Experts welcome UK PFAS plan but questions remain over effectiveness
THE UK government’s plan to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been welcomed b...
News
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Investors challenge bp over oil and gas spending
INSTITUTIONAL investors have filed a legal challenge against bp over what they describe as “undis...
Dow cuts 4,500 jobs as automation and AI expand
US CHEMICALS giant Dow will cut 4,500 jobs, around 13% of its workforce, as part of a restructuri...
From lab to market: The scaleup hurdles facing The Apprentice’s Browtasia
The 20th series of The Apprentice has returned to UK screens, with 20 entrepreneurs competing for...
UK unveils £15bn plan to retrofit 5m homes with clean energy tech
The UK government has unveiled a £15bn (US$21bn) plan to retrofit around 5m homes with low-carbon...
Industry
Experts welcome UK PFAS plan but questions remain over effectiveness
THE UK government’s plan to tackle per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been welcomed b...
Dow cuts 4,500 jobs as automation and AI expand
US CHEMICALS giant Dow will cut 4,500 jobs, around 13% of its workforce, as part of a restructuri...
From lab to market: The scaleup hurdles facing The Apprentice’s Browtasia
The 20th series of The Apprentice has returned to UK screens, with 20 entrepreneurs competing for...
Process
Trinity spinout scales DAC technology in Ireland
IRELAND could see its first scaled direct air capture (DAC) system deployed, after capture firm N...
Scotland invests £1m in whisky carbon capture firm
A SCOTTISH company specialising in capturing CO2 from the whisky industry has secured £1m (US$1.3...
NSTA launches second round of carbon storage licences
THE NORTH SEA TRANSITION AUTHORITY (NSTA) has opened a second licensing round for carbon storage,...
IChemE
IChemE Matters – February 2026
Raffaella Ocone calls for chemical engineers to make their collective voice heard , Duncan Lugton...
MP Chris McDonald hails clean energy as economic opportunity of the century at IChemE debate
CLEAN energy will provide the UK with the economic opportunity of the century, according to MP Ch...
Nominations open for 2026 Danckwerts lecture
A LEADING chemical engineer is sought to deliver the next Danckwerts lecture, held this year in c...
Research & Development
Lignin-based sunscreens show promise as sustainable UV protection
RESEARCHERS in China are developing wood-based sunscreen formulations as a more sustainable alter...
China fusion reactor breaks theoretical density limit
NUCLEAR physicists have exceeded a long-standing theoretical density limit at an experimental fus...
Climeworks opens ‘world’s largest’ DAC research centre
CLIMEWORKS has opened its Direct Air Capture (DAC) Innovation Center in Zurich, Switzerland, whic...
Policy
Net zero shipping deal tanks following Trump attacks
A LANDMARK plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions in global shipping has been delayed by a year aft...
“Abject failure” as plastic treaty collapses
EFFORTS to agree a global treaty to end plastic pollution have once again collapsed – this time i...
UK sets out 300-year nuclear waste strategy
THE UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has relaunched its clean-up strategy for the count...
Risk & Safety
HSE highlights ‘inadequate’ offshore isolation practices
OFFSHORE oil and gas operators must improve their process isolation practices or risk serious acc...
UK Nanosafety Group publishes updated guidance on working with nanomaterials
THE UK Nanosafety Group (UKNSG) has launched the third edition of its Working Safely with Nanomat...
South Korea power station collapse kills three
THREE workers have died following the collapse of a boiler tower at an end-of-life power station ...
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