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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…

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…