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Trump’s hardline tariffs on steel ‘damaging’ for UK suppliers says trade body
DONALD TRUMP’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports “will be damaging” for UK suppliers and US customers, according to trade association UK Steel.
Type: News
Kemper clean coal opts for gas instead
IN a blow to clean coal development, the Kemper County power plant in the US has been forced to abandon lignite gasification and burn gas instead.
Type: News
Monolith Materials to build carbon-free ammonia plant
CLEAN technology company Monolith Materials plans to build a large-scale carbon-free ammonia plant in Nebraska, US.
Type: News
Ineos invests €2bn in green hydrogen
INEOS will invest more than €2bn (US$2.32bn) in electrolysis projects for green hydrogen production across Europe.
Type: News
Book Review: Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform
Andrew Hopkins and Deanna Kemp; ISBN: 9781922509048; Wolters Kluwer; 2021; US$65
Type: Feature
Ineos buys former BASF concrete chemicals business
INEOS is buying MBCC’s admixture business from Sika, acquiring manufacturing sites in the US, Canada, Europe, the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Type: News
Exxon commits £140m investment in Fife plant
EXXONMOBIL will invest £140m (US$173m) in its ethylene plant in Fife, UK, over the next two years as it seeks to improve reliability and performance.
Type: News
A Sneak Peak at Air Products’ Graduate Recruitment Process
Insights on how a major employer of engineers handles its graduate recruitment process.
Type: Feature
Tim Harwood updates us on the collaborative gas industry programme to deliver the evidence on converting UK gas networks to 100% hydrogen
Type: Feature
BASF and Domo Chemicals to acquire Solvay’s polyamide business
BASF, Solvay, and Domo Chemicals have reached an agreement for the acquisition of Solvay’s polyamide business for €1.6bn (US$1.7bn) overall.
Type: News
UK unveils clean power plan to tackle ‘volatile’ fossil fuel market
THE UK has committed £40bn (US$50.5bn) to an ambitious clean energy plan to curb its “over-reliance” on fossil fuels.
Type: News
Safety Lessons from Home Alone
David Jamieson explains what Kevin McCallister and the Wet Bandits can teach us about inherent safety
Type: Feature
Aramco buys Shell’s 50% stake in SASREF
SAUDI ARAMCO is buying Shell’s 50% share of the SASREF joint venture in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia for US$631m.
Type: News
BioNTech to fully acquire AI company InstaDeep
BIONTECH is fully acquiring artificial intelligence (AI) provider InstaDeep in a deal worth about £562m (US$685.9m) to help the biotech firm discover drugs.
Type: News
FDA approves ‘first’ of new class of non-addictive drugs for severe pain
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a non-opioid drug for severe post-surgical pain, which could “redefine pain management”.
Type: News
Berkeley researchers use AI and 19th century maps to find lost oil and gas wells
RESEARCHERS at the Berkeley National Laboratory in California have created a tool that uses artificial intelligence to find undocumented oil and gas wells across the US.
Type: News
Pumps are the backbone of the process industry. In a process plant, it is necessary to move material from one point to another. In keeping with the laws of thermodynamics, fluids move from an area of high pressure to low, and depending on the plant layout often require the assistance of a pump to achieve this. With many different pump types available, selecting the right pump can be tricky, especially when slurries are involved.
Type: Feature
Engineering Net Zero Part 7: Energy Security and Affordability
In his penultimate feature on achieving net zero, David Simmonds considers the structure of the energy market and how it needs to change to meet the UK's net zero ambitions.
Type: Feature
Industrial Aftermath: Project Ends Toxic Pesticide Legacy
Mag Sim of Pure Earth takes us inside the collaborative effort that cleaned up a polluted industrial hotspot in record time
Type: Feature
