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Aramco's SABIC purchase signals Saudi intention to lead in petrochemicals
Added: 27 Mar 2019
Leading oil producer Aramco has purchased a 70% stake in its fellow Saudi enterprise, SABIC, the wo…

Pump Industry Awards crown 2019 winners
Added: 22 Mar 2019
Xylem’s Flyght concertor won the Process Engineering-sponsored Product of the Year category at the …

Lords' concern for Government lack of clarity over chemicals risk assessment
Added: 12 Mar 2019
Chair of the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, Lord Teverson has said it is “…

UK European patent applications leap for fifth year, thanks to pharma and pumps
Added: 12 Mar 2019
The number of European patent applications from UK firms and inventors has increased for the fifth …

UKOOG raises its estimate for British shale yields
Added: 12 Mar 2019
UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) has claimed that the well production capacity from UK shale is more …

UK manufacturing celebrates engineering apprentices as NAO releases damning Levy report
Added: 6 Mar 2019
As manufacturing firms and trainers are marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating the UK'…

Let's make apprenticeships work for everyone
Added: 4 Mar 2019
It's National Apprenticeship Week from today until 8 March – EU Automation’s Jonathan Wilkins highl…

INEOS announces £1 billion investment in UK oil and petrochemicals
Added: 27 Feb 2019
INEOS has announced a slew of investments in the British process industries totalling more than £1 …

Heavy duty pumps enable eco-friendly solution for cement slurry
Added: 26 Feb 2019
You need tough pumps to handle the abrasive cement slurry that European materials specialist Xella …

Pump Industry Awards 2019 – pick your winner
Added: 20 Feb 2019
With a total of 37 finalists included in the shortlist of Pump Industry Awards entries for the seve…

UK chemical processing industries to converge at new expo ChemUK 2019
Added: 20 Feb 2019
Industry professionals from all sides of the UK’s chemicals sector are set to descend on the Yorksh…

If you want to get ahead, be a chemical engineer…
Added: 15 Feb 2019
Chemical engineering provides a significant boost to social mobility, according to a survey of youn…

Voting opens as PIA awards finalists revealed
Added: 14 Feb 2019
Nearly 40 nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s Pump Industry Awards, with the largest num…

Landmark BPMA agreement with Lancaster University
Added: 7 Feb 2019
British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA) representatives have signed a co-operation agreement …

Chester to offer UK’s first IChemE-accredited degree apprenticeship
Added: 1 Feb 2019
The University of Chester’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and major employers in the region ha…

Report warns of ‘scant progress’ in UK engineering education after five years
Added: 31 Jan 2019
The author of the first Government-commissioned review into engineering education has warned that “…

Lords demand more from Whitehall on future of UK chemicals sector
Added: 22 Jan 2019
Peers have told the Government to provide further detail on its plans for safeguarding the UK chemi…

New generators installed at enhanced National Grid’s Grain LNG site
Added: 22 Jan 2019
The National Grid’s Grain LNG terminal in Rochester has completed the installation of two 7000kg/h …

Brexit, cyber and skills – the stuff of UK manufacturers’ nightmares
Added: 15 Jan 2019
Cyber threats and Brexit concerns top the list of industrial risks cited by UK process firms in the…

Pumps sector must enhance its automation awareness
Added: 14 Jan 2019
The recent success of Seepex’s award-winning Smart Dosing Pump at last year’s ACHEMA show is a remi…