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Integrating Capital Projects into a Turnaround Event
Early, timely input and support is key, says Gordon Lawrence
Type: Feature
Wood secures SABIC engineering design contract
WOOD has secured a contract with SABIC to design a world-class petrochemicals research centre in Saudi Arabia.
Type: News
One dead in Spain chemical plant explosion
AN explosion at a small chemicals plant in Barcelona, Spain has killed one and injured 13 others, according to reports.
Type: News
The Pharmaceutical Industry: Engineering Frustrations
Hedley Rees and Keith Plumb discuss how current methods of drug development are impeding engineers, and suggest a new model to provide patients greater access to medicines
Type: Feature
A Lego Technic Cupcake Production Line
In the third of a series about chemical engineers who are volunteering their skills to contribute to society, Peter Swanson shares his experiences of getting schoolchildren into chemical engineering
Type: Feature
Ahead of the coming Trustee elections, we asked the six candidates to introduce themselves and share their ambitions for IChemE
Type: Feature
Engineers urge UK action on sewage to guard against sickness outbreaks
IMMEDIATE action to bolster maintenance of the sewage system and sensors to allow real-time monitoring of water quality are among engineering experts’ recommendations to reduce the risk of harmful organisms polluting UK’s waterways and making people sick.
Type: News
Operations suspended at Barrick gold mine
Spilled process solution caused temporary shutdown
Type: News
Noor Al-Rifai and Rene Holm look at the use of nanosuspensions as long-acting injectables
Type: Feature
Employees removed following Brazil dam collapse
FOLLOWING the fatal collapse of a Vale mine tailings dam the company has decided to remove several employees from office and forbid others from performing “dam safety monitoring and/or risk management activities”.
Type: News
Sean Loughney asks how safety in the offshore industry might be improved via automation
Type: Feature
Tees Valley £123m Budget boost
UK CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond announced in his 2017 budget on Wednesday an investment of £123m (US$163.7m) for the Tees Valley’s former SSI steelworks site.
Type: News
Keep it All In: How to Bund with Confidence
Kevin Wheeler explains bunding’s vital role and offers a practical summary of issues to consider in bund specification for the water industry
Type: Feature
IChemE President Stephen Richardson talks to Adam Duckett about his ambitions for IChemE
Type: Feature
COP27: Three Things I Would Revisit for COP28
David Simmonds suggests three ways that could help next year's COP28 deliver real results
Type: Feature
Cutting Through the Noise of Green Hydrogen Projects
Alex Howard and Jonathan Upton offer criteria for determining which projects are likely to succeed
Type: Feature
From methane reduction to water efficiency, David Pearce and Peter de Jong look at how dairy farmers and engineers are paving the way for a greener future
Type: Feature
Petrofac wins Petronas gas plant contract
PETROFAC has been awarded a US$96m contract by Petronas to build a new gas plant onshore at Tanjung Kidurong in Bintulu, Malaysia.
Type: News
New York City sues five oil majors over climate change
NEW YORK CITY has filed a lawsuit against five of the world’s largest investor-owned fossil fuel companies – BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil and Shell – for billions of dollars to cover its costs for climate change.
Type: News
Vaccine Development: Mind the Gap
Timothy Clayton reviews the myriad of considerations faced by IChemE volunteers seeking to support successful vaccine production against Covid-19
Type: Feature
