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UK government must do more to avert worrying outlook for UK chemicals sector, think tank warns
TENS of thousands of jobs in the UK chemical sector are at risk due to lagging decarbonisation policies, including a lack of support for industrial electrification, a think tank has warned.
Type: News
The Engineering Mindset Part 1: Complex or Complicated
Are the individual, societal, and global challenges we face complex or complicated, and do you understand the distinction? Chris and Penny Hamlin explain how a complexity-based approach creates more meaningful and relevant insights
Type: Feature
Flixborough 50 Years On: Application of Inherent Safety Principles to Plant Design
Steven Murphy and Graham Ackroyd look at how applying Trevor Kletz’s concept of inherent safety avoids rather than controls hazards
Type: Feature
Nuclear-power container shipping could be possible within the decade
NUCLEAR-POWERED container ships could be moving cargo in and out of Europe by the end of the decade, thanks to the launch of a joint study by leaders in the shipping and nuclear industries.
Type: News
Update: Anochrome Ltd admits spilling toxic chemical into Walsall canal
ANOCHROME LTD, a company that provides electroplating and coatings, has said it is the source of a toxic sodium cyanide spill that has sparked a major incident in the UK.
Type: News
Essar to buy Thornton Science Park from Chester Uni
ESSAR is buying Thornton Science Park from the University of Chester as part of plans to create an energy transition hub in Northwest England.
Type: News
Shell signs off on Phase 2 of Australia’s Surat Gas Project
SHELL is investing in the second phase of its Surat Gas Project in Queensland, Australia as it pushes to supply more gas to the country amid warnings of coming shortages.
Type: News
US to label cleaner construction materials to accelerate use of greener glass, concrete, and steel
THE AMOUNT of carbon embedded in construction materials could soon become much easier to spot thanks to the US government’s push to introduce labels that will bolster the use of greener steel, concrete, and glass.
Type: News
Three UK water companies face £168m fines for sewage spills
Thames Water, Yorkshire Water, and Northumbrian Water face hefty fines after a “catalogue of failure” was uncovered in Ofwat’s biggest-ever investigation.
Type: News
Woodside to become ‘global LNG powerhouse’ with US$900m Tellurian acquisition
AUSTRALIAN energy company Woodside aims to become a ‘global LNG powerhouse’ following its agreement to buy Tellurian for $900m, a deal that will more than double its existing output.
Type: News
Adam Duckett is reassured by the early signals from the new UK government as parliament welcomes an IChemE Fellow into its midst
Type: Feature
Polarised Positions Cast Shadow Over Global Plastics Treaty
Adam Duckett speaks to lobbyists about what they want from a global agreement to end plastic pollution
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
Decarbonising the Grid: What Role for Great British Energy?
David Simmonds says that to encourage the private investment needed to realise the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government must first overcome key flaws in its plan
Type: Feature
Unions hold on to hope as Tata Steel begins decommissioning Port Talbot blast furnace
TATA STEEL UK has begun decommissioning blast furnace 5 in Port Talbot, Wales. The closure, described as “the end of an era”, means unions have now switched their focus to safeguarding jobs and preventing a further blast furnace closure.
Type: News
Carlsberg will buy Britvic for £3.3bn
CARLSBERG has agreed to buy UK drinks manufacturer Britvic for £3.3bn (US$4.2bn) as it pushes ahead with its plans to reduce its reliance on beer sales.
Type: News
Britvic rejects £3.1bn bid from Carlsberg
UK DRINKS manufacturer Britvic has turned down a £3.1bn (US$3.9bn) takeover bid from Danish brewer Carlsberg.
Type: News
Making Innovation Pay in a Sustainable Way
CPI is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Graeme Cruickshank looks at how the technology innovation centre has transformed the UK’s R&D sector and how it can continue to remain relevant to the just transition.
Type: Feature
Producing fuels from 1,500 degrees of solar heat: world’s first plant opens in Germany
THE WORLD’S first industrial plant using solar heat to make fuels has been opened in Germany. Using a vast array of mirrors that focus the sun’s heat onto a tower, the technology’s developer Synhelion plans to use its process to produce greener fuel for planes, ships and cars, and even low-carbon cement.
Type: News
TotalEnergies UK snaps up gas-fired power plant in £450m deal
TOTALENERGIES has struck a deal with US investment firm EIG to buy out all shares of its UK power producer, West Burton Energy, in a deal worth £450m (US$574m).
Type: News
