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UK scrutinises Chinese acquisition of 'prized' semiconductor producer

THE UK Government is conducting a full national security assessment of a Chinese-owned subsidiary’s acquisition of the UK’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, considered a “prized” asset.

Type: News

Centrica given the go-ahead for North Sea gas storage project

THE North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has granted Centrica the right to resume gas storage operations at its Rough field gas storage site off the east coast of England.

Type: News

Companies eye Britishvolt site in the wake of company collapse

UK battery firm Britishvolt has received interest from more than a dozen companies looking to buy its Northumberland, UK factory site, after last minute talks to save the company failed. The company was forced into administration earlier this week.

Type: News

£27m to boost the UK’s battery industry

THE Faraday Battery Challenge has awarded £27.6m (US$33.2m) in funding to support 17 firms working on cutting-edge battery innovations in the UK

Type: News

Japan and the US to collaborate on critical minerals

JAPAN and the US have signed a critical minerals agreement targeted at strengthening and diversifying critical minerals supply chains between the two countries and promoting electric vehicle (EV) battery technologies.

Type: News

APPEA backs Climate Change Authority report on carbon capture technology

THE Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is backing carbon capture technology after a report by Climate Change Authority (CCA) urged for more support.

Type: News

Book Review: Engineers Making A Difference

Shini Somara; ISBN: 9781804660270; What on Earth Books; £16.99; 2023

Type: Feature

Josh Fearns awarded Ashok Kumar Fellowship

JOSH Fearns, a chemical engineering graduate of the University of Surrey, UK has been awarded IChemE’s 2022 Ashok Kumar Fellowship and will work alongside UK Parliamentary advisers to brief lawmakers.

Type: News

Volunteer Spotlight: Adriana Vargas-Colwill CEng MIChemE

Shining a light on the valuable work of IChemE volunteers

Type: Feature

UK pledges £200m to secure Grangemouth future

THE UK government has promised £200m (US$252m) for investment at Grangemouth in a bid to secure the long-term future of the industrial site as the closure of its refinery looms.

Type: News

Learning Lessons

We must continue to learn from the past, and pass on that knowledge

Type: Feature

Report: Could Do Better

Government reports on the future of the oil and gas industry

Type: Feature

Akzonobel to sell specialty chemicals unit

Follows rejection of two PPG Industries bids

Type: News

Just add water Stantec buys MWH Global

Engineering firm seeks scale and global presence

Type: News

BP proposal under Australian Senate review

Oil exploration in Australian Bight to be considered

Type: News

UK government plans to ban microbeads

Effort to forbid face scrubs that kill fish

Type: News

Your Congress

Putting your votes into action

Type: Feature

Amec Foster Wheeler wins gold EPC

AMEC FOSTER WHEELER has won the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for one of the largest undeveloped gold deposits in Australia.

Type: News

Very strong plant-inspired graphene aerogel

A NEW form of graphene aerogel, inspired by the structure of a plant stem, is exceptionally strong and resilient, and could be used in flexible electronics.

Type: News

Making magic

BIOSYNTHESIS of psilocybin, the psychoactive drug found in so-called “magic mushrooms”, has been characterised in detail for the first time and subsequently reproduced.

Type: News