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Chesapeake set to become largest player in upstream US gas supply after acquiring Southwestern
AMERICAN exploration and production company Chesapeake has agreed to buy Southwestern Energy in a US$7.4bn all-share deal. The combined firm will overtake EQT as the largest independent natural gas producer in the US by output and market value, said Reuters.
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Birmingham pilot plant first to trial rare earth recovery process
A PILOT plant using a new process to recover rare earth alloys from scrap magnets will be built at the UK’s University of Birmingham following a €4m (US$4.4m) grant from the EU.
Type: News
Chemical engineers feature in second season of engineering safety programme
SIX chemical engineers have featured as experts in the second series of Disasters Engineered.
Type: News
Fake lily pads could be second Sun for lithium manufacturers
A TRIAL to boost critical minerals production has shown that fake plastic lily pads could be a second Sun for lithium manufacturers.
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
Solvay opens second plant for bio-based solvent in Brazil
SOLVAY has started up its second dedicated plant for manufacture of sustainable bio-based solvents in Brazil, boosting capacity from 6,000 t/y to 20,000 t/y.
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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
OPERATION of the Boyne aluminium smelter in Queensland could be protected until at least 2040 under a support package negotiated between operator Rio Tinto and the state government.
Type: News
Iron Plan: Working Towards Emissions-Free Reduction
Kerry Hebden speaks to innovators piloting green steel production in Sweden, and a second team working on a process to produce metals on the moon
Type: Feature
Second carbon capture pilot to start at Drax
DRAX has announced that a new bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) pilot facility will be installed at its power station in North Yorkshire, UK.
Type: News
BP Bight proposal rejected for second time
Drilling plan does not meet regulatory requirements
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Bloomberg hosts second London sustainability summit
THROUGHOUT history, industries have either fought change or embraced it. Now, with the global threat posed by current unsustainable practices it is important that industry takes action. The Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit brought together global business experts to discuss how they are embracing change towards a more sustainable future.
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World leaders announce new commitments at climate summit
US President Joe Biden hosted a climate summit on Earth Day, where some world leaders announced new commitments and Biden unveiled the US’ new Paris Agreement pledge.
Type: News
SABIC becomes largest shareholder in Clariant
SABIC has become the largest shareholder in specialty chemicals company Clariant. The Saudi chemicals giant has bought a 24.9% stake from the activist investors that thwarted Clariant’s plans to merge with Huntsman, last year.
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Largest Indonesian gas find in 18 years
SPANISH energy company Repsol has made the largest gas discovery in Indonesia for 18 years. It is also one of the top ten largest finds made worldwide in the last 12 months.
Type: News
MICROPLASTICS are being found across the world and even in our bodies. Want to know what they are, where they come from, and what we can do to help prevent them? To find out, read our Earth Day explainer.
Type: Feature
Researchers develop mussel-inspired coating that can extract rare earth elements
RESEARCHERS at Penn State University, US, have developed a mussel-inspired nanocellulose coating (MINC) that can extract neodymium – a critical element used in clean energy technologies – from secondary sources such as industrial wastewater without using a high amount of energy.
Type: News
Explosion shuts down Canada’s largest refinery
AN explosion has shut down Canada’s largest refinery, operated by Irving Oil in Saint Paul, New Brunswick.
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