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Giving green polymers the blue light
BLUE light has been used by researchers to create an interpenetrating polymeric network (IPN) in one step, under ambient conditions.
Type: News
Brookfield to buy Westinghouse for US$4.6bn
PRIVATE equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has bought troubled nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric Company from its owner Toshiba in a deal worth US$4.6bn.
Type: News
AkzoNobel joins Swedish green hydrogen partnership
AKZONOBEL has joined a partnership in Sweden that seeks to use excess renewable power to produce hydrogen.
Type: News
Distinguished chemical engineers join QE Prize panel
TWO chemical engineers - Jinghai Li and Raghunath Anant Mashelkar – have joined the judging panel for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QE Prize), as public nominations open for the prize.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco and Petronas reach deal on Rapid complex
SAUDI ARAMCO has agreed a deal to take joint ownership of Petronas’ refinery currently under construction in Johor, Malaysia.
Type: News
BASF CEO says company will not undergo DowDuPont-style split
THE new CEO of BASF, Martin Brudermüller, has said that he will be keeping the company as one entity, unlike rival DowDuPont which is splitting into three separate companies.
Type: News
Evonik sells methacrylates business for €3bn
EVONIK is selling its methacrylates business to private equity firm Advent International for €3bn (US$3.39bn).
Type: News
IChemE offers support to UK Government in response to coronavirus crisis
THE INSTITUTION of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has written to the UK Government to offer support from its members, particularly those in the pharmaceutical and biochemical sectors.
Type: News
Plans underway for fossil-free steel demonstration plant
THE Hybrit initiative has taken another step towards the production of fossil-free steel in Sweden by announcing that preparations are now underway for a demonstration plant.
Type: News
Partnership to build bio-LNG plant
RENEWI, Nordsol, and Shell have signed an agreement to build a plant to produce bio-based liquid natural gas (LNG). The partnership will convert organic waste into bio-LNG to serve as a sustainable fuel for long-haul transport, contributing to circular economy.
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New council to upskill Shell employees in Singapore
SHELL has partnered with the Singapore Shell Employees’ Union (SSEU) to set up a council focussed on retraining and upskilling employees for future roles as part of the company’s plans to repurpose its core business to cut emissions.
Type: News
SABIC and BP join forces on circular plastics
SABIC and BP are working together to produce recycled plastics at the Gelsenkirchen chemical complex in Germany.
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Cement major plans world’s first carbon-neutral production plant
HEIDELBERGCEMENT plans to retrofit its plant in Sweden to capture 1.8m t/y of CO2, and become what it says will be the world’s first carbon-neutral cement plant.
Type: News
BP announces new green hydrogen plans for Teesside
BP has announced plans for a large-scale green hydrogen facility known as HyGreen Teesside.
Type: News
IChemE produces programme with ITN Productions Industry News
ICHEME has partnered with ITN Productions Industry News to produce a programme called Serving Society that looks at how chemical engineering is addressing societal challenges.
Type: News
One killed in Chinese petrochemical plant fire
ONE person was killed by a fire which broke out at an ethylene glycol facility belonging to the state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), say news reports.
Type: News
Reverend Richard Coles to host IChemE Global Awards 2022
Radio presenter, and Strictly Come Dancing TV show presenter Reverend Richard Coles has been signed up to host the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Awards 2022 that will be held in Manchester, UK, on 17 November.
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Jacobs to support UK nuclear facility refurbishment
JACOBS has been awarded an estimated £10m (US$11.4) contract to act as a full lifecycle delivery partner, supporting renewal projects at various facilities run by the UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).
Type: News
Reports: Ineos in talks with Rolls-Royce to build nuclear plant at Grangemouth refinery
INEOS is reportedly in talks with Rolls-Royce about using its small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology to power the Grangemouth refinery in Scotland.
Type: News
Partnership to produce hydrogen for sustainable aviation
TOTALENERGIES and Air Liquide have partnered to produce and valorise renewable, low-carbon hydrogen, to contribute to greener aviation.
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