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Chemical engineering courses defy national trend

Added: 9 Jan 2013

London - The number of students opting to study chemical engineering in the UK has risen again desp…

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BP deal to bolster INEOS chemicals operation

Added: 19 Dec 2012

Saltend, UK – INEOS Enterprises had completed what it described as an important agreement with BP f…

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Middle East projects keep engineers in demand

Added: 12 Dec 2012

Overseas projects are continuing to generate strong demand for the experience and expertise offered…

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Reducing bulk solvents in the process industries

Added: 3 Dec 2012

Bulk solvents used in the process industries can pose a serious threat to human and environmental h…

Energy Bill still holds threats for UK chemicals manufacturers

Added: 3 Dec 2012

London – UK chemicals makers need more details of measures to protect energy-intensive industries f…

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Invensys to 'focus more' on process automation

Added: 30 Nov 2012

London – Invensys will invest more heavily in its industrial software, systems and control equipmen…

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

Yokogawa rejigs SIS for heat, other vendors' control systems

Added: 28 Nov 2012

London – Emergency plant shutdown, fire prevention and firefighting in the oil, natural gas, petroc…

Engineers listening for pipeline leaks via phone line

Added: 26 Nov 2012

Farnborough, UK - Pipeline and maintenance engineers are at the forefront of a battle to prevent oi…

Eni chemicals plant

Eni taps Honeywell for pioneering Venice project

Added: 23 Nov 2012

Venice, Italy – Eni will employ the Honeywell UOP/Eni Ecofining process for its innovative project …

CCS

Carbon capture innovators to give UK the edge

Added: 22 Nov 2012

London – The UK government has announced 13 winning projects in a £20-million competition intended …

Gold nanoparticles

Improved detection of hazardous chemicals

Added: 21 Nov 2012

Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a system to quickly detect trace amounts of ch…

Biofuel

Choosing steels for the biofuels industry

Added: 20 Nov 2012

Stainless steel is a material of choice for many applications in bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas p…

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Concern over EU carbon capture fund

Added: 19 Nov 2012

London - Only one carbon capture & storage (CCS) project is likely receive EU funding under the fir…

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Looking good in chemical protective clothes market

Added: 19 Nov 2012

London – The market for chemical protective clothing is set for robust growth over the next few yea…

Honeywell enterprise software launch

Honeywell launches mobile app

Added: 8 Nov 2012

London – Honeywell has unveiled a mobility application that provides secure remote access to it’s E…

AFC fuel cells

Euro6m grant for fuel cell project at Industrial Chemicals

Added: 7 Nov 2012

London – Industrial fuel cell power company AFC Energy and Industrial Chemicals Ltd (ICL) have earn…

Saudi Aramco

Yokogawa control system for Rabigh II project

Added: 7 Nov 2012

London - Yokogawa is to supply its Centum VP production control system and the ProSafe-RS safety in…

GSK process is year's top advance

Added: 3 Nov 2012

London – GlaxoSmithKline has taken top prize in the IChemE 2012 Awards for a process technology tha…

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UK shortlists candidates for £1bn CCS fund

Added: 31 Oct 2012

London – The government has revealed the four bidders to have been shortlisted for the next phase o…

Acid from biomass

Processing butyric acid from biomass

Added: 26 Oct 2012

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) will test production of butyric acid from bioma…