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Funding for Grangemouth CCS
Added: 27 Mar 2015
The UK and Scottish governments today announced joint funding for a proposed Carbon Capture and Sto…
Manufacturing orders fall, says CBI
Added: 24 Mar 2015
Manufacturers’ order book levels have fallen this month, according to a survey by the CBI.
North Sea emergency simulated
Added: 24 Mar 2015
The emergency services and RAF were among those working with Oil & Gas industry representatives las…
Industry wasting £1.4bn on lighting
Added: 24 Mar 2015
An estimated 75% of UK industrial lighting installations don’t meet current industry design standar…
Budget 2015: energy intensive compensation brought forward
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Chancellor George Osborne used his final budget of this parliament to outline a number of measures …
Budget 2015: North Sea given tax breaks
Added: 18 Mar 2015
North Sea oil & gas was today handed tax breaks including a 10% cut in the supplementary rate by ch…
Tetra Pak dispenses cleaning tips
Added: 18 Mar 2015
Tetra Pak has published a guide to cleaning in place (CIP) based on its decades of experience in fo…
PM launches degree apprenticeships
Added: 12 Mar 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to rollout nine freely available degree apprentice…
Ineos acquires IGas shale sites
Added: 10 Mar 2015
Ineos has today announced a deal to acquire a 50% interest in seven IGas shale gas licences in the …
BASF carbon-fibre plastics study ends
Added: 9 Mar 2015
New processes and techniques for manufacturing thermoplastics strengthened by carbon fibres have be…
New university aims for 50% women
Added: 5 Mar 2015
A new engineering university located in Herefordshire aims to attract more women into the industry.
Shell squares up to cyber threat
Added: 4 Mar 2015
Yokogawa has paired up with IT systems supplier Cisco Systems to roll out a new global cyber-securi…
Manchester launches manufacturing strategy
Added: 2 Mar 2015
Advanced materials, chemicals and food & drink processing are all set to play a role in a strategy …
Growth boost for chemicals firm
Added: 25 Feb 2015
Chemoxy, a speciality chemicals manufacturer based in Teesside, has been granted £20 million in fun…
Manufacturers to boost technology spend
Added: 24 Feb 2015
More than half of all small and medium sized (SME) manufacturers in England are planning to invest …
North Sea exploration “collapses”
Added: 24 Feb 2015
New oil & gas investments falling but production predicted to grow in 2015.
Manufacturers voice ‘Industry 4.0’ concern
Added: 23 Feb 2015
Manufacturing trade body EEF has published research which suggests that 80% of manufacturers in the…
Cogent and Skills Academy merge
Added: 17 Feb 2015
Sector skills group Cogent is merging with the National Skills Academy Process Industries (NSAPI) a…
MPs approve weakened shale regulations
Added: 16 Feb 2015
The Infrastructure Act gained Royal Assent last week, but only after regulations on shale gas devel…
Critical decade for CCS success
Added: 13 Feb 2015
The UK is entering a critical decade for the delivery of a low carbon economy by 2050, with Carbon …
