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Artenius adds to woes at Wilton

Added: 28 Jul 2009

PET feedstock operation goes into administration, threatening another round of job losses in North …

Bodycote fined £700k over toxic gas fatalities

Added: 28 Jul 2009

The company had experience of a similar double fatality at a Bodycote Group site in California, jus…

BP boss predicts stability after 53% drop in profits

Added: 28 Jul 2009

CEO Hayward: “We are in turbulent times, volatile and uncertain. But we continue to steer a steady …

Will energy price rises snuff out recovery?

Added: 27 Jul 2009

Just as some of the first signs of economic recovery are starting to shine through, the UK’s manufa…

E.ON targets shrinkage and asset loss

Added: 24 Jul 2009

Energy giant extends contract with Ceva Logistics to include asset management of signs and barrier…

Sellafield chills after upgrade

Added: 24 Jul 2009

Original provider, Schneider called in to manage the upgrade project. Despite providing the existin…

Dow, Croda to close Wilton facilities

Added: 20 Jul 2009

Up to 180 jobs to go as Dow decides to axe ethylene oxide and glycol (EOEG) production facility by …

Wilton crisis puts spotlight on skills

Added: 20 Jul 2009

Phil Jones, chief executive of the National Skills Academy Process Industries comments after Dow an…

Water to be the next 'energy' crisis?

Added: 17 Jul 2009

H2O has long taken a back seat to energy efficiency in terms of companies’ cost management efforts.…

Environment Agency extends condition monitoring

Added: 17 Jul 2009

Increasing emphasis reflected by installation of online CM system at a remote pumping station in Wi…

Metals analyser pinpoints power plant failure

Added: 17 Jul 2009

Portable XRF (x-ray fluorescence) alloy analyser enables engineering consultants to investigate and…

Unions threaten strike action at UK process sites

Added: 16 Jul 2009

London - The GMB and Unite trade unions are to ballot their members in the engineering construction…

Pitfalls and opportunities on road to low carbon economy

Added: 16 Jul 2009

Industry groups highlight concerns over rising energy costs, skills shortages, and policy drift aft…

VSDs cap energy savings project at Lafarge

Added: 15 Jul 2009

Energy efficiency programme at Hope Works cement plant in Derbyshire completed with installation of…

‘Where has £50m training fund gone?’

Added: 14 Jul 2009

Doubt over existence of £50-million fund to support training in the process industries, which the g…

Clock ticking on vibration-hazard rule change

Added: 13 Jul 2009

Companies using abrasive products in their workplace have less than 12 months left to comply with l…

ExxonMobil investing up to $600m in algae biofuels project

Added: 13 Jul 2009

Irving, Texas - ExxonMobil has established an alliance with biotech company, Synthetic Genomics Inc…

ABB’s flagship System 800xA sales exceed 5,000

Added: 10 Jul 2009

Extended automation system has delivered significant productivity, energy efficiency improvements a…

Easy-to-fit Cyclone water filter

Added: 10 Jul 2009

A new generation of filter to remove suspended matter from water supplies is now available from Kam…

The I 400 range of instrumentation achieves EC Type approval.

Added: 10 Jul 2009

The Precia-Molen I 400 range of instrumentation for dynamic weighing applications has received EC T…