JOHNSON MATTHEY is selling its catalyst technologies business to Honeywell for £1.8bn (US$2.4bn).

22nd May 2025

Energy

Equinor resumes construction of 2.1 GW wind project after Trump ban

NORWEGIAN energy giant Equinor has resumed construction of its 2.1 GW wind project in New York after work was suspended by the US government.

22nd May 2025

Research & Development

BioNTech to invest £1bn in UK life sciences

VACCINE pioneer BioNTech has agreed to invest up to £1bn (US$1.3bn) in the UK where it will build two drug research facilities and an AI hub to develop next-generation medicines.

21st May 2025

Energy

Climeworks to cut 10% of staff amid slowdown in cleantech confidence

SWISS direct air capture (DAC) startup Climeworks is cutting 106 jobs, including 78 in Switzerland, due to “macroeconomic uncertainty”.

21st May 2025

My Chemical Engineering Hero is: Martin Ruhemann

Adrian Finn remembers Martin Ruhemann, a man who overcame extraordinary adversity to shape the future of chemical engineering with both brilliance and humility

Process

Practical Process Control Part 20: Regression Analysis

Inferential properties, or soft sensors, are key to modern process control. Myke King explains regression analysis as a precursor to their design

Industry

Salt of the Earth: Part 1

Martin Pitt considers the chemical engineering history of common salt

Chemicals

Engineering a Future Without PFAS: The Path to Sustainable Alternatives

The shift from PFAS is both a regulatory need and an opportunity for industries to lead in sustainability. Environmental scientists from Stockholm University argue that engineers will be crucial in developing PFAS-free solutions that maintain performance and safety

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World

George E Davis – Meet the Daddy

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.