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Greenpeace Warsaw coal protest

Coal industry calls for technology backing

Added: 18 Nov 2013

Leading figures in the global coal industry gathered in Warsaw today to call for governments to bac…

Honeywell Profit Suite R400 process optimisation software

Honeywell wins Chinese petrochemical deal

Added: 15 Nov 2013

Chinese national oil company Sinopec has selected process optimisation software by Honeywell for th…

Typhoon Haiyan devastation

BASF donates €300,000 to Philippines appeal

Added: 14 Nov 2013

German chemicals giant BASF today announced it was donating €300,000 to relief efforts in the Phili…

Chemical Plant

Avoiding blackouts…at any cost?

Added: 13 Nov 2013

Yesterday I was speaking to Dr John Roberts, who chaired the Royal Academy of Engineering group tha…

Energy efficient technologies aren't always implemented

Cost concerns limit energy efficiency investment

Added: 12 Nov 2013

Financial concerns trump environmental ones when it comes to considering investment in energy effic…

Centrifugal air compressor

Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor

Added: 7 Nov 2013

The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …

Centralised control room

Control rooms play catch-up

Added: 5 Nov 2013

They are present in most households and even my three-year old can operate one, so why are process …

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Process industries “ignoring” cyber threat

Added: 5 Nov 2013

Owners and operators of process plants are failing to take the threat of system software hacking se…

EDF apprentice trainee skills2

Review calls for young engineers

Added: 4 Nov 2013

The Perkins Review will highlight the need to attract more young people to careers within the engin…

Chemical Plant

DuPont to spin-off performance chemicals arm

Added: 29 Oct 2013

DuPont announced last week that it is to spin-off its performance chemicals segment to shareholders.

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth petrochem to reopen

Added: 25 Oct 2013

Chemicals firm Ineos today confirmed it was reopening the Grangemouth petrochemicals complex and pr…

BASF performance products

BASF closes UK pigment plant

Added: 23 Oct 2013

German chemicals giant BASF today announced it was closing its pigment plant in Paisley, Scotland.

Ineos Grangemouth

Grangemouth petrochem closes

Added: 23 Oct 2013

Ineos this morning announced it was permanently closing its Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scot…

Vince Cable

Chemicals sector aiming for 50% growth

Added: 22 Oct 2013

MPs and industry leaders are meeting today to discuss the challenges facing chemical sector plans t…

Ineos Grangemouth

“D-Day” for Grangemouth

Added: 17 Oct 2013

Ineos today claimed it was “D-Day” for the future of its Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, which re…

Ineos Grangemouth

Ineos Grangemouth strike called off

Added: 16 Oct 2013

A planned 48-hour strike at Ineos’ Grangemouth refinery site was today called off as union bosses a…

Level measure

Safety of tank strorage facilities

Added: 15 Oct 2013

The drive to improve the safety of tank storage facilities is still a work in progress at many UK s…

The Cambridge MBA offers scholarship for process engineers

Added: 14 Oct 2013

Watch this interview with past LyondellBasell Cambridge MBA Scholarship recipient, now part of a le…

Chemical Plant

Energy efficiency investment stalling

Added: 11 Oct 2013

Investment in energy efficient plant and equipment, particularly in the chemicals and food and drin…

Extreme pressure package

Extreme pressure package

Added: 9 Oct 2013

Kuwait Petroleum International Lubricants (Q8Oils) has extended its range of soluble cutting and gr…