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Cyber care in the community

Added: 26 Jun 2012

Cyber attacks on UK industrial companies, including those targeting control and automation systems,…

tank cleaning flow

Chemical tank cleaning: Small things make a big difference

Added: 24 Jun 2012

Technical article by Ivan Zytynski, marketing director of BETE Ltd:

The cleaning of tanks and vessel…

Babcock Dungeness outage

Babcock completes Dungeness overhaul

Added: 18 Jun 2012

London - Babcock has completed an overhaul of the reactor gas circulators as part of a major outage…

Imtech to acquire Capula

Added: 18 Jun 2012

Gouda, The Netherlands - Royal Imtech NV is to acquire Capula in a move intended to extend its posi…

Emerson Barking

Wireless helps Barking Power listen out for problems

Added: 14 Jun 2012

London - Barking Power Ltd operated by Thames Power Services, has installed Emerson Process Managem…

Legionelle scare

HSE serves 'legionella' notices on two process companies

Added: 13 Jun 2012

Edinburgh, UK – The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served two process companies, North Briti…

Shell Pearl GTL

Shell's 'uneasy' approach to process safety

Added: 12 Jun 2012

With 15 years’ experience in managing the operation of top-tier COMAH sites, Dave Topliffe, manufac…

Twitter

Can Twitter improve safety and productivity?

Added: 12 Jun 2012

Many major accidents in the process industries could be avoided if companies were more switched on …

Thorp

Sellafield reprocessing site to close in six years

Added: 8 Jun 2012

It has been confirmed that THORP operations in Cumbria are likely to cease in 2018

LyondellBasell

LyondellBasell nets award for energy-saving flare

Added: 1 Jun 2012

Houston, Texas –- LyondellBasell’s efforts to reduce energy consumption at its Houston refinery hav…

Zeolite

New materials to cut costs for CO2 capture

Added: 31 May 2012

Study discovers zeolite minerals that are one-third more efficient for carbon capture

Microprocessor

Microreactors allow safe production of explosive materials

Added: 30 May 2012

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a microreactor for safer production of nitroglycerine

Graph

Chemicals industry optimistic despite debt crisis

Added: 28 May 2012

The global chemicals industry expects to see an improvement in business according to a study by Cer…

Making safety last

Added: 23 May 2012

Industry has over the years responded to high profile accidents, such as Buncefield to Piper Alfa a…

Torrance Pepsi HSE

Pepsi's global safety standard

Added: 21 May 2012

Chicago, Illinois – In the process industries, most people today operate in caring working environm…

Image

Dutch bioprocess pilot facility opens for research

Added: 18 May 2012

CSM, Royal DSM and Delft University are participating in a joint venture for bioprocess research

Freehex

Machine tool aids repairs in hazardous environments

Added: 18 May 2012

A miniature machine tool developed at Nottingham University could help improve power plant repairs

SABIC Hadeed Reliable

UK 'game' aids Saudi Arabia's largest steel maker

Added: 17 May 2012

Warrington, UK – Saudi Arabia’s largest steel manufacturer, Hadeed, is rolling out an intensive wor…

Turning a blind eye to workers' role in safety

Added: 14 May 2012

London – Plant operators and technicians are clearly on the frontline of things when it comes to pr…

Dounreay Diver

Dounreay clean-up moves offshore

Added: 3 May 2012

Work to clean up radioactive contamination that leaked from Dounreay more than two decades ago is s…