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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…
Communication is key to safety
Added: 29 Nov 2013
Process safety management is a constantly evolving field, but good communication remains fundamenta…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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Companies that employ outdated technologies and inefficient risk management tactics are at a higher…
ArcelorMittal buys hydrogen generators
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Industrial gas specialist Air Products today announced it had signed a deal to supply Indian steel …
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 wins Chinese petrochemical deal
Added: 15 Nov 2013
Chinese national oil company Sinopec has selected process optimisation software by Honeywell for th…
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…
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…
Cost concerns limit energy efficiency investment
Added: 12 Nov 2013
Financial concerns trump environmental ones when it comes to considering investment in energy effic…
Ingersoll Rand launches efficient centrifugal compressor
Added: 7 Nov 2013
The Centac C800 centrifugal air compressor is designed for assembly, automotive food and beverage, …
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 …
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…
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…
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.
Grangemouth petrochem to reopen
Added: 25 Oct 2013
Chemicals firm Ineos today confirmed it was reopening the Grangemouth petrochemicals complex and pr…
