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Lanxess enters battery electrolyte sector
LANXESS is taking its first step into the battery chemistry market through a deal to manufacture electrolyte formulations for Chinese manufacturer Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology.
Type: News
Sanofi to support 200m Covid vaccines
SUPPORTING global supply demand, Sanofi will help Moderna manufacture up to 200m doses of the biotechnology company’s Covid-19 vaccine in the US, starting in September.
Type: News
Shell sells Permian business to ConocoPhillips
SHELL has announced the sale of its Permian assets to ConocoPhillips for US$9.5bn.
Type: News
CO2 supply agreement reached as chemicals sector suffers climbing costs
UK industry has reached an updated agreement to ensure supplies of CO2 keep flowing as a trade group survey warns of growing pressure on the chemicals sector.
Type: News
BASF announces deadline for Russia exit
BASF has announced that it will wind down its remaining activities in Russia and Belarus by the beginning of July.
Type: News
AstraZeneca to acquire Belgian cell therapy biotech for up to US$1bn
BRITISH pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal of up to US$1bn to acquire a biotech company specialising in cell therapy for cancer treatment.
Type: News
David Hobson talks about his role in recycling and consulting on developing processes for the circular economy
Type: Feature
Adapting Hazard Studies for Extreme Weather
The original HAZOP methodology developed by ICI has been expanded over time. Mike McKay and George Watson believe the eight study stages provide the perfect blueprint to identifying potential Natechs
Type: Feature
Brexit: Thomas Swan urges businesses to get ready for 1 January
CHEMICALS manufacturer Thomas Swan is urging businesses to act now to be ready for new trading rules between the UK and EU.
Type: Feature
Arup: Organic waste could be used in construction
A NEW report from engineering major Arup says that organic waste such as that from bananas, potatoes and maize could be used to make materials for construction with much lower environmental impact.
Type: News
CHEMICALLY active catalysts have been 3D printed in a single step, which researchers say could allow the rapid production of customised designs across several industries.
Type: News
UK set to see surge in biomethane plants
THE UK is set to see a 50% rise in biomethane plants operating by 2020, with as much as £400m (US$525m) invested in response to government incentives, says industry body.
Type: News
New SABIC sustainability roadmap aligns with UN SDGs
SAUDI manufacturing company SABIC has launched its sustainability roadmap aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It explains the company’s holistic approach to sustainability and outlines new initiatives that are expected to contribute to the SDGs and provide growth opportunities for the business.
Type: News
Environmentally friendly alternative to polystyrene foam
A plant-based alternative to polystyrene foam has been developed that has better insulation properties than petroleum-based foam.
Type: News
IChemE Fellow awarded Australia Day honours
ICHEME Fellow Geoffrey Stevens, a chemical engineering professor at the University of Melbourne, has been awarded Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2020 Honours list.
Type: News
CPI and Oxford partner to scale up biocatalysis technology
TECHNOLOGY innovation centre CPI and the University of Oxford, UK have partnered to scale up technology that could facilitate biocatalysis methods and enable safer, more economically viable and more sustainable production of fine chemicals.
Type: News
Electric avenue: researchers use electric fields to catalyse chemical reactions
WHAT if you could one day catalyse your industrial reactions with electric fields rather than the chemical catalysts commonly used today? It might be closer than you think after chemists at Kings College London successfully demonstrated the technique inside a microfluidic reactor.
Type: News
UK’s Teesside University launches scholarships to support female engineers ahead of INWED
TEESSIDE University in the UK has today launched three £8,000 (US$10,108) scholarships to support first-year female engineers. Aimed at encouraging more women to study an engineering-related degree, they are expected to help increase the diversity of those seeking to work in current and future industries in Tees Valley.
Type: News
Statue of engineer Alice Kan unveiled to celebrate National Engineering Day
THE FIRST statue of a living engineer has been unveiled in London to mark National Engineering Day and inspire a new generation to join the profession.
Type: News
ChemEng student numbers rise again in the UK
THE number of students starting UK chemical engineering courses is up 11% after applications leapt 17% in 2024.
Type: News
