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Biomass to power science park
Added: 27 Jun 2016
Construction of a new £140 million biomass plant has begun at science and technology innovation cen…
Brexit: Industry bodies call for ‘clear’ exit strategy
Added: 24 Jun 2016
A vote in favour of the UK withdrawing from the European Union has prompted industry trade bodies t…
Brexit branded a ‘gamble’ for UK manufacturing
Added: 22 Jun 2016
The head of the national trade union centre (TUC) and the chief of Britain’s manufacturing employer…
BASF splashes $3.2bn on Chemetall
Added: 21 Jun 2016
BASF has bought a German-based surface treatment business from US specialty chemicals company, Albe…
‘Brexit’ no silver bullet warns UK Steel
Added: 16 Jun 2016
The director of UK Steel, Gareth Stace, said this week that Britain would be better able to prevent…
Food waste firm fined for toxic gas hazard
Added: 16 Jun 2016
A food waste disposal and recycling company has been fined £250,000 after three employees were over…
'Gaping hole' in Industry 4.0 knowledge
Added: 16 Jun 2016
There is a gaping hole in UK manufacturers’ understanding of Industry 4.0 as only 8% are confident …
Polymer membrane patterns get 3D makeover
Added: 14 Jun 2016
A new form of 3D printing developed by US researchers may offer a faster method for developing and …
P&G to phase out phosphates
Added: 14 Jun 2016
Procter & Gamble (P&G) has announced plans to phase out phosphates in its Fairy dishwasher tablets …
Crystal ‘clears up’ nuclear waste
Added: 13 Jun 2016
Researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and the US have discovered a n…
Oil & gas jobs plummet by 120,000
Rob Smith | Added: 10 Jun 2016
A new report published by industry trade body Oil & Gas UK reveals that by the end of this year, mo…
Experts transform CO2 ‘into stone’
Added: 9 Jun 2016
In a new study, researchers working at the Hellisheidi geothermal power plant in Iceland have shown…
SABIC joins Teesside carbon capture collective
Added: 9 Jun 2016
Teesside Collective has added another industrial heavyweight to its group of companies working to d…
ScottishPower fined £1.75m for scalding injury
Added: 6 Jun 2016
Energy firm ScottishPower has been handed a £1.75 million fine after a worker was seriously scalded…
Oil & gas job woes set to continue
Added: 6 Jun 2016
The oil and gas industry may not be seen as a viable career option if low oil prices and jobs cuts …
Scottish parliament bans fracking
Added: 2 Jun 2016
Members of the Scottish parliament have voted in favour of an outright ban on fracking in Scotland.
Tata Steel completes sale of European unit
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Tata Steel UK has announced completion of the sale of its Long Products Europe business to Greybull…
3D printing masters receives funding top-up
Added: 1 Jun 2016
Anglia Ruskin University has received £46,000 from the Higher Education Funding Council for England…
IMechE referendum poll reveals slim ‘remain’ majority
Added: 1 Jun 2016
A poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) reveals 56% of its members sup…
New IChemE president to redraw strategy
Added: 31 May 2016
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) will undergo a thorough review of governance and str…
