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BP protects jobs for three months

BP has announced that it will not be cutting any jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Environmentalists slam Australian mining advocate’s climate action plan

ENVIRONMENTALISTS have criticised the Climate Action Plan released by Minerals Council Australia (MCA), highlighting that the mining advocacy group does not set clear targets, including a date for achieving net-zero.

Type: News

LSBU encourages black and minority women to consider engineering

LONDON South Bank University (LSBU), UK, is today hosting an event which aims to inspire the next generation of black and minority ethnic women to consider a career in engineering.

Type: News

Johnson Matthey partnership to close EV battery recycling loop

JOHNSON Matthey (JM) and material recycler European Metal Recycling (EMR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an efficient value chain for recycling lithium-ion batteries and cell manufacturing materials in the UK.

Type: News

Rolls-Royce visits shortlist sites for first SMR component factory

ROLLS-Royce SMR is visiting locations across the UK that could host its first factory to manufacture components for its small modular reactor (SMR) power stations, as it seeks to narrow its shortlist.

Type: News

Earth Day: EngineeringUK publishes webinar to encourage young people into engineering through sustainability

ENGINEERINGUK has published a webinar exploring how environmental sustainability can inspire young people into engineering and technology sectors, in conjunction with Earth Day on 22 April.

Type: News

Xampla and 2M awarded Innovate grant to scale up production of biodegradable materials

XAMPLA, a company specialising in natural, biodegradable materials, has been awarded the Innovate UK Smart Grant alongside 2M Group of Companies to support the manufacturing scaleup of its Morro range of products.

Type: News

Water scarcity competition offers US$119m incentive to rethink desalination

XPRIZE has launched a five-year competition aimed at improving large-scale clean water access.

Type: News

Nottingham Uni stroll to Frank Morton victory

Students from the University of Nottingham have overturned a near 40-year winless streak to return the coveted Frank Morton sports title back to the East Midlands.

Type: News

RSC calls for more UK investment in chemistry labs

TECHNOLOGICAL innovation in the UK is “stuck” as startups struggle to access the appropriate research facilities, according to a report published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC).

Type: News

UK chemical plants warned against ‘complacent’ safety standards as cold weather approaches

PLANTS handling hazardous chemicals should not be “complacent” to the risks associated with extreme cold weather, a safety expert has warned.

Type: News

No pollution seen following North Sea collision due to ‘fortunate’ circumstances

THE MARITIME and coastguard agency (MCA) has confirmed that no jet fuel appears to have spilled into the ocean following a collision between two ships near Hull, UK on Monday.

Type: News

Fig trees tell tales on illegal miners

FIG trees could give researchers the inside track on whether international efforts to prevent mercury emissions are working after it was discovered their rings can be used to monitor pollution from illegal gold mining.

Type: News

Teesside Collective presents financial case

Tees Valley could be ‘birthplace of clean industry’

Type: News

Led by Members

Jarka Glassey shines a light on IChemE's member-led transition

Type: Feature

Chris Barrie to host IChemE Awards again

UK ACTOR and comedian Chris Barrie is set to host the 2017 IChemE Global Awards on 2 November, the second time he will do so.

Type: News

Floating cellulose gel cleans up oil spills

A NEW type of cellulose composite material which can turn spilled oil into a rigid floating gel that can be scooped out of the water has been developed by chemists in India.

Type: News

Saudi Aramco, CB&I and Chevron Lummus Global in new JDA

SAUDI ARAMCO, CB&I and Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) have signed a joint development agreement (JDA) to scale up Saudi Aramco’s Thermal Crude to Chemicals (TC2C) technology.

Type: News

SNC-Lavalin partners with Florexx International Investments to build UAE refinery

SNC-Lavalin has signed an agreement with Florexx International Investments to construct an advanced topping refinery in the United Arab Emirates.

Type: News

INEOS to produce plastics from wood-derived oil

INEOS has signed an agreement to use naphtha derived from wood pulp processing to manufacture bio-based plastics at its site in Cologne, Germany.

Type: News