All Chemicals


‘Smoke alarm for the sea’ could mark an oil and gas breakthrough

Added: 13 May 2019

A revolutionary new product developed by a leading university and industry experts could provide ef…

chemical attack

Make UK survey warns workplace absence higher in UK chemicals sector and among manual workers

Added: 8 May 2019

Sick leave increased fastest among chemical industry manual workers in the last year, revealed a su…

BVAA builds links with trade envoy to boost export insights

Added: 30 Apr 2019

British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA) CEO Rob Bartlett said the organisation is strengtheni…

Six ingredients for better additive manufacturing

Added: 17 Apr 2019

Additive Manufacturing (AM) of metal parts and components is gaining prominence for its potential t…

Designing cable assemblies with practical manufacturing in mind

Added: 10 Apr 2019

When you design cable assemblies, you need to know the end result is practical for manufacturing. T…

Honeywell celebrates a hat trick of design wins

Added: 8 Apr 2019

Honeywell has scored wins in three separate design awards for products created for industrial safet…

High performance sealing systems for critical pumps

Added: 2 Apr 2019

There are various challenges faced by engineers across the world when it comes to high performance …

Aramco's SABIC purchase signals Saudi intention to lead in petrochemicals

Added: 27 Mar 2019

Leading oil producer Aramco has purchased a 70% stake in its fellow Saudi enterprise, SABIC, the wo…

Pump Industry Awards crown 2019 winners

Added: 22 Mar 2019

Xylem’s Flyght concertor won the Process Engineering-sponsored Product of the Year category at the …

BP chemicals plant facility

Lords' concern for Government lack of clarity over chemicals risk assessment

Added: 12 Mar 2019

Chair of the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee, Lord Teverson has said it is “…

UK European patent applications leap for fifth year, thanks to pharma and pumps

Added: 12 Mar 2019

The number of European patent applications from UK firms and inventors has increased for the fifth …

Cuadrilla shale site

UKOOG raises its estimate for British shale yields

Added: 12 Mar 2019

UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) has claimed that the well production capacity from UK shale is more …

UK manufacturing celebrates engineering apprentices as NAO releases damning Levy report

Added: 6 Mar 2019

As manufacturing firms and trainers are marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating the UK'…

Let's make apprenticeships work for everyone

Added: 4 Mar 2019

It's National Apprenticeship Week from today until 8 March – EU Automation’s Jonathan Wilkins highl…

INEOS announces £1 billion investment in UK oil and petrochemicals

Added: 27 Feb 2019

INEOS has announced a slew of investments in the British process industries totalling more than £1 …

Heavy duty pumps enable eco-friendly solution for cement slurry

Added: 26 Feb 2019

You need tough pumps to handle the abrasive cement slurry that European materials specialist Xella …

Pump Industry Awards 2019 – pick your winner

Added: 20 Feb 2019

With a total of 37 finalists included in the shortlist of Pump Industry Awards entries for the seve…

UK chemical processing industries to converge at new expo ChemUK 2019

Added: 20 Feb 2019

Industry professionals from all sides of the UK’s chemicals sector are set to descend on the Yorksh…

If you want to get ahead, be a chemical engineer…

Added: 15 Feb 2019

Chemical engineering provides a significant boost to social mobility, according to a survey of youn…

Voting opens as PIA awards finalists revealed

Added: 14 Feb 2019

Nearly 40 nominees have been shortlisted for this year’s Pump Industry Awards, with the largest num…