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Saltire Union Jack Scottish independence - credit Lawrence OP

Engineers against Scottish independence

Added: 9 Sep 2014

More than 60% of chemical engineers in Scotland will vote against independence, a new survey has re…

Cat Pumps model 5CP pump skid installed at Promethean Particles’ pilot-scale reactor

Pumping out particles

Added: 3 Sep 2014

UK nanoparticle manufacturer is scaling-up its production capabilities.

Stan Higgins

Integration or bust

Added: 3 Sep 2014

The UK’s chemical industry may be sleepwalking into further decline due to the lack of industry lea…

Siemens Congleton drives plant

Energy efficiency spend to rise, says Siemens

Added: 3 Sep 2014

More than two thirds of UK manufacturers are planning to increase investment in energy management o…

Chemical Compounds

Industry slams EU nano register

Added: 7 Aug 2014

EU proposals to create a new register for nanomaterials were today criticised by the UK chemical in…

University Technical Colleges Skills

New colleges focus on engineering

Added: 6 Aug 2014

Five of the seven new University Technical Colleges (UTCs) announced by chancellor George Osborne y…

Chocolate manufacturing plant

Increased production squeezes innovation

Added: 4 Aug 2014

Manufacturers’ spending on innovation is slowing as firms attempt to manage rising output levels, a…

Plastic bags

Scientists enhance bioplastics process

Added: 30 Jul 2014

Food waste method could dramatically enhance the way bioplastics are developed, new research sugges…

Experion Orion console  DCS control system

Innovation spend hits 25-year high

Added: 23 Jul 2014

The number of manufacturers planning to invest in product and process innovation is at its highest …

Nestle apprenctice at work Jordan Phillips

Foreign investment up in process sectors

Added: 21 Jul 2014

Nearly a fifth of all foreign investment in the UK is going to projects in the process sectors, acc…

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth LNG wins guarantee

Added: 17 Jul 2014

Ineos has received a £230 million loan guarantee from the government to support the financing of it…

David Willetts

Process champions moved in reshuffle

Added: 15 Jul 2014

Two key allies of the process industries were today removed from their posts by Prime Minister Davi…

Copyright: Sulzer. Sulzer test bed for submersible pumps in Leeds, UK

Submersible pumps to hit £11bn

Added: 14 Jul 2014

The value of the global submersible pump market is likely to reach $18.9 billion (£11 billion) by 2…

Biomass

Biomass pre-processing study launches

Added: 11 Jul 2014

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) today launched a programme assessing the impact of pre-proc…

Buncefield fire

Diverting disaster

Added: 10 Jul 2014

In the wake of an industrial disaster, updating plant safety technology is often the first port of …

Pharma

Pharma leads manufacturing fall

Added: 9 Jul 2014

UK manufacturing has suffered biggest fall in output since January 2013, with pharmaceuticals among…

Steve Elliott

Chemical industry claims 5% growth

Added: 27 Jun 2014

The UK chemical industry is on course to achieve 5% growth in 2014, the boss of the sector’s trade …

Cereal drying plant

Energy failures threaten firms

Added: 10 Jun 2014

Certification body says organisations are exposed to financial risk if they fail to improve energy …

Students in the design phase of their degrees

Greater graduates

Added: 9 Jun 2014

High-quality engineering graduates are in demand now more than ever, but are UK universities delive…

Dominion Cove Point LNG

Shale LNG “expensive” says IEA

Added: 4 Jun 2014

The cost of bringing US shale gas into Europe as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is likely to be more e…