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Steel producers’ enthusiasm for strategy tempered by competitiveness concerns
Added: 22 Mar 2026
The Government’s recently announced Steel Strategy has received an enthusiastic reception from the …

Biodegradable plastics firms warn EU Directive ‘flaw’ aids pollution
Added: 22 Mar 2026
The Biodegradable Plastics Association (BPA) has challenged the European Commission to correct what…

Energy sector confidence plunges as global conflict heats up
Added: 22 Mar 2026
Geopolitical uncertainty is undermining the UK energy sector’s strong performance over the last yea…

Middle East crisis: a note on price pressures
Added: 22 Mar 2026
As continuing conflict in the Middle East sends prices upward, the LEEA’s Ross Moloney argues that …
Produced water is unpredictable, effective treatment shouldn’t be
Added: 22 Mar 2026
Produced water exposes the fragility of treatment systems built around steady state assumptions, ca…

Tackling water I&I with 'hifi' data
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Following publication of the Environment Agency’s stringent new requirements for reporting on sewer…

Assessing options for electrifying industrial heating
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Industrial heat demand amounts to more than 20 per cent of global energy consumption, therfore deca…

Investment gives 10 times boost to Grangemouth biorefinery production
Added: 10 Mar 2026
Scottish firm Celtic Renewables has won £16.23 million in public and private funding to scale its p…

Lift off for space careers as UKSA launches 50-placement scheme
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Fifty placements in the UK space sector are up for grabs as a new internship programme opened for a…

The five 2026 trends impacting CNC machining
Added: 23 Feb 2026
Data, automation, and hybrid technologies are reshaping precision manufacturing, says Dominique Gal…

Gas analysis for flue gas denitrification plants from Eco Physics
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Burning organic matter such as coal, fossil fuels and biomass releases pollutants, including signif…

How heat exchangers ensure value from meat products
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Global meat consumption continues to rise, increasing the number and volume of co-products from mea…

Salt-loving bacteria could give cheese makers the commercial edge
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Cheese producers could have a new ally in the production process – a bacteria that enables faster r…

Rethinking chemical storage
Added: 13 Jan 2026
Why are storage vessels still being specified as if long-term material behaviour were someone else’…

Partners’ pioneering PPE materials use waste to tackle waste
Added: 12 Jan 2026
A university famed for its expertise in polymer chemistry has teamed up with a midlands-based firm …

Process news in brief: Apprenticeships, contracts, awards, appointments
Added: 12 Jan 2026
The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has appointed new non-executive board members from Whiteh…

Uncertainty hints at a surer path to clean fusion energy
Added: 8 Jan 2026
UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is working with a pioneering AI company in an effort to reduce t…

Process news in brief: appointments, acquisitions, partnerships, expansions
Added: 5 Jan 2026
CEO of INEOS Olefins & Polymers Europe Rob Ingram is the new president of Plastics Europe, the pan-…

Take the circular approach to thermal fluid management
Added: 15 Dec 2025
In an era of tightening regulations, rising energy prices and sustainability targets, manufacturers…

MakeUK/BDO survey applauds Q4 growth but says worries ahead
Added: 14 Dec 2025
Make UK issued a relatively upbeat report on UK manufacturing for the final quarter of 2025, with b…