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Chester engineering faculty faces relocation due to proximity to oil refinery
THE University of Chester is facing the possibility of relocating its £120m (US$160m) science and engineering faculty at Thornton Science Park after the local council refused to grant retrospective planning permission due to the proximity of Stanlow oil refinery.
Type: News
GSK and Pfizer merge consumer healthcare businesses
GSK and Pfizer are merging their consumer healthcare businesses in a move that will create a market-leading joint venture.
Type: News
US CSB release update on Texas chemicals plant explosion
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a factual update on the explosion and fire which occurred at a chemicals facility in Texas, US earlier this year, caused by an isobutylene leak.
Type: News
Concerns over stockpile of hazardous waste at New Zealand aluminium smelter
CONCERNS have been raised over a stockpile of hazardous waste at Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. The company says it is working on solutions to deal with it.
Type: News
Greener chemicals: steam cracking could go electric by 2023
BASF, SABIC and Linde aim to construct a multi-megawatt plant to demonstrate that steam crackers can be heated by electricity rather than fossil fuels, in a move that could eliminate 90% of emissions from the heart of chemicals processing.
Type: News
RSC calls for action to reuse huge volumes of leftover paint
THE UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is calling for the Government to support a national remanufacturing programme for paint after it found households are stashing more than 50m L – enough to coat the Forth Rail Bridge more than 200 times.
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
IChemE Congress: Giving IChemE Members a Voice on the Issues that Matter
Lisa Julian is a regional representative for New Zealand in IChemE Congress. Here, she explains the role of IChemE Congress in shaping Strategy28+, helping chemical engineers navigate a changing landscape, and the personal benefits of being involved
Type: Feature
Volunteer Spotlight: Eleni Routoula AMIChemE
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Experts urge UK to stay on track with CCUS funding amid government doubts
EXPERTS have urged the UK to maintain its commitment to carbon capture, usage, and storage (CCUS) despite a government committee expressing its uncertainty over the “unproven” technology.
Type: News
Seaweed farm grown between North Sea wind turbines collects first harvest
A FLOATING seaweed farm wedged between offshore wind turbines in the North Sea has reaped its first harvest of mature seaweed.
Type: News
BASF and Domo Chemicals to acquire Solvay’s polyamide business
BASF, Solvay, and Domo Chemicals have reached an agreement for the acquisition of Solvay’s polyamide business for €1.6bn (US$1.7bn) overall.
Type: News
Declining demand sees Stora Enso plan to close pulp and paper mills
PENDING discussions with employees, renewable materials company Stora Enso plans to permanently close two European pulp and paper production mills amidst declining demand. The closures, planned for Q3 of 2021, would impact more than 1,000 workers.
Type: News
Adam Duckett on how we can inspire chemical engineers of the future
Type: Feature
Inquiry launched into apprenticeship decline
WITH the UK battling an acute skills shortage, Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts supported by EngineeringUK, have launched an inquiry to understand the decline in engineering-related apprenticeships.
Type: News
Help shape IChemE’s future (and your own)
With elections for IChemE’s Board of Trustees and Congress scheduled for April, Adam Duckett caught up with three current members to discuss their experiences and why they’d encourage others to stand
Type: Feature
Jon Walton reflects on the changes in approach to mental health and wellbeing across the engineering sector over the last 20 years, and how slowly, but surely, men are learning to speak out.
Type: Feature
UK’s first coal mine for 30 years faces legal challenge
FRIENDS of the Earth has filed a legal challenge in the UK’s High Court against the government’s approval of the country’s first coal mine in 30 years. The approval sparked widespread climate concerns and doubts have been raised about an apparent lack of demand from the steel industry it is intended to serve.
Type: News
Breaking Slavery Shackles in the Supply Chain
Companies must now verify and report on robustness
Type: Feature
