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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…

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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…

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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 …

Drax Power Plant 2

Does industrial growth really matter?

Added: 5 Mar 2014

Over the past month or so we have heard a great deal from our political leaders about how passionat…

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ExxonMobil licenses InteliRed

Added: 5 Mar 2014

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has awarded the first commercial license for its InteliRed rem…

Ineos Grangemouth

Fracking fallout

Added: 4 Mar 2014

The future for Europe’s refineries and petrochemicals plants looks bleak thanks to the US shale gas…

David Cameron World Economic Forum Davos 2014

Sailing home

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Are manufacturers really returning to the UK, and are they doing so in the process industries?

Chemical Plant

MRI could improve chemical plant efficiency

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Chemical reactors could be far more energy-efficient if Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was used a…

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Manufacturing employment accelerates

Added: 4 Mar 2014

Growth in manufacturing jobs is now at its fastest rate since May 2011, according to a survey publi…

Chancellor George Osborne Budget

Industry pushes for Budget energy discounts

Added: 3 Mar 2014

Manufacturing organisations are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to roll back the cost of vario…