Humberside engineers ‘distressed’ as Ineos suspends UK acetyl production over high gas prices
Spanish energy firm breaks ground on ‘Europe’s largest’ green hydrogen plant
UK water regulator approves £3.4bn funding package for PFAS and data centre infrastructure
July/August 2026Issue 1021/1022
DAME JUDITH Hackitt used a lecture this week to urge engineers to use ethical judgment to “do what is right” to make their designs and procedures safe, even if it means exceeding legal requirements.
PROPOSALS for a major new liquified natural gas (LNG) plant and pipeline in Quebec, Canada, have been met with opposition from environmentalists and an indigenous leader amid early-stage discussions with potential investors and customers.
OFWAT has provisionally approved a £3.4bn investment package for several projects led by water companies to improve and safeguard the UK’s infrastructure.
INEOS has suspended production at two major acetic acid facilities in Humberside, UK, and will idle a third in the coming days over “ridiculously” high gas prices, the company said – despite a £30m upgrade last year.
Martin Pitt describes how clay transformed human history
AS IChemE continues to evolve and grow, the TCE team found ourselves reflecting on what the magazine has meant to members over the years and how it has informed, entertained and developed.
Refrigerants are essential for the modern food industry. Aniqah Majid looks at the substances keeping food cool – and their climate impact
For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth
