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Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chemical-free way by forcing polymer fibres and water through a syringe.
Type: News
Celtic Renewables to build whisky biofuels plant
INNOVATIVE UK biofuel company Celtic Renewables is to build its first commercial demonstration plant to produce more than 0.5m L/y of biofuel from whisky waste.
Type: News
Europe's first waste-to-chemistry facility provides solution for non-recyclable plastics
A FACILITY that will convert non-recyclable wastes into biofuels and chemicals for industrial use will open in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Type: News
Bagshaw awarded CBE in New Year Honours
STEVE Bagshaw, a Fellow of IChemE, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year Honours List for his services to UK industry
Type: News
Partners to convert waste sewage into hydrogen
Organics Group, Severn Trent, and researchers at Coventry University, UK, are collaborating to convert sewage waste into clean hydrogen fuel for tankers and other vehicles.
Type: News
BP wins approval to convert Kwinana into a biorefinery
BP has been granted approval to produce biofuels as its former Kwinana refining site in Australia.
Type: News
Shell plans to cut 400 jobs in the Netherlands
ROYAL Dutch Shell is to shift its business model in response to lower oil prices, according to Reuters, which the oil giant has said could result in the loss of 400 jobs.
Type: News
IChemE Fellow on UK Council for Science and Technology
CHEMICAL engineer Max Lu has been appointed to the UK Council for Science and Technology (CST), and will advise the Prime Minister on strategic science and technology policy issues.
Type: News
INEOS picks Antwerp for €3bn cracker and PDH unit
INEOS has selected Antwerp in Belgium as the site for its €3bn (US$3.4bn) investment in the first cracker built in Europe for 20 years.
Type: News
SHELL will cut 7,000 – 9,000 jobs as the company is reorganised to transition to a lower-carbon business.
Type: News
Dungeness B will begin decommissioning seven years ahead of schedule
THE UK’s Dungeness B nuclear power station will begin decommissioning activities some seven years earlier than expected after investigations discovered problems with components that cannot be replaced.
Type: News
Carbon Clean captures CO2 from Tata Steel blast furnace
CARBON Clean has installed a carbon capture plant at a blast furnace owned by Tata Steel in India.
Type: News
WBCSD and Engie join forces to develop industrial decarbonisation principles
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and sustainability consultancy Engie Impact are developing principles to decarbonise manufacturing.
Type: News
Jacobs builds robot to sample Fukushima radioactive debris
ENGINEERING group Jacobs has designed and built a remotely-operated robot to collect debris at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, to assess the state of a damaged reactor at the facility
Type: News
ReElement Technologies partners with Afrivolt to develop Africa’s battery ecosystem
METALS refining and recycling company ReElement Technologies has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Afrivolt to support the development of the country’s regional and global lithium-ion battery supply chains.
Type: News
Largest Indonesian gas find in 18 years
SPANISH energy company Repsol has made the largest gas discovery in Indonesia for 18 years. It is also one of the top ten largest finds made worldwide in the last 12 months.
Type: News
Malaysia PM: Petronas could be sold to pay down debt
STAKES in state-energy firm Petronas could be sold to Malaysia’s oil-producing states to raise money for the Government, Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad has told Reuters.
Type: News
SABIC chemical plant will be 100% solar-powered
SABIC’S polycarbonate facility in Cartagena, Spain, is set to become the world’s first large-scale chemical production site powered fully by renewable energy, the chemicals firm says.
Type: News
Eni reaches 19 MoUs for HyNet participation
ENI UK has achieved 19 memorandums of understanding (MoUs), with as many companies interested in having their emissions captured, transported, and stored in the energy company’s depleted reservoirs as part of the HyNet North West project.
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ExxonMobil to shut down French steam cracker and cut 677 jobs
ENERGY costs continue to pummel the European oil and gas market, with ExxonMobil announcing plans to close one of its primary chemical production facilities in France, impacting 677 jobs.
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