All Chemicals

Clock ticking to join UK engineering greats with MacRobert Award win
Added: 16 Jan 2023
Time is running out to enter one of the most sought-after prizes in engineering, the annual MacRobe…

Industry can solve a major health problem by not taking a stand
Added: 12 Jan 2023
Is it time to revisit the laws on time being spent on our feet during active work hours, wonders Wi…

Billions of unfinished goods stuck in warehouses as surveys reveal sector contraction
Added: 13 Dec 2022
UK manufacturers have nearly £24 billions-worth of goods in warehouses awaiting completion owing t…

CBA announces regulatory and supply chain role appointment
Added: 13 Dec 2022
The Chemical Business Association (CBA), has announced the creation of the role of Regulatory and S…

Sector relief at Budget statement but warning bolder action needed
Added: 20 Nov 2022
Manufacturing and engineering leaders have responded with a degree of relief to Chancellor Jeremy H…

A guide to optimising pump efficiency
Added: 8 Nov 2022
The global rise in energy costs means this is the time to review and assess the efficiency of your …

Scientists find scalable solution for industrial use of platinum
Added: 30 Aug 2022
An industrial catalyst that uses liquid instead of solid state platinum could offer a cheaper and m…

Tech spin-out targets thin film market potential
Added: 24 Aug 2022
A new Scottish university-inspired venture is combining academic and commercial know how to target …

ONS figures spell problems for manufacturing pay
Added: 22 Aug 2022
Latest Office of National Statistics (ONS) employment details suggest manufacturing is performing a…

New approach to data analytics provides the way forward for UK chemicals
Added: 10 Aug 2022
The chemicals sector can look forward to a boom period if it adapts to new-era analytics and finds …

Schaeffler purchase heralds drive for growth in linear tech
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Schaeffler has signed an agreement to acquire global manufacturer and supplier of linear technology…

Businesses urged to enter Innovate UK competition as deadline looms
Added: 10 Aug 2022
Process companies are being invited to take part in an Innovate UK programme designed to boost comp…

Made Smarter highlights need for manufacturers’ digital drive
Added: 26 Jul 2022
The organisation set up to boost manufacturers’ take up of digital tools is urging small to medium …

Aniline breakthrough promises cleaner, greener production
Added: 24 Jul 2022
A ‘cleaner, greener’ method of producing anilines – frequently used in the production of manufactur…

Carlsberg seals deal for consumer test of PEF bottles
Added: 28 Jun 2022
Brewing giant Carlsberg has signed a deal with a renewable chemistry company to trial the use of PE…

COP president Sharma hails Africa cold chain initiative
Added: 26 Jun 2022
Cabinet minister and COP26 president Alok Sharma has voiced his support for a UK-backed African ini…

Digital Process Manufacturing Centre targets Scotland process leaders
Added: 13 Jun 2022
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Group, will open a new technology centre in Ay…

How policing the ’chain’ gangs became a lot smarter
Added: 20 Apr 2022
Counterfeit products are a greater threat than ever before, warns Domino Printing Sciences' Adem Ku…

Maersk completes final stage of its new £0.75 million safety training hub
Added: 8 Mar 2022
Maersk Training has now completed the final phase of its £750,000 refurbishment of its Aberdeen tra…

Covid demand has pushed UK laboratories ‘to limit’
Added: 22 Feb 2022
A combination of spiralling costs, rising demand and stockpiling strategies has led to ‘empty wareh…