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Modern union reps okay, says Mandelson

Added: 14 May 2009

Department for Business, TUC and CBI say reps and managers can work together to improve working pr…

Chemical accidents at record low

Added: 14 May 2009

A 40% fall in Lost Time Accidents is the lowest figure ever recorded by CBA and, it said, “sets a b…

Coal-fired project pushes technology boundaries

Added: 14 May 2009

A new 858 MW-rated generating unit is being built at the site of Europe’s largest lignite-fired pow…

Enter the REACH enforcers

Added: 13 May 2009

National inspectors have started checking pre-registrations, registrations as well as provisions fo…

Jotun Paints makes Lean advances

Added: 13 May 2009

Flixborough-based operation has been implementing new Lean management systems across its UK sites a…

SABIC, Sipchem unveil major petchems expansion plan

Added: 13 May 2009

MOU covers range of projects to produce speciality petrochemical products. The projects, they said,…

South Hook LNG re-gasification terminal starts

Added: 12 May 2009

With a capacity of 15.6 Mt/yr - the largest such facility in Europe - it will receive LNG from the …

Wake up call on recession-hit apprentices

Added: 12 May 2009

"If these young people don't find a placement to continue with their apprenticeships they will be l…

GSK chief wants mass support for process skills academy

Added: 12 May 2009

Everyone working in the process industries should become an individual member of the National Skill…

Simply 'the best'

Added: 12 May 2009

 

Corus to shut steel plant as offtake deal breaks down

Added: 11 May 2009

Meeting this week over plans to mothball Teesside plant after failure of offtake agreement. The dea…

Linde, Süd-Chemie start advanced biofuels plant

Added: 11 May 2009

Pilot plant producing second generation biofuels based on lignocellulosic biomass. Facility, at Süd…

Enpure turns to peristaltic pumps enable turbidity measurement

Added: 11 May 2009

Birmingham-based process engineering firm using pumps in its water treatment technology to enable c…

Bakers 80 times more likely to develop occupational asthma

Added: 11 May 2009

HSE is warning thousands of workers in the industry to take precautions against developing serious …

LSC announces £4.8m skill funding for Merseyside companies

Added: 11 May 2009

Liverpool, UK - The Learning and Skills Council has announced £4.8 million in funding to help ensu…

INEOS seeks more time from lenders group

Added: 11 May 2009

Group wants its lenders to extend a waiver on the terms of its debt repayments. The move, said the …

Thinking outside the blocks

Added: 11 May 2009

Operators in the UK process and manufacturing industries can thrive despite the downturn, believes …

ACTC details 2009 process control training event

Added: 11 May 2009

Event will be held from the 16-18 June at the Leeds University Business School. The main theme of t…

Scotland targets lead role in carbon storage

Added: 11 May 2009

Study by the Scottish Centre for Carbon Storage is the most comprehensive CO2 source-to-store study…

Croda closing Bromborough site

Added: 11 May 2009

115-employee Merseyside operation manufactures commodity and industrial speciality chemicals. The c…