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From Paper to Predictive: overcoming cultural barriers in process industry digitalisation
Added: 24 Sep 2025
The technology’s already here, the legislative framework is encouraging process firms to endorse di…
Seven decades of sustainable success
Added: 8 Sep 2025
Endress+Hauser has always prided themselves on supporting their customers with their ‘first serve, …

RAEng mourns loss of former chief Sir David Davies
Added: 21 Aug 2025
Former Royal Academy of Engineering president and government adviser Sir David Davies has died at t…

PE news in brief: chemicals supply chain, steel closure, overtime issues
Added: 21 Aug 2025
The Chemical Business Association has reported “cautious optimism” in its Q2 2025 supply chain surv…

Busch co-founder Dr Karl Busch dies aged 96
Added: 22 Jul 2025
Dr Karl Busch, co-founder/owner of global vacuum specialist the Busch Group, has died at the age of…

Steel industry welcome for business secretary’s commitment to sector
Added: 3 Jul 2025
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds, has “again shown that he is on the side of British industry i…

Scientists to scale up production of factory-grade cellulose from cow dung
Added: 26 May 2025
University scientists have created a technique to turn cow dung into manufacturing grade cellulose.

Liverpool AM startup secures £0.7 million-plus in a year
Added: 26 May 2025
Liverpool-based advanced manufacturing startup Atomik-AM has secured financial aid of £0.6 million …

Why do we measure surface energy?
Added: 22 May 2025
Wettability is a prerequisite for adhesion and bonding, so understanding surface energy is critical…

PE News in brief: trade deal, O&G study, appointments and more
Added: 19 May 2025
Process industry organisations gave a positive early response to the announcement of the UK's newly…

Blackburn opens defoamer plant to take on the world
Added: 13 May 2025
Specialty chemicals company Blackburn Chemicals Limited has opened its new £14 million defoamer fac…

Europe accused of trailing Middle East on sustainable plastics policy
Added: 10 Apr 2025
The European Union is “stuck in the past” in its attitude to so-called oxo-biodegradable plastics, …

Entrepreneur Jackson is new Digital Catapult chair
Added: 10 Apr 2025
Entrepreneur and academic professor Keith Jackson is the new chair of deep tech accelerator Digital…

Trump tariffs add 10% for imports from UK but avoid 20% levied on EU
Added: 3 Apr 2025
Manufacturers and government have reacted with concern to the imposition of a 10% tariff on imports…

Defence commitment boosts industry response to spring statement
Added: 27 Mar 2025
Manufacturers have welcomed the defence spending commitments in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spring st…

The keys to keeping emissions in check
Added: 21 Mar 2025
Monitoring systems have been central to the substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in th…

PFA rules drive massive increase in testing demand says TÜV Rheinland
Added: 20 Mar 2025
Stricter rules on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) use worldwide has led to a 30% rise in …

Tomlinson Hall leads the pack at 2025 Pump Industry Association awards
Added: 18 Mar 2025
Tomlinson Hall led the field at the 2025 Pump Industry Association awards, winning two out of 10 ca…

EU eight call for critical chemicals law for access to industry building blocks
Added: 14 Mar 2025
Eight European Union member states have issued a demand for an EU critical chemicals act to address…

Industry collaboration: The key to tackling supply chain disruption
Added: 24 Feb 2025
The critical role played by companies in the UK chemical supply chain is being hampered by a range …