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Chemical companies review lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey
AN INDUSTRY forum held in Texas has discussed the response of chemical companies to Hurricane Harvey and how a coastal protection system is vital to ensure the safety of chemical plants during future flooding.
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One seriously injured in Wisconsin refinery blast
AN explosion at a Husky Energy-owned oil refinery in the US has reportedly injured at least 15 people, with one seriously hurt.
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KBR wins contract for Saudi Arabia’s crude-oil-to-chemicals complex
KBR has been named the second project management contractor for the design of Saudi Aramco and SABIC’s crude-oil-to-chemicals complex.
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BASF CEO says company will not undergo DowDuPont-style split
THE new CEO of BASF, Martin Brudermüller, has said that he will be keeping the company as one entity, unlike rival DowDuPont which is splitting into three separate companies.
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Explosion at chemical plant in Ohio
AN explosion and fire occurred at the Emerald Performance Materials chemical plant in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday 18 July at around 13:00 local time, with no serious injuries reported.
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No deal Brexit will hit chemicals sector hard, government warns
THE UK Chancellor has warned that the chemicals sector will be one of the hardest hit by a ‘no deal’ Brexit.
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Waste to BioSNG innovation wins big at IChemE Awards
A NEW technology that converts solid household waste into sustainable bio-energy has won the top prize at the IChemE Global Awards 2018, held in Manchester UK on 1 November.
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Fire extinguished at US chemicals depot
AFTER three days fighting a fire that was spreading through a chemicals storage depot in Texas, US, the blaze has now been extinguished.
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Anadarko agrees to review Occidental’s hostile bid
CHEVRON’S agreed merger with Anadarko Petroleum looks under threat after the US independent said it will resume negotiations with Occidental Petroleum, which lodged a hostile US$57bn bid last week.
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RPS calls for entries into new science photography competition
THE Royal Photographic Society (RPS), an international charity organisation, is calling for entries for its new Science Photographer of the Year competition 2019.
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IChemE launches interactive safety case studies
ICHEME has launched two interactive safety case studies – Chemical Plant and Underground Pipeline. The launch was announced by Trish Kerin, IChemE Safety Centre Director, at Hazards 29, Europe’s largest annual process safety conference, held in Birmingham, UK.
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Call for nominations for IChemE’s Learned Society Committee
ICHEME is calling for nominations for its newly-established Learned Society Committee.
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Removing hydrofluoric acid from damaged refinery
WORK has begun on removing 30,000 bbl of modified hydrofluoric acid at the damaged Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery.
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Finalists announced for IChemE Malaysia Awards 2019
IChemE has announced the 40 finalists for its Malaysia Awards 2019.
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Periodic Videos on the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry win
YOUTUBE star and chemist Martyn Poliakoff has published a video looking at lithium-ion batteries, after the technology’s developers scooped a Nobel Prize last week.
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Malaysia PM: Petronas could be sold to pay down debt
STAKES in state-energy firm Petronas could be sold to Malaysia’s oil-producing states to raise money for the Government, Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad has told Reuters.
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Prince William launches Earthshot Prize to repair the planet
PRINCE WILLIAM has launched a new initiative, billed as the world’s most prestigious environmental prize, that seeks to inspire a decade of action to repair our planet.
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IChemE calls on members to plan centenary
ICHEME is looking for enthusiastic members to help plan and prepare for its centenary in 2022.
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IChemE Trustee appointed CEO of C-Capture
TOM White, Vice President Regions on IChemE’s Board of Trustees, has been appointed CEO of clean energy technology company C-Capture.
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BASF joins forces to plan electric car battery recycling cluster
BASF, Fortum and Nornickel are planning a recycling centre in Finland that would recover metals from electric car batteries.
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