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Andres Iniesta

Engineering champions

Added: 3 Jun 2014

This summer will be the busiest for major sporting events since the London 2012 Olympics. John McKe…

Mark Cavendish Kevlar helmet

Engineering sporting brilliance

Added: 28 May 2014

Here at Process Engineering we aim to please. As the Brazil World Cup approaches, followed by Wimbl…

Oil & gas facility showing pipework

Pipework firm in acquisition deal

Added: 23 May 2014

An investment company has announced the acquisition of specialist pipework engineering firm Haycock…

BP chemical plant

Gas detectives

Added: 20 May 2014

Tighter safety regulations are forcing companies to consider new ways of keeping tabs on gases.

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth shale imports win planning

Added: 15 May 2014

Ineos’ plans to build a storage tank for US shale gas imports at its Grangemouth petrochemicals fac…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Scale of gender pay gap revealed

Added: 14 May 2014

Women in engineering sectors typically earn 25% less than men by the age of 40, a new survey has fo…

Solvay chemicals plant, US

Ineos must sell Runcorn sites

Added: 13 May 2014

The European Commission has granted clearance to chemicals firms Ineos and Solvay for their propose…

George Osborne

Chancellor launches spending consultation

Added: 28 Apr 2014

Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.

Shale fracking

UK fracking spend could hit £33bn

Added: 24 Apr 2014

Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…

West Fertilizer explosion site

Learning the lessons from chemical disasters

Added: 22 Apr 2014

One year after the fatal explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas, what lessons have been learned f…

 INEOS Seal Sands2

Chemical industry “optimistic”

Added: 16 Apr 2014

Optimism remains high in the UK chemical industry, according to the latest survey of business prosp…

Cyber security

Happily ever after?

Added: 8 Apr 2014

Today marks the end of support for Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system - but what effect will i…

oil gas plant facility chemicals

Rising costs affect chemicals sector

Added: 8 Apr 2014

The rising cost of electricity and gas is a major threat to the UK chemicals industry, a new report…

Emerson wireless leak detection at BP Geel, Belgium

Emerson plans sensors acquisitions

Added: 2 Apr 2014

Emerson Process Management is targeting acquisitions of sensors manufacturers to increase its prese…

Ineos Grangemouth

UK has “no choice” over shale gas

Added: 28 Mar 2014

The UK public must support shale oil and gas development if some of the country’s key industries ar…

Carbon fibre bike Acrylonitrile polyacrylonitrile

Ineos sues Sinopec over carbon fibre secrets

Added: 21 Mar 2014

Chemical company Ineos is suing Chinese oil major Sinopec and subsidiaries for misuse of trade secr…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Budget: £7bn energy deal for industry

Added: 19 Mar 2014

Chancellor George Osborne today used his annual Budget to announce a package of measures to help en…

BP chemicals plant facility

Chemicals industry renews budget plea

Added: 18 Mar 2014

The chemicals industry has renewed its calls for Chancellor George Osborne to cut the cost of energ…

Bacteria used in bioplastics production

Bacteria boost for waste bioplastics

Added: 12 Mar 2014

Bacteria species can enhance the production of bioplastics from waste, according to new research.

Honeywell Experion PKS Orion

Honeywell tops automation sales

Added: 10 Mar 2014

Honeywell recorded the strongest global sales among automation suppliers to the process industries …