…
Split planning decision for Blackpool shale
Added: 16 Jun 2015
Lancashire County Council planning officers yesterday recommended that one of Cuadrilla’s proposed …
Industry meets to expand plant shutdowns
Added: 15 Jun 2015
Representatives from the process industries will meet in London this week to discuss how to grow th…
