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New hazards: COMAH 2015
Added: 3 Jun 2015
The introduction of new COMAH regulations will see many smaller firms affected by the rules for the…
Muted march of the makers
Added: 1 Apr 2015
This government came into power promising that it would rebalance the economy towards manufacturing…
Shale college launch: premature or necessary?
Added: 7 Jan 2015
With so little known about the skills it will target and the courses it will offer, the launch of t…
Pure play
Added: 12 Nov 2014
As global water regulations tighten, filtration technologies are evolving to help process industrie…
Learning the lessons from chemical disasters
Added: 22 Apr 2014
One year after the fatal explosion at a fertiliser plant in Texas, what lessons have been learned f…
Fracking fallout
Added: 4 Mar 2014
The future for Europe’s refineries and petrochemicals plants looks bleak thanks to the US shale gas…
Efficiency evangelists needed to fight cuts
Added: 18 Feb 2014
A combination of government funding cuts to support for energy efficiency measures and waning inter…
UK and European chemicals firms suffer over energy costs
Added: 21 Jan 2014
From building shale gas import terminals to shutting down production plants, the cost of energy is …
Complacent companies at highest risk of cyber attack
Added: 19 Nov 2013
Companies that employ outdated technologies and inefficient risk management tactics are at a higher…
Cost concerns limit energy efficiency investment
Added: 12 Nov 2013
Financial concerns trump environmental ones when it comes to considering investment in energy effic…
Fracking safe
Added: 26 Sep 2013
Many consider fracking to be a dangerous process, fearing it releases gasses that pollute the water…
Operating procedure key to process safety
Added: 16 Jul 2012
Article based on Honeywell white paper. Contributors: Subhankar Dey - Senior Marketing Specialist, …
Shell's 'uneasy' approach to process safety
Added: 12 Jun 2012
With 15 years’ experience in managing the operation of top-tier COMAH sites, Dave Topliffe, manufac…
Chemicals industry optimistic despite debt crisis
Added: 28 May 2012
The global chemicals industry expects to see an improvement in business according to a study by Cer…
Green chemistry for polymers
Added: 17 May 2012
Cologne, Germany – In the long-term industry will have to find substitutes for fossil fuels as supp…
Turnarounds: All change in petrochemicals sector
Added: 1 Oct 2011
London — The west European petrochemical Industry is reckoned to spend around €3 billion a year on …
UK refineries under new ownership
Added: 15 Apr 2011
London – Asian-based companies are snapping up refining operations in the UK and other western coun…
Budget relief for UK chemicals industry
Added: 25 Mar 2010
… but CIA sees missed opportunities to develop manufacturing strategy
Apprenticeships paying off in chemicals industries
Added: 9 Feb 2010
London – The Chemical Industries Association (CIA) is highlighting how apprenticeships have had a c…
