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Bioengineering opportunities and risks
MAJOR issues that could face industry, society and the environment as a result of the growing bioengineering sector have been outlined in a new report.
Type: News
Rockwell forcefully rejects Emerson takeover bid
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION has rejected a third takeover offer from Emerson Electric, arguing that the deal undervalues the firm.
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
Europe's first waste-to-chemistry facility provides solution for non-recyclable plastics
A FACILITY that will convert non-recyclable wastes into biofuels and chemicals for industrial use will open in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.
Type: News
DowDuPont announces names for three companies after split
DowDuPont intends to divide into three separate companies in 2019, named Corteva Agriscience, Dow, and DuPont.
Type: News
Nestlé launches first product containing breakthrough form of sugar
NESTLÉ has announced it is launching its first product containing a new form of natural sugar that tricks the tongue into thinking the product is just as sweet despite containing 30% less sugar.
Type: News
Reopening of UK bioethanol plant could lead to decarbonisation of transport
VIVERGO, the UK’s largest bioethanol plant, has reopened after a four-month shutdown period. However, it has warned that government action is urgently needed to secure the future of renewable fuels and pave the way for the decarbonisation of transport.
Type: News
BP announces two new North Sea developments
BP has given the green light for the development of two North Sea oil fields worth a combined £420m (US$600m) and capable of a peak production of 30,000 bbl/d.
Type: News
Printing all-liquid 3D structures
A TEAM of scientists has developed a method to 3D print all-liquid structures which could have applications in flexible electronics and chemical synthesis.
Type: News
P&G agrees to buy Merck’s consumer healthcare business
PROCTER & GAMBLE has agreed to buy German drugmaker Merck’s consumer healthcare unit for €3.4bn (US$4.1bn).
Type: News
New aluminium smelting process will cut carbon emissions
ALUMINIUM producers Alcoa and Rio Tinto have announced a new joint venture, called Elysis, which produces oxygen instead of carbon dioxide during the smelting process.
Type: News
New oil and gas exploration licences issued for North Sea
The UK Oil and Gas Authority has granted oil and gas exploration licences to 61 companies in its 30th offshore round, bouncing back after an oil-price crash in 2014.
Type: News
Repsol to use Google technology to improve refinery efficiency
SPANISH energy company Repsol has announced that it is working with Google to use big data and artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and reduce operational costs at its Tarragona refinery.
Type: News
New 3D printer creates complex biological tissues
A 3D printer has been developed that uses a microfluidics chip to combine multiple cell-laden hydrogels into artificial tissue.
Type: News
20% power boost for NuScale’s small nuclear reactor
NuScale Power has announced that its small modular reactor (SMR) can generate 20% more power than originally planned.
Type: News
China-UK metrology collaboration
THE University of Huddersfield has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) to build a China-UK metrology centre in China.
Type: News
Wine-making and pharmaceuticals will be topics at Chemeca 2018 conference
PLENARY speeches on topics of wine-making and pharmaceuticals have been announced for Australasia’s 47th Chemeca conference.
Type: News
Evonik to build a new silicones plant
EVONIK, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is to build a new silicones plant at its Geesthacht site in Northern Germany, 30 km outside of Hamburg.
Type: News
The next step for CO2-based plastics
COVESTRO’s carbon dioxide-based polyols have been used to produce synthetic sports flooring. The world-first subfloor of this kind has now opened in a renowned hockey facility in Krefeld, Germany, and marks the next step in the use of CO2 for plastics production.
Type: News
BP and SOCAR sign HoA for petrochemicals JV
BP and SOCAR Turkey have signed a heads of agreement (HoA) to evaluate the creation of a joint venture (JV) to build and operate a world-scale petrochemicals complex in Turkey. The venture would build on BP and SOCAR’s longstanding relationship in the region.
Type: News
