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Scottish chemical industry rallies collaboration cry

Added: 25 Apr 2016

The Scottish chemical industry has called on all political parties to help deliver growth throughou…

Scientists recruit cyanobacteria to create ‘clean’ chemicals

Added: 25 Apr 2016

German scientists are researching the use of cyanobacteria to provide a more sustainable method for…

The right chemistry

Louisa Hearn | Added: 24 Mar 2016

When reporters in the mainstream media write about chemicals, it’s often for all the wrong reasons.…

BASF coatings

AkzoNobel to snap up BASF coatings business

Added: 17 Feb 2016

AkzoNobel, the Dutch specialty chemicals company, has announced plans to buy BASF’s industrial coat…

ChemChina makes $43bn bid for Syngenta

Added: 3 Feb 2016

ChemChina has offered over $43 billion (£29.7bn) for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta, the…

Andy Furlong, IChemE director of policy

UK urged to ‘welcome foreign talent’

Added: 28 Jan 2016

To maintain its position as a leading hub for science and engineering, the UK must present a more b…

Trinseo Benelux

Chemical council extends energy-efficiency funding for SMEs

Added: 27 Jan 2016

Cefic, the European chemical industry council, said this month it would continue to fund initiative…

Liz Fletcher, Beamex

Calibration: Field factors

Added: 22 Jan 2016

The case for calibrating equipment in either a workshop or the field is not always black and white,…

XRF analyser

X-ray fluorescence analysers for metals analysis

Ashtead Technology | Added: 19 Jan 2016

Ashtead Technology says X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is one of the most important technologies in its r…

Tekena Fubara

Cyber security: fighting talk

Rob Smith | Added: 11 Jan 2016

Cyber security is a multi-faceted beast, therefore plant operators must be prepared to defend their…

Outlook remains bleak for manufacturing

Added: 11 Jan 2016

Manufacturers in the UK are expecting 2016 to be fraught with tough decisions and risks, one indust…

Ashtead critical care

Critical care

Added: 17 Dec 2015

There are real advantages to be gained from renting specialist equipment, writes Will Russell of As…

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Online calculator combats grit costs

Added: 17 Dec 2015

Hydro International has launched an industry tool to help assess the  full operating cost impact of…

Toxic load

Toxic load: detecting hazards

Added: 9 Dec 2015

Personal protection kit is about far more than hard hats and safety gloves.

Pressure points

Pressure points

Added: 9 Dec 2015

Chemical company Lucite solves the level measurement challenge.

Manufacturing Barometer

Manufacturing growth 'faded away'

Added: 7 Dec 2015

A survey published by manufacturers’ organisation EEF says UK manufacturing is facing a difficult e…

Food and drink manufacturing

Manufacturing pace loses momentum

Added: 2 Dec 2015

The UK manufacturing sector experienced a moderate ease in growth during November, the latest Marki…

Ineos Grangemouth

Sales slide hits chemical sector

Added: 25 Nov 2015

The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) warned last week that the UK must ”urgently address” its …

Chemical industry

UK still lags in innovation stakes

Added: 17 Nov 2015

The UK has once again failed to make an appearance on a list of the world’s top 100 most innovative…

Additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing: new frontiers

Added: 10 Nov 2015

From humble beginnings, additive manufacturing has evolved into a process that impacts almost every…