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IChemE members invited to name Centenary project
THE IChemE Centenary Steering Committee, with approval from the Board of Trustees, has invited contributions for the Institution’s 100th birthday via IChemE’s member-only online forum, Interface.
Type: News
IChemE releases report on the role of chemical engineering in the biosector
ICHEME’s BioFutures Steering Group has released a report with recommendations on how the Institution can better engage with chemical engineers in the emerging biosector as well as develop opportunities for growth.
Type: News
Emerson returns with US$29bn bid for Rockwell
EMERSON ELECTRIC has increased its offer for Rockwell Automation to US$29bn.
Type: News
Toyota magnet cuts need for rare earth elements
TOYOTA has developed a new magnet for electric car motors that requires less neodymium than conventional magnets.
Type: News
Veolia announces its first UK battery recycling plant
VEOLIA is building its first electric vehicle battery recycling facility in the UK, with the capacity to process 20% of used batteries by 2024.
Type: News
Australian miner Fortescue is building battery factory in UK
FORTESCUE is building a factory near Oxford, UK, that will produce batteries and electric powertrains for heavy industry vehicles and trains.
Type: News
Rockwell says no to Emerson offer
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has rejected a takeover offer worth around US$28bn from Emerson Electric.
Type: News
Rockwell forcefully rejects Emerson takeover bid
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has rejected a third takeover offer from Emerson Electric, arguing that the deal undervalues the firm.
Type: News
Emerson quits chasing Rockwell
EMERSON ELECTRIC has abandoned its pursuit of Rockwell Automation following a forceful rejection of its recent offers.
Type: News
LG Chem invests US$53m to triple nanotube production
LG CHEM is more than tripling its production of carbon nanotubes for the burgeoning electric vehicle market with a US$53m expansion of its Yeosu plant in South Korea.
Type: News
Ban the Steam Engine and Build Ten Hinkleys
As products improve and prices fall, the take-up of petrol-electric hybrids and 'pure' electric vehicles (EVs) might come much sooner. Today’s ‘conventionals’ will become obsolete long before they’re banned.
Type: Feature
Middlesbrough team achieves UK’s first industrial-scale production of fusion-grade steel
MORE than five tonnes of fusion-grade steel have been produced using an electric-powered furnace in Middlesbrough, the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced last week.
Type: News
STUNNING 3D images that show the effect of electric fields on ionic winds flowing from a flame could help improve combustion efficiency and reduce pollution, according to researchers.
Type: News
ERAMET, BASF, and SUEZ have partnered to develop an innovative closed-loop process to recycle lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries from electric vehicles, which could contribute to sustainability.
Type: News
LevertonHelm opens £35m lithium chloride plant
LEVERTONHELM has opened a new £30m (US$40m) lithium chloride production plant in Basingstoke, UK which it says will help improve supplies of a key precursor for electric vehicle batteries.
Type: News
FRENCH multinational firm, Imerys, has teamed up with extraction company British Lithium to become the UK’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate, a key component in electric cars.
Type: News
Manchester Prize winner uses AI to improve battery materials
THE FIRST Manchester Prize has been awarded to Polaron, a startup which uses generative AI to “speed-up” the development of designs for renewable materials, including for electric vehicles and batteries.
Type: News
UK and US leaders announce new energy partnership
THE UK Government has announced that the US will increase gas exports to the UK as part of a new partnership aimed at cutting bills for British consumers, and to help end dependence on Russian energy.
Type: News
UK nuclear treatment plant to increase access for European market
NUCLEAR firm Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a non-binding agreement with Perma-Fix Environmental Services for a UK-based state-of-the-art advanced waste materials treatment facility, to expand facilities for the European nuclear market.
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
