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ExxonMobil’s Fawley refinery celebrates 70 years. David White discusses how its history is intertwined with that of IChemE and the University of Birmingham
Type: Feature
BASF to downsize in Europe as chemicals trade group warns the sector is at breaking point
BASF has said it must “permanently” cut costs at its European sites to protect the company from weakening chemical market conditions in the region. The blow follows warnings from the European chemicals trade group Cefic that the energy crisis has pushed the sector to “breaking point”.
Type: News
BASF and Sinopec sign MoU for China steam cracker
BASF and Sinopec have signed a memorandum of understanding that will further strengthen their partnership in upstream and downstream chemical production in China. Dai Hou-Liang, chairman of the board and president of Sinopec, and Martin Brudermueller, chairman of the executive board of directors at BASF signed the memorandum in Beijing.
Type: News
EGM delivers vote of confidence in IChemE Council
ICHEME’s membership has delivered a strong vote of confidence in the current leadership at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) held in London today.
Type: News
Nouryon to acquire metal alkyl business
SPECIALTY chemicals company Nouryon is to acquire the merchant triethyl aluminium (TEAL) business from Sasol, an integrated energy and chemical company. This includes Sasol’s specialty fleet of returnable cylinders.
Type: News
Putting human waste to good use
NUTRIENTS, energy and water will be safely recovered from the faeces and urine of up to 1,000 people a day, in a wastewater treatment trial in South Africa.
Type: News
Shell plans to cut 400 jobs in the Netherlands
ROYAL Dutch Shell is to shift its business model in response to lower oil prices, according to Reuters, which the oil giant has said could result in the loss of 400 jobs.
Type: News
Statoil, Shell and Total in Norwegian CCS partnership
STATOIL, Shell and Total have signed a partnership to further develop CO2 storage on the Norwegian continental shelf, as part of Norway’s ambitious full-chain CCS programme.
Type: News
Natural gas emissions threaten EU carbon budget
METHANE emissions from natural gas have been underestimated by governments, and the “bridging fuel” should be phased out alongside coal and oil to meet 2035 Paris Agreement targets, according to a new study.
Type: News
DNV GL opens centre to catalyse 3D printing in oil and gas industry
DNV GL has set up an R&D centre in Singapore to accelerate the use of 3D-printed technology by the oil and gas industry.
Type: News
Johnson Matthey picks Clitheroe for next-gen battery plant
JOHNSON MATTHEY is building a demonstration- plant for production of next-generation lithium ion battery materials in Clitheroe, UK.
Type: News
Smaller cheaper plants: Exxon and BASF tout improved gas-treating solvent
EXXONMOBIL and BASF are carrying out a full-scale commercial demonstration of a new gas-treating solvent that they claim will enable refiners to increase capacity and reduce operating costs.
Type: News
IChemE names safety prize in Sam Mannan’s honour
SAM Mannan, a safety expert who died last year, will have a prize named in his honour at IChemE’s Hazards conference.
Type: News
Plenary speakers announced for Hazards Australasia
THREE plenary speakers have been announced for IChemE’s Hazards Australasia 2019 process safety conference.
Type: News
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.
Type: News
Patents are not just for new processes. Changes to existing ones can also qualify for protection, says Michael Taylor
Type: Feature
QEPrize 2023 “Create the Trophy” competition opens
THE Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Foundation (QEPrize) has now opened its 2023 Create the Trophy competition to young people across the globe.
Type: News
A single to Nigel Hirst, please. Travelling on the Engineering Icons Tube
Type: Feature
Book Review: Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer – Inexpensive Demonstrations and Laboratory Exercises
Edited by William Roy Penney & Edgar C Clausen; ISBN: 9780815374312; CRC Press; 2018; £55.99 (paperback), £48.59 (eBook)
Type: Feature
