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Enginuity calls for UK engineering and manufacturing stakeholders to help close skills gaps

UK ENGINEERING and manufacturing skills charity Enginuity says employers, training providers, and policymakers can help the sector thrive by pledging support to its Manifesto for Change. Calling for upskilling and reskilling, improved recruitment, and funding support, it outlines actions to close skills gaps and empower a workforce that can meet the opportunities and challenges of the evolving sector.

Type: News

enfinium commits to net zero by 2033 ahead of summer carbon capture project

ONE of the UK’s largest waste-to-energy companies, enfinium, has committed to using carbon capture technology to achieve net zero by 2033.

Type: News

Focusing on the Future

Adam Duckett is reassured by the early signals from the new UK government as parliament welcomes an IChemE Fellow into its midst

Type: Feature

Lego building for a greener future as it increases sustainable feedstocks

THOSE LEGO bricks you buy for your children (or sometimes yourself) are on their way to becoming more sustainable with the toymaker announcing that 22% of all its plastics are now made from sustainable materials. Though like the upturned unseen Lego in your carpet, the journey towards making billions of bricks sustainable has not come without some painful steps along the way.

Type: News

Rio Tinto agrees deal to build Western Australia copper mine with Japanese partner

MINING giant Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with Japanese company Sumitomo to build a copper and gold mine in northern Western Australia.

Type: News

EPA considers reclassifying vinyl chloride as a high priority substance

THE US Environmental Protection Agency has announced a formal review of how it classifies five toxic chemicals, including vinyl chloride.

Type: News

Aviation emissions predicted to rise until 2040s, despite increasing sustainable fuel alternatives

EMISSIONS from the aviation industry are projected to continue rising despite increased uptake of sustainable fuel alternatives, a new report has found.

Type: News

EU prepares ban on PFAS in consumer products as industry seeks exemptions

THE EUROPEAN Union will push ahead with proposals to ban PFAS in consumer products, the EU’s environment commissioner Jessika Roswall told Reuters this week.

Type: News

The Heat is On

Keith Plumb explains the importance of design of pressure relief systems for stirred tank vessels

Type: Feature

Maybe, You Can Drive My Car

Tom Baxter explains why he does not see a future for hydrogen fuel cells in passenger cars

Type: Feature

Decarbonisation Versus Profits

Mercedes Maroto-Valer discusses how the chemical industry can contribute to post-pandemic net zero

Type: Feature

IChemE swears in Seville as new president

Presidential address focuses on relevance

Type: News

Brexit: relief rapidly gives way to fresh concerns

Businesses and industry groups warn of costly administrative burdens and the impacts on supply chains.

Type: News

Rules of Thumb: Jet Mixing

Stephen Hall provides practical insights into on-the-job problems

Type: Feature

Mind the Gap

Mo Zandi, Jarka Glassey and Brent Young discuss the emergence of Chemical Engineering Education 4.0

Type: Feature

Safer Together

Industry and universities have a plan to boost process safety awareness among students

Type: Feature

Teaching Risk: a New Approach

ENGINEERS make decisions in uncertain circumstances on a daily basis, but we believe that current education of chemical engineering students does not prepare graduates for this role.

Type: Feature

Catalysing Change

Key challenges in catalysis and a need for cross-discipline collaboration

Type: Feature

Control - on the Move

Wearables can bridge the gap between industry today and true industry 4.0

Type: Feature

Flare System Modelling for Dummies

Flare system design and modification.

Type: Feature