Tata Steel to transfer Port Talbot cold mill staff to Llanwern after fire
TATA Steel is to transfer staff from Port Talbot to a site around 64 km away in Llanwern after fire damaged part of the Port Talbot steelworks’ cold mill earlier this month.
‘I was regarded as someone who would never amount to much’, says IChemE Fellow awarded MBE
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The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
June 2026 Issue 1020
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Valaris receives tenth UK safety warning in five years and fined over worker’s death
OFFSHORE drilling rig contractor Valaris has received its tenth UK safety warning in less than five years, while one of its subsidiaries has been fined following the death of a worker on a North Sea rig in 2023.
‘I was regarded as someone who would never amount to much’, says IChemE Fellow awarded MBE
IChemE Fellow Peter Robertson has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours this week for “services to research and innovation” following a 40-year career in academia across Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Solar overtakes coal in US electricity mix for first time
SOLAR power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the first time in May, marking another milestone in the country's shift away from fossil fuels despite efforts by President Trump to revive the coal industry.
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