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BASF carbon-fibre plastics study ends
Added: 9 Mar 2015
New processes and techniques for manufacturing thermoplastics strengthened by carbon fibres have be…
Prized profession
Added: 4 Mar 2015
The biggest prize you can win as an engineer is the chance to positively impact the lives of billio…
Manchester launches manufacturing strategy
Added: 2 Mar 2015
Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …
Growth boost for chemicals firm
Added: 25 Feb 2015
Chemoxy, a speciality chemicals manufacturer based in Teesside, has been granted £20 million in fun…
Manufacturers to boost technology spend
Added: 24 Feb 2015
More than half of all small and medium sized (SME) manufacturers in England are planning to invest …
Follow your heart, says prize winner
Added: 5 Feb 2015
Winner of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Robert Langer has advised students to foll…
Gone from the wind – industrial CCS
Added: 4 Feb 2015
Almost half of the emissions that need to be captured to battle climate change come from the proces…
Chemical engineer wins Queen's prize
Added: 3 Feb 2015
Chemical engineer and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Robert Langer has today…
Biofuel processing 'improved'
Added: 27 Jan 2015
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Rice University have developed a computational scree…
Teesside industrial CCS plan launched
Added: 26 Jan 2015
Firms including BOC and Amec Foster Wheeler gathered in Westminster yesterday to launch their plans…
Petroleum testing lab reopens after flood
Added: 20 Jan 2015
Product testing firm Intertek has reopened its Immingham Docks Laboratory after a tidal surge and w…
Investment boost for engineering talent
Added: 15 Jan 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is investing £1.2 million in up and coming engi…
A wealth of opportunity
Added: 14 Jan 2015
Chemical engineering graduates earn some of the best salaries in the country. But does this stop th…
Flowserve buys Dutch pump manufacturer
Added: 8 Jan 2015
Pumps and valves manufacturer Flowserve yesterday confirmed it had completed its acquisition the Ne…
Refined Capacity: the future of UK refineries
Added: 7 Jan 2015
The end of 2014 saw yet another UK refinery close as the European downstream sector struggled to co…
Shale college launch: premature or necessary?
Added: 7 Jan 2015
With so little known about the skills it will target and the courses it will offer, the launch of t…
Food production must cut water use by a fifth
Added: 6 Jan 2015
The use of water in food production must be cut by 20% globally to avoid rocketing food prices and …
Manufacturers’ confidence halves
Added: 5 Jan 2015
Confidence among British manufacturers has dropped to nearly half the level it was at the start of …
North Sea polymer injection deal awarded
Added: 15 Dec 2014
Amec Foster Wheeler has won a contract from Chevron to deliver enhanced oil recovery (EOR) for one …
Grid encourages more plant shutdowns
Added: 15 Dec 2014
National Grid is encouraging more energy-intensive businesses to reduce their demand when electrici…
