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Partnership to fill Europe’s EV supply chain gap

WOOD has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer by Green Lithium and will build and operate what is expected to be the UK’s first large-scale commercial lithium refinery.

Type: News

Industrial-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facility planned in Queensland

ORICA and H2U have announced a strategic partnership to explore opportunities for an industrial-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facility in Gladstone, Australia.

Type: News

Dame Judith Hackitt to speak at Hazards 32

Former IChemE President Dame Judith Hackitt will reflect on the importance of cross-sector hazards learnings in a prestigious lecture at IChemE’s Hazards 32 conference later this year

Type: News

IChemE announces shortlisted finalists for Malaysia Awards

ICHEME has announced the shortlisted finalists for its annual Malaysia awards. They include Sime Darby Plantation Research, Petronas, TripleVs Venture, and four researchers competing for individual recognition.

Type: News

IChemE Safety Centre Director wins Leader of the Year Award

TRISH Kerin, Director of the IChemE Safety Centre (ISC), has won the Women In Safety Leader of the Year Award.

Type: News

100 Years? Piece of Cake

Séamus Higgins and Ellie Cooke look at a century’s evolution of food and processes, in the form of a chocolate birthday cake

Type: Feature

Chemical engineers work to create hydrogen from steel sludge

CHEMICAL engineers from Imperial College London have joined forces with the UK’s Materials Processing Institute (MPI) to develop a process that will produce hydrogen and valuable metals from steelmaking sludges.

Type: News

UKWIR provides free access to hundreds of water sector research reports

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has launched MyLibrary, an online facility that provides easy and free access to more than 1,000 water sector research reports aimed at helping to improve water and wastewater services for customers, and protecting the environment

Type: News

ChemEngDayUK: Preparing to deliver sustainability

HELD for the first time in Northern Ireland, and hosted by Queen’s University Belfast, this year’s ChemEngDayUK saw around 145 delegates gather to experience a rich programme focussed on sustainability, featuring more than 100 contributions of posters, presentations, and workshops.

Type: News

Imperial to lead £118m green minerals research centre

A NEW £118m (US$150m) research centre at Imperial College London will work to transform mineral extraction techniques so that critical materials can be mined and processed more sustainably.

Type: News

Petronas Chemicals Group to build Asia’s 'largest advanced chemical recycling plant'

PETRONAS CHEMICALS GROUP (PCG) has unveiled plans to build what it claims to be Asia’s largest advanced chemical recycling plant.

Type: News

Christmas Presents: Give them the Gift of ChemEng Knowledge

Paul Okey looks at present ideas to inspire budding chemical engineers (and maybe one or two to hang on to yourself)

Type: Feature

Dame Judith Hackitt named interim chair of UK’s nuclear regulator

FORMER IChemE president Dame Judith Hackitt has been named the interim chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR).

Type: News

Sumitomo Chemical CO2-to-methanol pilot plant now operational

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL has completed the construction of a pilot facility which uses CO2 generated from the incineration of waste, and hydrogen derived from renewable energy, to produce methanol.

Type: News

Heriot-Watt researchers make hydrogen from whisky wastewater

WASTEWATER from whisky distilleries could be used to produce hydrogen, saving precious freshwater, thanks to nanoparticles used by researchers at Heriot-Watt University.

Type: News

UK’s Aston University receives £10m to establish holistic membrane research centre

ASTON UNIVERSITY, UK will use £10m (US$12.8m) awarded by funder Research England to establish the Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence (AIME). An interdisciplinary group spanning biology, chemistry, and physics, it will use holistic investigation to develop novel biomimetic membranes.

Type: News

Vendor Viewpoint: Unlocking Constrained Projects for a Greener Future

Decarbonisation must be the end goal for industry but getting there can sometimes be a source of frustration without capital investment. Could the zero capex model be the answer?

Type: Feature

Edinburgh and Glasgow universities unite for climate research

UNIVERSITIES in Scotland have formed a new collaborative research partnership to address the climate emergency and are calling on industry-backers to join the effort.

Type: News

Hayward welcomed as new chair of NEPIC

Dai Hayward has been appointed chair of the North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC).

Type: News

New Zealand bans PFAS in cosmetics

NEW ZEALAND has banned the use of PFAS in cosmetic products from the end of 2026 to protect consumers and the environment.

Type: News