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BioNTech increases Covid-19 vaccine production target to 2bn for 2021
BIONTECH has said that it aims to produce 2bn doses of its vaccine this year through increased manufacturing capacity and more doses being extracted from vials.
Type: News
AstraZeneca plans to expand European vaccine manufacturing
ASTRAZENECA has signed a deal with IDT Biologika to explore options to accelerate manufacturing of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in Europe.
Type: News
Lanxess enters battery electrolyte sector
LANXESS is taking its first step into the battery chemistry market through a deal to manufacture electrolyte formulations for Chinese manufacturer Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology.
Type: News
Sarawak set for first methanol plant in 2023
MALAYSIA’s state of Sarawak is pressing ahead with the construction of its first methanol plant, as it seeks to diversify downstream.
Type: News
IChemE launches new digitalisation journal
ICHEME has launched a new journal to publish new interdisciplinary research across chemical engineering and digital sciences and technologies.
Type: News
Huge floating LNG plant cleared to restart production
SHELL has been cleared to restart production at is major floating LNG facility Prelude.
Type: News
Jonathan Vincent awarded Young Ambassador award by CIA
JONATHAN VINCENT has been awarded the Young Ambassador of the Year Award by the UK’s Chemical Industries Association (CIA).
Type: News
Shallcross awarded Chemeca Medal
DAVID SHALLCROSS has been awarded the Chemeca Medal for his contributions to the chemical engineering profession.
Type: News
UNESCO and Nestlé have teamed up to find and fund 100 young entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas for how to boost the resilience and sustainability of food.
Type: News
UK offers £5m funding for North Sea exploration
NORTH Sea oil and gas exploration will receive £5m (US$6.7m) in funding from the UK government in 2018/2019 to find potential new deposits.
Type: News
Russia signs nuclear agreements with Nigeria
RUSSIA has signed agreements to build a nuclear power plant and a research centre housing a multi-purpose reactor in Nigeria.
Type: News
Air Products buys Shell’s coal gasification business
AIR PRODUCTS has agreed a deal to buy Shell’s coal gasification technology business and its patent portfolio for liquids (residue) gasification.
Type: News
BASF signs MoU for a US$10bn Verbund chemicals site in China
BASF is considering building a new highly-integrated – or ‘Verbund’ – chemicals site in Guangdong, China, and if it goes ahead it will be the company’s largest investment.
Type: News
US invests in water treatment research projects
The US Bureau of Reclamation, which oversees water resource management, has announced that it will provide US$3.5m in funding for laboratory and pilot-scale desalination and water purification research.
Type: News
Saudi Aramco signs agreement with ADNOC to collaborate in natural gas sector
SAUDI Aramco has signed a framework agreement with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to collaborate in the natural gas and LNG sectors.
Type: News
Call for evidence on CCS ahead of UK spending review
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for carbon capture and storage has issued a call for evidence on carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) ahead of the UK Government’s spending review.
Type: News
University of Canterbury student wins New Zealand Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2019
ICHEME has awarded Leatham Landon-Lane, chemical engineering post-graduate student at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, the 2019 New Zealand Postgraduate Researcher of the Year prize.
Type: News
IChemE Member attends palace ceremony for Queens Award
ICHEME Member Irteza Piracha has attended a ceremony at Buckingham Palace after the company he leads won a Queen’s Award for International Trade.
Type: News
Nouryon acquires Chinese triethyl aluminium business
NOURYON has acquired Zhejiang Friend Chemical (Friend), the largest Chinese producer of triethyl aluminium (TEAL).
Type: News
Fire burns through two tanks at US fuel depot
A FIRE has raged through two tanks at a fuels storage facility in California, US.
Type: News
