Rolls-Royce lands £9bn deal for UK nuclear submarine fleet
ROLLS-ROYCE has secured a “landmark” partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop a ...
News
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EU prepares ban on PFAS in consumer products as industry seeks exemptions
THE EUROPEAN Union will push ahead with proposals to ban PFAS in consumer products, the EU’s envi...
LA wildfires caused atmospheric lead levels to soar
WILDFIRES in Los Angeles have caused a steep rise in the amount of lead in the city’s atmosphere,...
UK green Energy Skills Passport launched to support industrial heartlands
UK OIL AND GAS workers now have a streamlined path to green jobs with the launch of the governmen...
US-developed drug formulation could eliminate cold storage for vaccines
RESEARCHERS at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new type of formulation for pro...
Australia invests A$2bn to ‘supercharge’ green aluminium industry
AUSTRALIA’s energy-intensive aluminium producers are being urged to go green, with the government...
Industry
EU prepares ban on PFAS in consumer products as industry seeks exemptions
THE EUROPEAN Union will push ahead with proposals to ban PFAS in consumer products, the EU’s envi...
Australia invests A$2bn to ‘supercharge’ green aluminium industry
AUSTRALIA’s energy-intensive aluminium producers are being urged to go green, with the government...
L’Oreal to start using AI for sustainable ingredient research
COSMETICS giant L’Oreal has announced a partnership with IBM to develop artificial intelligence t...
Process
US offers US$36m for process developers to recover ammonia and metals from wastewater
THE US is offering US$36m for researchers who can help recover ammonia and critical metals from w...
Scottish researchers use sawdust to develop ‘high-value’ chemicals
A SCOTTISH biotech is using woodchips and sawdust to develop petrochemical alternatives for high-...
Cemex to install world-first hydrogen process at UK cement plant
CEMEX is set to trial a process developed by Hiiroc that uses plasma to produce hydrogen for gree...
IChemE
IChemE members now have free access to Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook
ICHEME members can now read the latest edition of Perry’s Chemical Engineer’s Handbook online for...
Two IChemE Fellows awarded new year honours
TWO Fellows of IChemE have been awarded orders of the British Empire in the new year honours list.
IChemE Matters – December 2024/January 2025
Mark Apsey and Duncan Lugton talk policy and IChemE 2024 in numbers
Research & Development
US-developed drug formulation could eliminate cold storage for vaccines
RESEARCHERS at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new type of formulation for pro...
UK protein study has potential to transform personalised medicine
A HUGE study that has been launched to find treatments for diseases by measuring how the proteins...
UK government launches lab in Gateshead to research heating from flooded mines
THE UK government has opened a lab in Gateshead in northeast England to research how heat can be ...
Policy
Safe AI innovation needs robust regulation, warns IChemE roundtable
Industry leaders come together for a roundtable discussion on AI’s use in plant operation and the...
Engineers call for smaller electric car batteries and ban on vapes
USING smaller electric car batteries and stripping materials out of old wind turbines for use in ...
UK climate efforts ‘not enough’ says CCC in new report
THE UK is set to miss its 2030 net zero targets despite meeting all previous ones, according to t...
Risk & Safety
Investigation launched into fatal hydrogen sulfide leak that killed two US workers
THE US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into a ...
HSE fines Scottish solvents manufacturer for Walkerburn explosion
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined solvents manufacturer Rathburn Chemicals £40,000 ...
TEPCO restarts removal of radioactive debris from Fukushima
SMALL-SCALE removal of radioactive debris has restarted at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site, ac...
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