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The National Expo for Chemical and Process Engineers Returns this May at the NEC
The Process & Chemical Engineering Show, running as part of the CHEMUK 2025 ‘Group of Events’, returns this May.
Type: Feature
Five killed in chemical plant explosion in China
FIVE people have been killed, one is missing, and another is being treated for injuries in hospital after an explosion at a Sinochem chemical plant in the city of Liaocheng in Shandong province, eastern China on Monday, Reuters reports.
Type: News
IChemE Fellows receive Queen’s Birthday Honours
HER Majesty The Queen has awarded birthday honours to IChemE Fellow Katherine Hirschfeld and Honorary Fellow Andrew Hopkins. Honours were also awarded to resigned Fellow, Mark Toner, and Kathryn Fagg, who is not an IChemE member, but is a chemical engineer who is set to speak at this year’s Chemeca.
Type: News
Terry Cooper: Preventer of Major Accidents
Terry Cooper is a chemical engineer by training. This article is an adapted version of a speech he delivered at Oil & Gas UK’s Safety 30 Conference in Aberdeen on 6 June. The conference marked the 30th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster.
Type: Feature
Saudi Aramco agrees US$702m deal with Sumitomo Chemical for majority stake in Petro Rabigh
OIL AND GAS giant Saudi Aramco will become the majority stakeholder of Petro Rabigh in a deal worth US$702m, further expanding its downstream petrochemical and refining operations.
Type: News
Philip Aldridge shares his plans as new NEPIC CEO
PHILIP ALDRIDGE, an IChemE member who has taken over as CEO of England’s Northeast Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), spoke with The Chemical Engineer about his plans for the group, which works with its member companies to support growth in the region.
Type: News
Student chemical engineering projects recognised by IChemE awards
ICHEME has presented awards to school students in Singapore for projects that used chemical engineering skills.
Type: News
IChemE releases report on the role of chemical engineering in the biosector
ICHEME’s BioFutures Steering Group has released a report with recommendations on how the Institution can better engage with chemical engineers in the emerging biosector as well as develop opportunities for growth.
Type: News
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
Ineos awards Técnicas Reunidas contract for massive European chemicals investment
INEOS has awarded Técnicas Reunidas a contract to engineer a world-scale ethylene plant in Belgium, marking the largest investment in European chemicals in the last 20 years.
Type: News
Chemical JV to close BDO plant in Malaysia
BASF Petronas Chemical (BPC), a Malaysian-based joint-venture (JV) between BASF and Petronas Chemical Group (PCG), will close its butanediol (BDO) and derivatives plant in Kuantan, Malaysia, in March 2021. This comes as competition in the region increases.
Type: News
IChemE launches virtual work experience for 14 to 18-year-olds
IChemE’s new virtual work experience programmme helps youngsters experience life as a process design engineer and carry out a real-world task
Type: Feature
Unlocking the Power of Learning: Top Tips for Chemical Engineering Students and Teachers
Professor of chemical engineering education Mo Zandi and PhD student Ya He offer tips for students and teachers on how to boost learning and teaching
Type: Feature
New IChemE Malaysia Board visits Royal Patron
EARLIER this month, members of the new IChemE Malaysia Board paid a courtesy visit to Her Royal Highness Queen of Perak Darul Ridzuan, Tuanku Zara Salim, a chemical engineer and the Royal Patron of IChemE in Malaysia. The meeting took place at Istana Perak in Kuala Lumpur.
Type: News
CRI successfully demonstrates chemical storage with renewable methanol
CARBON Recycling International (CRI) has successfully shown that its renewable methanol can be used for chemical energy storage of surplus renewable energy.
Type: News
Courts block Trump administration from further delays of chemical safety law
A FEDERAL appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop delaying an Obama-era law that would improve safety at chemical facilities. However the EPA is still trying to roll back crucial safety measures.
Type: News
A Visible Career on the Spectrum
An engineer with autism explains how she has succeeded in the workplace, and what employers can do to be more supportive
Type: Feature
Chemical engineers build portable pharmacy
System could be shipped to combat disease outbreak
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