IChemE Matters - July/August 2026
In this issue we welcome new IChemE president Ollie Folayan and Head of Policy and Mitchell Clark shares a few notes from IChemE's ChemEngConnect virtual conference
Burnham promises to ‘reindustrialise Britain’ amid speculation about oil and gas policy
Folayan asks: ‘Who is coming next and are we doing enough?’
UK government shies away from PFAS ban
The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
July/August 2026Issue 1021/1022
Latest News
Folayan asks: ‘Who is coming next and are we doing enough?’
New IChemE president sets out agenda on skills, diversity and public engagement
Employer Partners: listening to the next generation
At IChemE, we spend a lot of time planning Employer Partner meetings around the workforce challenges facing our profession. Skills shortages, graduate readiness, recruitment and retention are all familiar topics. This time, however, we tried something different.
£350m boost for UK chemicals resilience
IChemE has welcomed the UK government’s £350m Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund, describing it as a significant boost for a sector that underpins everything from energy and pharmaceuticals to food production and advanced manufacturing.
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Got You Covered
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.
The Refrigerants Keeping Food Fresh...and Warming the Planet
Refrigerants are essential for the modern food industry. Aniqah Majid looks at the substances keeping food cool – and their climate impact
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.
Trevor Kletz – A lifetime spent saving lives
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Csaba Horváth – Degrees of Separation
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth