All Chemicals

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 launches mobile app
Added: 8 Nov 2012
London – Honeywell has unveiled a mobility application that provides secure remote access to it’s E…

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…

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…

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…
Processing butyric acid from biomass
Added: 26 Oct 2012
Researchers at Luleå University of Technology (LTU) will test production of butyric acid from bioma…

Shell saves with new compressor system at Stanlow
Added: 26 Oct 2012
Stanlow, UK – Shell Lubricants’ manufacturing plant at Stanlow near Ellesmere Port uses compressed …
Chemical-enzymatic process makes use of vegetable oil
Added: 24 Oct 2012
The Fraunhofer Center for Chemical-Biotechnological Processes in Leuna has set up pilot plant to pr…

Using paper to clean up oil spills
Added: 23 Oct 2012
A project in Slovenia is hoping to transform papermill sludge into an absorbent capable of cleaning…

Huntsman UK trials new waste-heat power system (Comment added)
Added: 22 Oct 2012
Redcar, UK – DRD Power has installed its first heat recovery system, which uses Organic Rankine Cyc…

Saudi Aramco inks procurement deal with Yokogawa
Added: 17 Oct 2012
Riyadh – Saudi Aramco has signed a corporate procurement agreement (CPA) with Yokogawa: a deal cove…

Chemical industry realities not part of EU's flowery vision
Added: 17 Oct 2012
London – The world will, sooner rather than later, live in ecologically-sound harmony with higher p…

Chemical industry: From suspect to sustainable
Added: 17 Oct 2012
Janez Poto?nik, European commissioner for environment chemical industry speech to the annual meetin…
MOF technique could improve gas storage
Added: 12 Oct 2012
Reserarchers are planning to exploit opportunities in global carbon capture, hazardous gas storage …

Oxygen sensor for safer pharma, chemicals operations
Added: 12 Oct 2012
London – Pharmaceuticals and speciality chemicals are typically produced in batches by mixing sever…

Manchester 'Adblue' plant handles urea challenge
Added: 12 Oct 2012
Manchester, UK – Multisol Ltd, based in Manchester, manufactures a urea solution, commonly referred…

Complex energy scene should not 'fuel' inertia
Added: 10 Oct 2012
London – The UK process industries are facing unprecedented rises in their energy bills over the ne…

BP to sell Texas City refinery for $2.5bn
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London - BP is to sell its Texas City refinery and part of its retail and logistics network in the …

Government consults industry over energy costs
Added: 9 Oct 2012
London – The Government has launched a consultation over its proposed £250 million Energy Intensive…