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Clariant and SABIC suspend JV negotiations
SPECIALTY chemical company Clariant and diversified petrochemicals company SABIC have “temporarily” suspended negotiations for a high-performance materials joint-venture (JV), due to “unfavourable market conditions”. The announcement followed just one day after Clariant announced the resignation of CEO Ernesto Occhiello.
Type: News
Novel process for damage-free algae biomass harvesting
RESEARCHERS at the University of Tsukuba, Japan have developed a novel, damage-free process for removing water from algae biomass. The process could help to produce cheaper bioproducts that are more efficient and more eco-friendly.
Type: News
UK will fast track visas for top scientists post-Brexit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that top scientists will be allowed to apply for fast-track visas under new immigration rules post-Brexit.
Type: News
On the anniversary of the Banqiao Dam disaster of 1975, Fiona Macleod reflects on a visit to the area where an estimated 230,000 people drowned
Type: Feature
Christopher Julian Hewitt, 1969–2019
Obituary of Chris Hewitt, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University
Type: Feature
C-Capture started as a spin-out from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leeds, UK in 2009 and is now working on the carbon capture project at Drax Power Station in Yorkshire. I spoke to Chris Rayner, founder of C-Capture, about the company’s environmentally friendly solvent technology, the project at Drax, and plans for the future.
Type: Feature
DigiTwin: Moving closer to autonomous management
AT a webinar hosted by IChemE’s Process Management and Control Special Interest Group (PMCSIG), David Wagg discussed DigiTwin, a collaborative project which seeks to develop digital twin technology to empower industry. The project could move industry closer to autonomous process management.
Type: Feature
QEPrize launches podcast to explore engineering and its impact
THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QEPrize) has launched a new podcast series, Create the Future, which explores the “skill, creativity, and innovation that comprises engineering”, and highlights how engineers impact everyday lives.
Type: News
Why the humble checklist was essential during the Apollo space programme.
Type: Feature
How atmospheric gases will be key to future additive manufacturing.
Type: Feature
Wendy Wilson, Joseph Agnew and Tom White report on the 2019 IChemE Member Engagement survey results
Type: Feature
Stripping Ammonia in Anaerobic Digesters
Robert Eden discusses thermal stripping in Hong Kong
Type: Feature
Hydrogen is recognised as a high purity premium product. Andy Brown describes some of its many roles
Type: Feature
Mark Yates charts the development of Apollo’s portable life support system
Type: Feature
LPG industry aims for 100% transition to bioLNG by 2040
Liquid Gas UK (formerly UKLPG) has launched its new vision, which sets a goal for the liquid petroleum gas (LPG) industry to transition to 100% bioLPG by 2040. The trade association’s 2040 Vision represents a landmark step for the industry.
Type: News
Petronas agrees partnership to develop oil industry chemicals
PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) and Scomi Energy Services have agreed to work together to research, develop and sell chemicals for the oil and gas sectors.
Type: News
CSB calls for new onshore drilling rules after blowout kills five
THE US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has urged regulators to develop safety standards for onshore oil and gas drillers, and address shortcomings in alarm management after a blowout killed five workers last year.
Type: News
43 people killed at Glencore mine
A LANDSLIDE at Glencore’s largest copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 43 illegal miners.
Type: News
Turning the Dial – How Can We Bring More Women into Engineering?
Overturning some common perceptions and creating a more flexible working environment is essential to boosting diversity and tackling the industry’s skills gap. An outline of the key challenges that businesses, industry groups and the Government must tackle.
Type: Feature
