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As lessons emerge following the Grenfell Tower review, chemical engineers have a duty to share their process safety knowledge across other sectors
Type: Feature
IChemE releases career insights video series
ICHEME has released a series of videos that feature members sharing their career journeys and providing practical tips to those looking for new roles spanning from graduate roles through to senior executives
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
Donald Campbell and colleagues – Fuelling a way of life
Fluid catalytic cracking has been called ‘the most revolutionary chemical engineering achievement of the early 20th century’. Claudia Flavell-While finds out why
Type: Feature
Ineos secures €3.5bn for its huge European chemicals investment
INEOS has raised €3.5bn (US$3.7bn) for the construction of a world-scale ethylene plant in Belgium, in what will be the largest investment in the European chemicals sectors in around 20 years, for the continent’s greenest cracker.
Type: News
US environmentalists call for ‘total ban’ on PFAS usage in response to new standard
THE LONG-AWAITED US standard for PFAS in drinking water has been met with a lukewarm response from experts and environmental bodies, who say there is still a “fundamental problem” with the industry legislation.
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
Distillation Distilled: Is Industry Adapting Fast Enough?
David Martyn looks back at TCE’s recent series of distillation articles and asks whether chemical engineers can be more proactive when it comes to making a meaningful contribution to society
Type: Feature
Investigation launched into fatal hydrogen sulfide leak that killed two US workers
THE US Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has launched an investigation into a hydrogen sulfide leak at a Texas refinery that killed two workers and injured more than a dozen others.
Type: News
In the sixth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to society, Vince Pizzoni explains how he has been supporting careers and jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic
Type: Feature
Worker found dead after an explosion at a pharmaceuticals plant in Massachusetts, US
A WORKER has been killed after a powerful explosion ripped through a pharmaceutical plant in Newburyport, Massachusetts, US, decimating a building, and sending a vat flying nine metres into a parking lot. This is the facility’s third incident since 2020.
Type: News
US moves to restrict PFAS chemicals in drinking water
IN WHAT is described as a major step forward in protecting public health, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the first-ever legally enforceable national drinking water standard for six well studied PFAS chemicals that are highly resistant to degradation, and which have been linked to various health issues.
Type: News
Funding Available for Sellafield Cleanup Innovators
Sellafield Ltd is seeking game-changing solutions from chemical and process engineers to address the challenges of post operational clean out of nuclear plants.
Type: Feature
Plastics: Towards a Circular Economy
Using chemical recycling to tackle the problem of plastics waste
Type: Feature
Process engineer Ramin Abhari's latest graphic novel aims to raise awareness about laboratory safety
Type: Feature
CSB releases final report and video on Arkema fire
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released its final report and an updated animation on the Arkema chemical fire which occurred due to flooding during Hurricane Harvey last year.
Type: News
GHD becomes IChemE Silver Corporate Partner
GHD has been awarded Silver Corporate Partner status by IChemE.
Type: News
Engineering celebrated at North West award ceremony
THE annual North West Engineering Excellence Awards Dinner, jointly hosted by IChemE and IMechE, was held in Manchester on 29 March.
Type: News
