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Grating formation by two beam interference

Chemicals and pharma research funding boost

Added: 9 Jan 2014

The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council has announced £3.6m funding for manufacturing …

Cory biogas facility

Biogas desulphurisation cuts costs at Cory

Added: 7 Jan 2014

Accurate and dependable online gas composition analysis an essential part of the new desulphurisati…

BASF boss Kurt Bock

Global chemistry

Added: 7 Jan 2014

The boss of German chemicals giant BASF tells John McKenna about his dislike of renewable electrici…

Offshore wind farm at dusk

Plan to pay process plants to use electricity

Added: 7 Jan 2014

Exclusive: National Grid is considering paying major energy users such as process plants to use ele…

IChemE training courses

IChemE training courses

Added: 6 Jan 2014

The IChemE is hosting over 50 training courses to cover a range of subject areas and meet developme…

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth staff agree pension deal

Added: 20 Dec 2013

The majority of employees at the Grangemouth petrochemicals facility have agreed to sign up to new …

Chemical Plant

Energy & the global game

Added: 18 Dec 2013

At this time of Christmas Carols, there is a growing chorus of chemicals company bosses crying out …

CCS plant

Tees Valley process funding agreed

Added: 16 Dec 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday a deal to boost the process industries on Teesside.

Ineos Grangemouth

Ineos considers UK shale production

Added: 16 Dec 2013

Chemicals firm Ineos is considering plans to begin shale production in the UK.

Chemical Plant

Global safety standard being developed

Added: 3 Dec 2013

The International Council of Chemicals Associations (ICCA) is currently developing a performance me…

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth shale gas import site selected

Added: 3 Dec 2013

Ineos Petrochemicals today confirmed it had selected the location of an ethane tank it plans to bui…

GSK process safety module

GSK to pilot process safety course

Added: 2 Dec 2013

GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with the University of Sheffield to develop a short course that addre…

PSM is deemed by the HSE to be a ‘hot topic’ for high-hazard sites

Communication is key to safety

Added: 29 Nov 2013

Process safety management is a constantly evolving field, but good communication remains fundamenta…

BASF Abu Dhabi Petroleum Institute gas treatment

BASF and Abu Dhabi in joint gas research

Added: 29 Nov 2013

BASF and the Petroleum Institute (PI) of Abu Dhabi today announced their intention to collaborate o…

Tyvek 800J

Tyvek 800 J limited-use coverall

Added: 27 Nov 2013

Available in 2014, the DuPont Tyvek 800 J coverall is an innovation in Type 3 (liquid tight) protec…

Kurt Bock

Lunch with the BASF boss

Added: 27 Nov 2013

Last Friday I headed down to Mayfair to meet BASF chairman Kurt Bock, who over lunch gave me a fasc…

CCS plant

Manufacturing hits 18-year high

Added: 21 Nov 2013

UK manufacturing growth over the past three months was its strongest for 18 years, according to the…

Edmonton feedstock plant

Steam cracker is 'industry first'

Added: 20 Nov 2013

A feedstock steam cracker in Singapore is said to be the first industry facility capable of convert…

Cyber security

Complacent companies at highest risk of cyber attack

Added: 19 Nov 2013

Companies that employ outdated technologies and inefficient risk management tactics are at a higher…

Air Products Prism hydrogen generator

ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators

Added: 19 Nov 2013

Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …