Watch: ship delivers vast €150m furnaces for major chemicals plant
INEOS has released a video showing the moment two huge furnaces worth €150m (US$156m) completed a...
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Court: Jackdaw and Rosebank oil field approvals were unlawful
A COURT has ruled that consent given for two UK oil and gas fields was unlawful, but that develop...
Food and drink companies urged to improve fertiliser use transparency in supply chains
FOOD and drink companies are not disclosing adequate information about the risks of synthetic fer...
Drax to expand US business with deal to supply wood pellets to Texas SAF startup
BRITISH-based power generator Drax has agreed the terms of a deal to supply wood pellets to a US ...
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...
bp to axe 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractors
bp is making 4,700 staff redundant – more than 5% of its total workforce – and axing 3,000 contra...
UK pledges £410m for fusion R&D and shortlists firms that will design and build prototype plant
THE UK has pledged to invest £410m (US$501m) in fusion power development and has shortlisted the ...
Aviation emissions predicted to rise until 2040s, despite increasing sustainable fuel alternatives
EMISSIONS from the aviation industry are projected to continue rising despite increased uptake of...
Middlesbrough team achieves UK’s first industrial-scale production of fusion-grade steel
MORE than five tonnes of fusion-grade steel have been produced using an electric-powered furnace ...
Covestro announces nine-figure investment into Ohio polycarbonate plant
GERMAN chemicals manufacturer Covestro has announced a nine-figure investment to expand its polyc...
Ineos chairman says UK chemicals sector headed for ‘extinction’ following Grangemouth plant closure
BILLIONAIRE chairman of Ineos Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said the UK’s chemicals industry faces “extin...
UK needs integrated materials sector to drive growth, urges joint report
THE AUTHORS of a national materials strategy have warned that without concerted industry leadersh...
Ultra-potent greenhouse gases still ‘major problem’ – despite global agreement to phase out
EMISSIONS of ultra-potent greenhouse gases are much higher than official reported figures suggest...
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