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Pores in graphene could lead to better membranes
Added: 25 Oct 2012
Researchers from MIT Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have discovered tiny pores in graphene th…

Using paper to clean up oil spills
Added: 23 Oct 2012
A project in Slovenia is hoping to transform papermill sludge into an absorbent capable of cleaning…

Saint-Gobain PAM highlights sustainabilty gains
Added: 19 Oct 2012
London – Iron products manufacturer leader Saint-Gobain PAM UK, part of Saint-Gobain, has released …

Couplings keep European steel mill rolling
Added: 12 Oct 2012
Budapest – A large steel mill near Budapest has used nearly 350 individual couplings for the instal…

Complex energy scene should not 'fuel' inertia
Added: 10 Oct 2012
London – The UK process industries are facing unprecedented rises in their energy bills over the ne…

Government consults industry over energy costs
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London – The Government has launched a consultation over its proposed £250 million Energy Intensive…

CEMEX signs new EfW deal with SITA
Added: 26 Sep 2012
SITA UK signs
London - Recycling and resource management company, SITA UK, has signed a three-year c…

Saint-Gobain signs first renewable energy deals
Added: 24 Sep 2012
London – Saint-Gobain UK & Ireland has recenty signed its first renewable energy power purchase agr…

Recycler trims £50k off energy bill
Added: 17 Sep 2012
A plastics recycling company is set to save nearly £50,000 a year on energy costs following the fit…

Tata Steel installs new switchgear system
Added: 17 Sep 2012
London – Tata Steel has installed a new medium voltage (MV) switchgear system as part of an upgrade…

Burning matters
Added: 14 Sep 2012
Converting coal plants to burn biomass has tested the ingenuity of process engineers. Patrick Ralei…

Oxy-combustion to help CEMEX cut energy costs
Added: 10 Sep 2012
London - Air Products is to provide five CEMEX cement plants in Spain with its Prism on-site oxygen…

Getting on with wireless
Added: 6 Sep 2012
London – Even the more optimistic among proponents of convergence between WirelessHart and ISA100.1…

Steel unit emissions down 40%
Added: 5 Sep 2012
Cumbria, UK – Tata Steel has achieved a 40% reduction in atmospheric emissions from a limestone kil…

Major potash mine planned for Yorkshire
Added: 5 Sep 2012
London - Sirius Minerals Plc has is planning to establish a major potash mine within the boundaries…

Drive saves Kent metals company £10k a year
Added: 4 Sep 2012
Sittingbourne, UK – Medway Galvanising Co. Ltd is set to save over £10,000 a year in electrical ene…
Japanese researchers improve coating technique
Added: 31 Aug 2012
A research group at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan have improved a co…

Micropump aids glass manufacturing process
Added: 24 Aug 2012
Today’s building designs require manufacturers to continually develop materials which meet the chal…

Engineer sans frontiers
Added: 17 Aug 2012
When process engineers apply their skills to other fields, remarkable results can be achieved. Elli…

Tata drives down pump energy costs
Added: 30 Jul 2012
Rotherham, UK – Tata Steel expects to reduce energy costs by £68,000 a year following the installat…