All Chemicals

Move to boost lab and manufacturing links
Added: 19 Sep 2013
The Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced a fellowship scheme to s…
Brave new world: Industry 4.0 technology
Added: 17 Sep 2013
Wireless devices are common in all workplaces these days, including process plants. But what would …

Wonderware backed in merger clash
Added: 13 Sep 2013
A top Invensys executive has sung the praises of the firm’s Wonderware software ahead of its potent…

Invensys launches new Foxboro DCS
Added: 11 Sep 2013
Invensys yesterday launched the latest version of its Foxboro distributed control system (DCS), cal…

£2m investment for engineering talent
Added: 10 Sep 2013
The Institution of Engineering and Technology today announced a £2 million scholarship investment f…

Film factory in £20m upgrade
Added: 30 Aug 2013
A producer of plastic film for the packaging market has announced a £20 million upgrade of its Cumb…

Profit hopes spur chemical spend
Added: 22 Aug 2013
Increased hopes of rising profit margins in the chemicals sector is leading the majority of firms t…

Manufacturers ready to invest in new kit
Added: 21 Aug 2013
A government-funded survey of small and medium-sized manufacturers today revealed that half of the …

Atlas Copco to buy Edwards for £1bn
Added: 19 Aug 2013
Sweden’s Atlas Copco this morning announced it had agreed a deal to acquire UK vacuum pump manufact…

Choosing the right coveralls
Added: 14 Aug 2013
While effective in treating disease, cytostatic drugs are potentially hazardous for the healthcare …

Wireless devices communicate without batteries
Added: 14 Aug 2013
Engineers from the University of Washington have designed a wireless communication system that allo…

Operators failing to maintain pipe networks
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Companies are at risk of being hit with unexpected bills if they fail to maintain their supporting …

Chemical engineer to lead AMEC infrastructure team
Added: 12 Aug 2013
Project manager AMEC has appointed chemical engineer Rob Brown as managing director of its Environm…

Biofactories of the future
Added: 7 Aug 2013
Scaling-up synthetic biology from the lab bench to the process plant presents both challenges and o…

Threat to Schneider's Invensys takeover
Added: 2 Aug 2013
Schneider’s proposed £3.4 billion takeover of Invensys is still under threat of being beaten by a b…

Process automation market to hit $124bn
Added: 1 Aug 2013
Revenues in the global process automation market are expected to grow at a rate of over 6% per year…

Schneider acquires Invensys for £3.4bn
Added: 31 Jul 2013
UK-based Invensys today accepted an offer from France’s Schneider Electric to acquire the company f…

Siemens names Kaeser as new CEO
Added: 31 Jul 2013
Siemens today replaced CEO Peter Loescher with the company’s chief financial officer Joe Kaeser.

Lords probe waste and the bioeconomy
Added: 26 Jul 2013
The House of Lords’ Science and Technology Committee yesterday launched an inquiry into waste and t…

Oil majors partner IChemE on safety
Added: 25 Jul 2013
Leading oil firms including Shell and ExxonMobil have signed up to become the first industry partne…