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John McGagh takes office as IChemE president
Presidential address looks to future technology
Type: News
The chemical sector and its digital journey
Looking at the technology focus behind Industry 4.0
Type: News
OSL recognised for cultivating young engineers
IChemE awards partnership for community engagement
Type: News
Air Products quits Tees Valley gasification
Local MP will seek assurances a buyer will be sought
Type: News
Qatar to boost LNG production by 30%
QATAR PETROLEUM has announced that it will ramp up its LNG production by 30% over the next five to seven years, from 77m t/y to 100m t/y.
Type: News
Engineering Council launches new strategy
THE Engineering Council, the UK regulatory body for engineering, has launched a new strategic plan for the period 2018–20.
Type: News
Jacobs buys CH2M for US$3.27bn
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP has bought CH2M HILL for a total of US$3.27bn, including net debt, creating a merged company worth US$15bn.
Type: News
New project to tackle surface corrosion
A NEW £5m (US$6.5m) project led by BP and the University of Manchester, UK, will seek to better understand corrosion processes in harsh environments, with the aim of tackling it more effectively.
Type: News
Bismuth could replace lead in solar cells
BISMUTH could offer a non-toxic alternative to lead in next-generation perovskite solar cells, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK.
Type: News
A GASTRONOMIC delight in Asia could be making its way to the western world, thanks to a new processing technique to turn jellyfish paper-thin and crunchy.
Type: News
Hackitt to lead major UK fire safety review
FORMER IChemE president Dame Judith Hackitt is to lead a major independent inquiry into fire safety and building regulations in the UK, following the huge fire in the Grenfell Tower block in London on 14 June.
Type: News
Notts Uni to reprogramme chemicals production
GREEN chemicals are a focus of a new £200m (US$253m) investment announced by the UK’s University of Nottingham today, as it pledged to tackle global challenges through six new multi-disciplinary research groups.
Type: News
Tarmac becomes Bronze Corporate Partner
BUILDING materials and construction firm Tarmac has been made an IChemE Bronze Corporate Partner.
Type: News
Sarawak to set up own oil company
SARAWAK’S state government plans to set up its own oil exploration company, despite the national oil company, PETRONAS, gaining a large part of its Malaysian revenue from gas fields in the state.
Type: News
Rice solves mystery of asphaltene clearance in oil pipes
ASPHALTENE, the cholesterol of the oil industry, clogs pipelines and interrupts flow, but dispersants can often seem to worsen the problem before it improves. Engineers at Rice University, US, now think they know why.
Type: News
IChemE Singapore joins unique alliance on skills certification
ICHEME SINGAPORE has joined a unique alliance with the country’s government and industrial trade unions that will see its qualifications recognised as momentum builds to boost worker skills and certification.
Type: News
Nanogirl and Transpower CEO top Chemeca 2018 bill
MICHELLE “NANOGIRL” DICKINSON from the University of Auckland and Transpower CEO Alison Andrew will be plenary speakers at leading Australasian chemical engineering conference Chemeca in 2018.
Type: News
New method weeds out flipping drugs
A NEW method has been developed to help drug developers weed out compounds that could potentially transform into harmful versions of themselves once inside the human body. One pharmaceutical major is already working to implement the tool.
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