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More than a quarter of Europe’s ethylene capacity under threat
AROUND 6.6m t/y – or 26% – of Europe’s ethylene production capacity is threatened by reduced activity at refineries due to the spread of coronavirus, analysts report.
Type: News
IChemE announces finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced 31 finalists in eight categories for its virtual Malaysia Awards.
Type: News
Partners plan membrane-free electrolyser production in Northern Ireland
CLEAN Power Hydrogen (CPH2) has formed a joint venture to manufacture its membrane-free electrolyser technology from a base in Northern Ireland.
Type: News
CSB releases update on TPC explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its factual update on the explosion that took place at the Texas Petroleum Chemical (TPC) facility in Port Neches, Texas, on 27 November 2019.
Type: News
Firefighter injured at US chemical plant explosion
ONE firefighter was injured while responding to a large fire at a chemical plant in Affton, St Louis County, Missouri.
Type: News
Clean Cells to build new production facility
BIOPHARMACEUTICAL company Clean Cells has invested €13m (US$15.3m) in a new production facility in France that would quadruple its analysis and production capacity.
Type: News
ITM and BOC get gov funding for integrated electrolyser
THE UK Government has backed the construction of an electrolyser in Scotland that will be integrated with the UK’s largest onshore wind farm to produce and store hydrogen from renewable power.
Type: News
Brett Longstaffe talks about his role in engineering novel reactors
Type: Feature
Permian growth prompts Exxon to build third unit at Beaumont refinery
EXXONMOBIL has started building a third crude unit at its Beaumont refinery in Texas, US, in a move that will expand processing capacity by more than 65%.
Type: News
Shutdown of US LNG exporter after fire raises supply concerns
ONE of the US’s largest LNG export facilities has shutdown after a fire, raising supply concerns amid efforts to reduce reliance on Russian gas.
Type: News
Drax to trial innovative carbon capture technology
RENEWABLE energy firm Drax is working with the University of Nottingham, UK and Promethean Particles to trial new carbon capture technology installed at its North Yorkshire power station, to help the UK meet its net zero climate targets by 2050.
Type: News
IChemE Safety Centre Director appointed chair of Major Hazards Advisory Committee
TRISH KERIN, director of the IChemE Safety Centre, has been appointed chair of the Major Hazards Advisory Committee (MHAC) in Victoria, Australia, starting 1 June 2023.
Type: News
In the first of a series looking at the work of IChemE’s volunteers, we profile the Young Members Forums
Type: Feature
Engineers successfully trial single process to produce zero emissions steel and cement
ENGINEERS working on a process to produce zero-emission cement as a byproduct of recycling steel say the first trial has shown encouraging results.
Type: News
Chemical spill injures five at Western Australian alumina refinery
TWO PEOPLE were hospitalised, and three others also injured, after a spill of caustic solution at aluminium major Alcoa’s Pinjarra refinery in Western Australia.
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
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
Saudi Aramco agrees US$702m deal with Sumitomo Chemical for majority stake in Petro Rabigh
OIL AND GAS giant Saudi Aramco will become the majority stakeholder of Petro Rabigh in a deal worth US$702m, further expanding its downstream petrochemical and refining operations.
Type: News
BHP workers at world’s largest copper mine claim pay dispute ‘victory’
UNION workers at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile, the largest copper mine in the world, have called off a strike after agreeing a pay agreement with the Australian mining giant.
Type: News
Shell to cut 20% of exploration jobs as it transitions away from fossil fuels
SHELL is slashing around 20% of jobs in its integrated gas and upstream business as part of restructuring aimed at scaling back oil and gas production.
Type: News
