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Training and materials choices blamed for fatal Texas blast

POOR materials selection and staff training failures contributed to an explosion and fire at a KMCO chemicals facility in the US which killed one worker and seriously injured two others in 2019.

Type: News

Bayer to sell businesses and cut 12,000 jobs

BAYER, the German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company, has announced plans to sell businesses and cut approximately 12,000 jobs. This follows the recent US$66bn acquisition of agricultural giant Monsanto.

Type: News

UK government calls for funding bids to £50m programme supporting new ways of delivering research

THE UK government is inviting bids for funding to the recently launched £50m (US$63.6m) Research Ventures Catalyst (RVC), meant to support new ways of performing research and encourage greater private and philanthropic backing for UK R&D.

Type: News

Government selects Rolls-Royce to build UK’s first three SMRs and commits £2.5bn

THE UK government has chosen Rolls-Royce to build the country’s first three small modular reactors (SMRs), announcing plans to sign a £2.5bn (US$3.4bn) contract later this year.

Type: News

STAX Engineering brings Californian capture and control technology to UK ports

CALIFORNIA cleantech STAX Engineering is set to bring its innovative emissions control and capture technology for maritime vessels to the UK, following a £1.1m (US$1.5m) government grant.

Type: News

EU launches €6m project to valorise jellyfish

A PROJECT seeking to explore turning jellyfish blooms into new products such as biofilters, fertilisers and animal feeds has received €6m (US$7m) funding from the European Union.

Type: News

Rolls-Royce SMR business now fully funded

ROLLS-ROYCE has announced that it has received £85m (US$115m) of investment for its small modular reactor (SMR) business from Qatar's sovereign wealth fund.

Type: News

EU investing €1bn in AI factories in race for innovation

THE EU is investing €1bn (US$1.1bn) to set up so-called AI Factories that will use the bloc’s supercomputers to help industry, startups, and researchers develop “trustworthy” AI technology.

Type: News

Saudi Aramco set to take 70% stake in SABIC

SAUDI Aramco has agreed to buy a 70% stake in SABIC for US$69.1bn. It is part of national plans to integrate and develop downstream chemicals production and fund a wider economic shift that will reduce Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil.

Type: News

Green transition loan awarded to Wood

UK Export Finance (UKEF) has awarded the first ever green transition loan – worth £430m (US$585m) – to engineering and consultancy firm Wood to accelerate new clean growth export opportunities.

Type: News

RAEng awards £1m to boost diversity success at engineering departments

UK university engineering departments have been awarded £1m (US$1.3m) from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) for projects aimed at rapidly transforming the outcomes of under-represented groups of students.

Type: News

Last Energy plans four small nuclear reactors in Wales to directly decarbonise local industry

LAST ENERGY is spending £300m (US$391m) installing four small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in Bridgend County, South Wales, to directly supply power to local industry.

Type: News

Cleantech develop kiln for limestone-based direct air capture

A CARBON removal company based in the US and UK has harnessed the “natural chemistry of limestone” to launch a large-scale demonstration kiln capable of capturing over 2,000 t/y of CO2.

Type: News

ADNOC’s Covestro bid gets greenlight as EU demands end to unlimited UAE backing

THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) has approved Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (ADNOC) €14.7bn (US$17.1bn) takeover of German chemicals producer Covestro, but only on the condition that key financial advantages linked to the deal are removed.

Type: News

No Operation is an Island

Adam Duckett discusses siloed operations

Type: Feature

Do The Bump (Test)

The importance of regular testing of portable gas detectors

Type: Feature

Stripping Ammonia in Anaerobic Digesters

Robert Eden discusses thermal stripping in Hong Kong

Type: Feature

Gas leaks nullify benefits of shift from coal

Chemengers must help to scope problems

Type: News

2.4bn lack safe toilets: Ashok Kumar Fellow

Highlights sanitation problem in UK parliament brief

Type: News

Weak energy policy threatens COP21 targets

Australia, India, South Africa face difficulties

Type: News