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Simply stir in the pigment

Added: 26 Jun 2001

A development from BASF will make the production of aqueous decorative and industrial paints and co…

Superabsorbents site shuts

Added: 22 Jun 2001

BASF has decided not to rebuild its production site in Birkenhead in the UK following a fir…

Energy crisis accelerated by increased oil production

Added: 22 Jun 2001

Researchers from the University of Rochester say that increasing oil production will make an inevit…

Catalytic process could save millions for paper mills

Added: 20 Jun 2001

A catalytic processcould help paper mills save millions of dollars a year by converting a polluting…

CIA criticises FoE pollution reporting

Added: 19 Jun 2001

The Chemical Industries Association has stated its 'disappointment' at Friends of the Earth…

Bio-clean for contaminated land

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Bioremediation can be a cost-effective and efficient method for cleaning up contaminated land, says…

Coal ash proves it's friendly

Added: 19 Jun 2001

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is to develop and manufacture no…

A second term for Labour: what's in it for industry?

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Stuart Nathan looks at what Labour's second term might have in store for industry in general, and t…

Carbon dioxide to sink in the drink

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Researchers in Norway have proposed a large-scale demonstration project, in which carbon di…

Can C60 stabilise polymers?

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Fullerenes, the soccerball-shaped form of pure carbon, may soon be finding uses to stabilise polyme…

Cell simulation could make better drugs

Added: 19 Jun 2001

A researcher has devised a computer simulation model that could help drugs companies develop new tr…

Taking a long view of engineering

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Phil Wright highlights the benefits that businesses operating process plants can gain from includin…

Traditional boilers or steam generators

Added: 19 Jun 2001

Paul Crighton espouses the virtues of coil-type steam generators over traditional drum or fire-tube…

Cheniere to develop LNG terminals on Texas coast

Added: 13 Jun 2001

Cheniere Energy is acquiring three land lease options for the purpose of developing Liquefi…

New process improves timber grading

Added: 12 Jun 2001

Scientists from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (C…

EU can reach Kyoto target according to new report

Added: 12 Jun 2001

A new report from the European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) indicates that the EU's 8% greenhous…

DuPont to sell pharmaceuticals to Bristol-Myers Squibb for $7.8 Billion

Added: 8 Jun 2001

DuPont today announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to sell the DuPont Pharmaceutical…

IBM alters silicon to boost chip speeds up to 35%

Added: 8 Jun 2001

IBM has discovered a way to alter silicon and the breakthrough is expected to increase chip…

Liquid alumina reveals its secrets

Added: 6 Jun 2001

The structure of liquid alumina has been determined for the very first time by scientists a…

NREL team to help improve process engineering

Added: 4 Jun 2001

The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is teaming up with Broin …