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Chemicals manufacturers’ global sales buck Brexit downturn fears
Added: 14 Jun 2018
The UK’s top privately owned chemicals and coating manufacturers have bucked fears of a Brexit down…

University launches £7.5 million Northern Ireland advanced manufacturing technology site
Added: 14 Jun 2018
Queen’s University Belfast has opened a new £7.5 million state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing te…

Spain’s Macsa group takes majority stake in Halo Lasers
Added: 12 Jun 2018
Spain’s only laser marking equipment manufacturer has acquired a majority stake in leading UK indus…

Weak pound boosts AESSEAL’s strong sales performance
Added: 23 May 2018
The weak performance of sterling on the international markets has contributed towards a major sales…

Show Preview: ACHEMA returns with nearly 4,000 exhibitors
Added: 22 May 2018
It’s back after three years and the ACHEMA 2018 show at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition halls from 1…

The emerging impact of batch analytics
Added: 15 May 2018
Many big chemical companies are investing in a strong specialty chemicals portfolio, notes Artur Be…

Ineos chief Ratcliffe tops UK rich list
Added: 14 May 2018
Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe has topped the annual Sunday Times Rich List as the wealthiest individu…

Investing in pumps modernisation is essential for survival
Added: 8 May 2018
It’s a bald reminder to anyone who assesses a product’s overall cost purely on the basis of its pri…

EEF: Government must address failed productivity strategy
Added: 4 May 2018
Government strategy aimed at boosting UK productivity has failed and needs to set clear goals that …

3D is revolutionising manufacturing for metal components
Added: 17 Apr 2018
The way we manufacture is changing. Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is a quickly growing ar…

Enzyme breakthrough could revolutionise plastic recycling
Added: 17 Apr 2018
Scientists experimenting with an enzyme that helps bacteria digest plastic have engineered a faster…

Emerson Global Users Exchange EMEA 2018, The Hague
Added: 9 Apr 2018
Size, as they say, isn’t everything. Yet, with 1600 attendees from more than 50 countries and aroun…
Storage specialist Plasticon UK put into administration
Added: 4 Apr 2018
Plasticon UK Limited, the Hull-based storage tanks and industrial piping manufacturer, has gone int…

EnviroChemie purchases Clearfleau
Added: 4 Apr 2018
German water brand EnviroChemie has taken control leading UK effluent treatment firm Clearfleau.

UKOOG says shale announcement will help secure domestic gas supply
Added: 3 Apr 2018
UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) chief executive Ken Cronin has hailed completion of the country’s fi…

Netzsch tackles an ATEX pumps challenge for chemical manufacturer
Added: 29 Mar 2018
European commercial and industrial companies must comply with strict regulations regarding manufact…

BSC International Safety Awards nominees announced
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Organisations from the process sectors are strongly represented in this year’s British Safety Counc…

Euro trio calls for Brexit chemical industry guarantees
Added: 19 Mar 2018
Two of the leading chemical industries bodies in Europe and a leading continental trade union have …

SABIC and ABB seal global agreement
Added: 5 Mar 2018
SABIC, the Saudi chemicals giant, and technology leader ABB have signed a cooperation agreement to …

Bilfinger streamlines UK businesses to target new markets
Added: 6 Feb 2018
Global engineering company Bilfinger has merged two of its core UK businesses, saying it would make…