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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
Numerous countries update climate pledges at summit
THE Climate Ambition Summit was held on 12 December to mark five years since the Paris Agreement, and saw many world leaders submitting new and updated climate pledges.
Type: News
Takeovers – How Not to Ruin Your Company!
Not all company takeovers end badly but Nigel Hirst says for them to succeed you need to do due diligence, navigate culture clashes and most importantly of all, spot hidden liabilities
Type: Feature
Johann Glauber – Alchemy to Modern Chemistry
Alchemy. It’s a word that conjures up images of charlatans and quackery, of quasi-mythical men poring over steaming cauldrons trying to turn lead into gold. It’s an image that is worlds apart from modern chemical engineering, carried out in a sleek contractor’s office, in a modern laboratory or on a heavy industrial site – factual, precise, auditable.
Type: Feature
Analytic Excellence: An Example from Synthetic Biology
Ahead of our coming webinar on developing a culture of analytic excellence, Adam Duckett catches up with David McClymont of The London DNA Foundry to discuss the impetus for the organisation’s application of data analytics to synthetic biology and the benefits that have been reaped
Type: Feature
Waldo Semon – Rubber, PVC and... bubblegum?
Waldo Semon has a lot to answer for, finds Claudia Flavell-While
Type: Feature
Shakeel Ramjanee: Offshore Safety Engineer
An offshore safety engineer describes how, as he approaches the ten-year mark of his career, Piper Alpha still resonates with him as it first did when he sat in his university lecture theatre a decade ago.
Type: Feature
Careers in Chemical Engineering: Caroline Metcalf
Yasmin Ali interviews Caroline Metcalf about her journey from aluminium smelters to railway stations
Type: Feature
Chemical Engineers Delivering Climate Change Action
In the lead-up to COP26, Amanda Lake discusses how IChemE is delivering on its climate change commitments, what to look out for, and how you can get involved
Type: Feature
Nikodem Siwek explains how to get the most from your pH measurement devices
Type: Feature
UK Chancellor criticised for trying to change decarbonisation targets
THE UK Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, has come under criticism for claiming that adopting a strategy to bring the country’s emissions to net zero by 2050 will cost £1trn (US$1.25trn), and for considering taking advantages of flexibilities in the carbon budget.
Type: News
Volunteer Spotlight: Qua Kiat Seng
Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers
Type: Feature
Networking to Build Connections and Find a Job
Networking is a word that can strike fear into anyone. Vince Pizzoni aims to banish the dread and show you how networking can be fun as well as a key pillar in your career journey
Type: Feature
Monsanto ordered to pay US$289m to cancer patient
A JURY has ruled in favour of a terminally ill cancer patient who claimed that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based weedkiller caused his cancer.
Type: News
Tata Steel puts 2,800 jobs at risk with Port Talbot blast furnace closures
INDIAN-OWNED Tata Steel has confirmed plans to close two of the UK’s few remaining blast furnaces in what has been described as a “devastating” decision for the country’s steel industry. The jobs of up to 2,800 UK workers are now at risk as the company moves to decarbonise its Port Talbot site in Wales.
Type: News
Closure of Altona refinery fuels concerns about Australian manufacturing
EXXONMOBIL is closing its Altona refinery in Victoria, Australia. The decision comes hot on the heels of BP’s plans to shut the Kwinana refinery and has elevated concerns about fuel security and the future of downstream manufacturing in Australia.
Type: News
Sempra greenlights Port Arthur LNG project
SEMPRA Infrastructure has given the financial greenlight for the development, construction, and operation of what could become one of the largest liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities in the US, the Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 project in Jefferson County, Texas.
Type: News
