US-Iran tensions trigger global energy market turmoil
PRICE hikes have hit the global oil and gas industry following escalating tensions between the US and Iran, with disruptions to critical trade networks causing widespread economic uncertainty.
US-Iran tensions trigger global energy market turmoil
‘Inadequate’ control systems led to 1,700 L solvent spill at Fujifilm UK facility
The Downstream Challenge of Cultivated Meat
The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
March 2026Issue 1017
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‘Completely preventable’ labelling error caused fatal hydrogen sulfide release at Pemex refinery, CSB finds
MULTIPLE failures led to a “completely preventable” labelling error that caused a fatal release of hydrogen sulfide at a Pemex oil refinery in Texas in 2024, a US investigation has concluded.
‘Inadequate’ control systems led to 1,700 L solvent spill at Fujifilm UK facility
INADEQUATE control systems led to 1,700 L of flammable solvent spilling onto the floor of a semiconductor materials facility owned by Fujifilm in Derbyshire, UK last July, TCE can reveal.
UK’s first geothermal plant opens in Cornwall
AFTER more than a decade of development, Geothermal Engineering Limited (GEL) has opened its United Downs power plant near Redruth, making it the UK’s first operational geothermal electricity facility.
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