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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…
Maths model could ‘improve nuclear safety’
Added: 5 Dec 2014
Researchers at the University of Leeds have created a mathematical model that predicts how stalagmi…

Autumn statement: formulation funding
Added: 3 Dec 2014
A new chemical formulation centre at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has been awarded fundi…

Plasma tackles chemical waste
Added: 3 Dec 2014
Simdean Envirotec has launched a plasma-based chemical waste elimination system in the UK which it …

Cyber security and robotics “priorities”
Added: 27 Nov 2014
Action must be taken to support six fast-growth industries that could significantly boost the UK ec…
Chemical attack
Added: 19 Nov 2014
As the cost of corrosion eats into precious budgets, some companies are seeking out new methods to …

Pure play
Added: 12 Nov 2014
As global water regulations tighten, filtration technologies are evolving to help process industrie…

Milford Haven refinery to close
Added: 6 Nov 2014
Murphy Oil (Murco) yesterday announced that a deal to save its Milford Haven refinery had collapsed…

CCS near widespread deployment
Added: 5 Nov 2014
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is now on the cusp of widespread global deployment, according to a…

Process sectors lead productivity growth
Added: 22 Oct 2014
The pharmaceutical and chemical sectors were today named by the government as the two sectors most …

Onsite chemical analysis
Added: 22 Oct 2014
Quantitech has launched the FROG-4000, a rugged, portable instrument capable of analysing trace lev…
