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IChemE opens member consultation on climate change position
ICHEME has launched a draft climate change position statement for members to comment on.
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
Modular nuclear plan put forward for Wylfa
SMALL modular nuclear reactors (SMR) could be twinned with wind power, in a project that has been proposed for Wylfa, Anglesey in the UK.
Type: News
Novartis joins effort to produce CureVac vaccine for Covid-19
NOVARTIS has signed an agreement to manufacture CureVac’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate at its site in Kundl, Austria.
Type: News
Major US pipeline restarts following cyberattack
AFTER a five-day shutdown, operator Colonial Pipeline Company (CPC) has restarted operations at its major US fuel pipeline system, after reportedly paying a US$5m ransom to cyber-attackers.
Type: News
US refinery shutdown serves as a lesson for process safety
“PROCESS safety is more than just life preservation, it’s about making sure that we look after the communities that surround us as well,” says process safety expert Paul Kenny.
Type: News
Siemens and BioNTech commit to accelerate Covid-19 vaccine scale-out, starting in Singapore
SIEMENS and BioNTech say they will build a Covid-19 vaccine facility in Singapore, as part of efforts to rapidly expand worldwide production.
Type: News
ARENA releases investment plan for low-emissions technologies
THE Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has launched an investment plan setting out how it will support the technologies needed to transition to zero emissions.
Type: News
Johnson & Johnson to focus on pharmaceuticals
JOHNSON & Johnson has announced that it plans to separate its Consumer Health business, leaving the new Johnson & Johnson to focus on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Type: News
Exxon to quit Russia; Total to cease investment
EXXONMOBIL has followed oil majors BP and Shell in committing to exit Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. TotalEnergies has said it will halt investment in Russia but has not committed to leave its existing operations.
Type: News
New data hub invites companies to map global supply chains
A NEW open data platform has been launched for companies to map their global supply chains to improve insights about production facilities and better address emissions.
Type: News
Shell’s Prelude FLNG resumes operations following strikes
SHELL has resumed shipping LNG cargos from its massive Prelude floating LNG project following a strike by workers that started in June.
Type: News
Plastics recycling partners plan 100,000 t/y facility
INEOS and Plastic Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding for a 100,000 t/y facility in Köln, Germany, to turn difficult-to-recycle plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials. The plant will represent the largest use of Plastic Energy’s technology on the market.
Type: News
Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Adam Duckett on the calls for rapid investment in technology
Type: Feature
Wellcome commits £20m to increase representation of Black, Bangladeshi and Pakistani researchers
WELLCOME is launching a £20m (US$25m) funding drive to help tackle the underrepresentation of Black, Bangladeshi, and Pakistani researchers in UK science.
Type: News
IChemE and ITN to make programme showcasing engineering careers
ICHEME is partnering with ITN Business and other engineering institutions on a news-style programme called Engineering: Today, Tomorrow and Beyond to highlight the diverse range of engineering careers available.
Type: News
MIT retains top university ranking for chemical engineering
MIT has retained its position as the best university for studying chemical engineering, according to the latest QS World Rankings.
Type: News
Shell signs off on Phase 2 of Australia’s Surat Gas Project
SHELL is investing in the second phase of its Surat Gas Project in Queensland, Australia as it pushes to supply more gas to the country amid warnings of coming shortages.
Type: News
TEPCO restarts removal of radioactive debris from Fukushima
SMALL-SCALE removal of radioactive debris has restarted at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site, accelerating the decommissioning of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters.
Type: News
Investigation launched into fatal hydrogen sulfide leak that killed two US workers
THE US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into a hydrogen sulfide leak at a Texas refinery that killed two workers and injured more than a dozen others.
Type: News
