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Honeywell launches latest DCS
Added: 30 Apr 2014
Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) yesterday launched the latest version of its Experion PKS Orion d…
Flowserve sells valves arm
Added: 30 Apr 2014
Pump equipment firm sells its ball-valve product business to Finnish valve manufacturer.

Chancellor launches spending consultation
Added: 28 Apr 2014
Chancellor unveils plans to boost science, research and innovation expenditure in the UK.

UK fracking spend could hit £33bn
Added: 24 Apr 2014
Development of shale gas in the UK may require £33 billion to be spent over the next 18 years and c…
Drax legal challenge over biomass snub
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Drax this morning announced it was launching a legal challenge against the government’s decision to…

Biomass projects handed price support
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Three biomass schemes are among the first renewables projects to receive support under the new cont…

Sharp rise in manufacturing optimism
Added: 23 Apr 2014
The manufacturing sector has seen a sharp rise in business optimism, according to a survey conducte…

Herts biomass project approved
Added: 23 Apr 2014
Construction of a biomass facility in Hertfordshire will commence next year following the grant of …

Emerson launches ‘iOps’ control room
Added: 22 Apr 2014
Emerson Process Management earlier this month introduced its Integrated Operations – or iOps – init…

Chemical industry “optimistic”
Added: 16 Apr 2014
Optimism remains high in the UK chemical industry, according to the latest survey of business prosp…
Areva team wins key Sellafield project
Added: 15 Apr 2014
Sellafield has selected a joint venture of Areva, Mace and Atkins (a.m.a.) as preferred bidder to b…

Food safety group calls on scientists
Added: 15 Apr 2014
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is asking high-calibre scientists to join its team of risk as…

Aveva introduces virtual plant
Added: 15 Apr 2014
Industrial gaming software targets operator safety and efficiency.

Skills boost for oil & gas industry
Added: 10 Apr 2014
A website designed to map the skills and competencies needed to work in the oil & gas industry is c…

Rising costs affect chemicals sector
Added: 8 Apr 2014
The rising cost of electricity and gas is a major threat to the UK chemicals industry, a new report…

DNV handed Apache deal
Added: 8 Apr 2014
North Sea exploration company awards verification services contract to oil and gas advisory firm.

400MW biomass cap uncertain
Added: 7 Apr 2014
Government is struggling to reach its 400MW biomass cap as the scrapping of several schemes leaves …

Compound reclassification proposed
Added: 7 Apr 2014
A proposal to reclassify plastics chemical Bisphanol A (BPA) as potentially harmful to reproductive…

Oil & gas jobs to rise by 39,000
Added: 4 Apr 2014
The oil and gas sector could create up to 39,000 jobs in the UK over the next two years, according …

Emerson plans sensors acquisitions
Added: 2 Apr 2014
Emerson Process Management is targeting acquisitions of sensors manufacturers to increase its prese…