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Sheffield plans continuous powder processing plant
THE UNIVERSITY of Sheffield plans to launch the UK’s first continuous powder processing plant, which will be used for teaching purposes.
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Evonik and Siemens announce two-year plan to create 'technical photosynthesis'
EVONIK and Siemens are working together on a process to produce specialty chemicals from carbon dioxide and green electricity.
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Genomatica and Aquafil join forces to make bio-based nylon
GENOMATICA is working with nylon-maker Aquafil to produce one of its key feedstocks – caprolactam – from plant-based material, rather than from crude oil.
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Engineering network group launched in Oman
A NEW collaborative engineering network has been launched in Oman with the support of IChemE and six UK professional engineering institutions.
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LEGO has announced that plant-based plastic sourced from sugarcane will be used in pieces such as leaves, bushes, and trees.
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Nanoparticles for non-invasive scar detection
NANOPARTICLES which emit fluorescent signals in the presence of scar cells could be used for non-invasive early detection of scarring.
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Thyssenkrupp develops new industrial-scale water electrolysis units to produce green hydrogen
THYSSENKRUPP has launched industrial-scale water electrolysis technology to make hydrogen production economically feasible for large projects using renewable energy.
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IChemE deputy president decides not to proceed to become 2019 president
IChemE deputy president Andrew Thompson has decided not to proceed to become president in 2019. The decision has been accepted by the president and Board of Trustees.
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The next step for CO2-based plastics
COVESTRO’s carbon dioxide-based polyols have been used to produce synthetic sports flooring. The world-first subfloor of this kind has now opened in a renowned hockey facility in Krefeld, Germany, and marks the next step in the use of CO2 for plastics production.
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Pioneering professor awarded IChemE medal
ICHEME has awarded the Andrew Medal to Freek Kapteijn, Professor and Section Head of Catalysis Engineering at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.
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Evonik and LIKAT achieve carbonylation breakthrough
SPECIALTY chemicals company Evonik and catalysis research institute Leibniz Institute for Catalysis (LIKAT), have successfully achieved the first direct carbonylation of 1,3-butadiene. The carbonylation breakthrough paves the way for more cost-effective and environmentally friendly synthesis of industrially important adipic acid derivatives.
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BASF joins forces to plan electric car battery recycling cluster
BASF, Fortum and Nornickel are planning a recycling centre in Finland that would recover metals from electric car batteries.
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IChemE SIG calls on members for supply support in response to coronavirus
ICHEME’s Pharma Special Interest Group (SIG) has called for members to come forward and help supply ventilators and ventilator components following a request from the UK Government.
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Ineos completes construction of two sanitiser plants
INEOS has completed construction of two new hand sanitiser production plants in the UK and Germany, meeting its target to start production within ten days.
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Jane Cutler wins election to become IChemE Deputy President
JANE Cutler has been elected to take up the position of IChemE Deputy President from June.
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IChemE identifies vaccine production capabilities
ICHEME has compiled a list of manufacturing sites in the UK and Ireland that have the potential capability to manufacture treatments for Covid-19, and is offering to share the information with those who need it.
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Partnership offers decision-making platform to the mining industry
BASF and industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company IntelliSense.io have announced the joint offering of an open, real-time, decision-making platform for mining which aims to make operations more efficient, sustainable, and safe.
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Malaysia speciality chemicals deal
PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) and German chemicals and energy company PCC have signed a shares sale and purchase agreement for PCG to acquire a 50% stake in PCC’s Malaysian subsidiary, PCC Oxyalkylates Malaysia (PCC-OM).
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LyondellBasell starts up pilot plant to recycle plastics
LYONDELLBASELL has started operation of a new pilot plant for a pyrolysis process that it is developing to convert plastics waste into new plastics feedstock.
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UK government will host Brexit webinars to advise chemicals industry
CHEMICALS companies are being urged to get going on key actions as the UK counts down to its new trading relationship with the EU after 31 December.
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