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Mars recalls chocolate bars over plastic contamination fears
Added: 1 Mar 2016
Food group Mars has issued a Europe-wide recall of some of its chocolate products, following the di…
UK scientists seek to unlock biorefining processes
Added: 29 Feb 2016
A new collaborative research project has been launched to improve the biorefining processes behind …
Didcot power station collapses
Rob Smith | Added: 23 Feb 2016
A major incident has been declared following the partial collapse of a building at Didcot A power s…
Food and drink sector eyes fresh opportunities
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Many UK food and drink manufacturers are set to splash out on product and technological innovation …
North Sea tax breaks ‘critical for competitiveness’
Added: 23 Feb 2016
Pressures on the North Sea have prompted industry body Oil & Gas UK to lobby for a significant perm…
DuPont and Dow flesh out merger plans
Added: 22 Feb 2016
DuPont and Dow Chemical Company have announced the new corporate structure that is likely to result…
Industry app store ‘opens to everyone’
Added: 22 Feb 2016
GE has opened its cloud-based Predix platform to all developers, following a soft launch in October…
Bovine biomass could ‘revolutionise’ renewables
Added: 22 Feb 2016
A team of UK researchers at Harper Adams University is looking at how fungi found in a cow’s stomac…
‘Smart skin’ mimics real thing
Added: 19 Feb 2016
Researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia have developed …
AkzoNobel to snap up BASF coatings business
Added: 17 Feb 2016
AkzoNobel, the Dutch specialty chemicals company, has announced plans to buy BASF’s industrial coat…
Crunch time for ailing steel sector
Added: 16 Feb 2016
A campaign to tackle the threats posed by the influx of cheap Chinese steel into Europe was launche…
EDF extends the life of four UK nuclear plants
Added: 16 Feb 2016
French energy firm EDF Energy has announced plans to extend the life at four of its nuclear power s…
Top pharma firms fined £45m
Rob Smith | Added: 12 Feb 2016
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has fined a number of pharmaceuticals firms – including…
Gender pay report ‘disappointing’
Added: 12 Feb 2016
Companies with 250 employees or more will be forced to highlight pay inequality between male and fe…
BP predicts oil & gas energy ‘dominance’
Added: 11 Feb 2016
The 2016 Energy Outlook report published by BP suggests oil and gas will remain the dominant form o…
UK may struggle to meet CO2 targets after ‘disappointing’ U-turn
Louisa Hearn | Added: 10 Feb 2016
The government’s sudden decision to pull funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects coul…
Manufacturers highlight internet concerns
Added: 9 Feb 2016
A survey conducted by the manufacturers’ organisation EEF suggests broadband connectivity will be i…
Arla Foods to cut 500 jobs in global reorganisation
Added: 9 Feb 2016
Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy groups in Europe, has announced plans to cut 500 jobs as part …
Total fires-up Shetland gas plant
Added: 8 Feb 2016
French oil and gas firm Total has begun production from its Laggan and Tormore gas and condensate f…
ChemChina makes $43bn bid for Syngenta
Added: 3 Feb 2016
ChemChina has offered over $43 billion (£29.7bn) for Swiss seeds and pesticides group Syngenta, the…
