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TfS white paper explores new approaches to counting carbon in chemical sector

A WHITE paper released by global chemical initiative Together for Sustainability (TfS) has identified several improvements in corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting that they say if implemented will help encourage decarbonisation across the chemical sector.

Type: News

Grangemouth set to cease refining operations as ‘major questions’ asked

GRANGEMOUTH refinery in Scotland could cease operations in 2025 and become a fuel import terminal or biorefinery, its owner Petroineos has announced, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

Type: News

Bringing Biomass to the Masses

A flagbearer for biotech companies looking to replace petroleum-based chemicals with plant-based alternatives, Geno is researching alternatives to traditional methods of producing nylon, personal care products, and palm oil – it even wants to get its hands on flags, too, as Adam Duckett finds out

Type: Feature

Flixborough 50 Years On: Remembering Flixborough by Someone Who Wasn’t Alive in 1974

In the engineering industry, it is often asked if major incidents could ever happen again. Early-career engineer Martin Wardrope says it is important we still think they can

Type: Feature

Heat Vision

Pippa Corbett takes a closer look at the potential of heat networks, recent market transformations, and a sustainable chemical engineering career pathway

Type: Feature

Dairy Diary

Process and chemical engineer Ramin Razmi charts his journey from research to industry in the dairy sector

Type: Feature

Viewpoint: The Path to Cost-effective CO2 Utilisation

CO2-based alternatives to high-volume fossil-fuel commodities often fall foul of the so-called green premium. However, Todd Brix says that by focusing on products that can be made from molecules with high molecular weight-to-electron ratios we can have a cheaper, greener future.

Type: Feature

Explosion shuts Ghana’s refinery

No one injured, according to reports

Type: News

Akzonobel to sell specialty chemicals unit

Follows rejection of two PPG Industries bids

Type: News

PETRONAS Chemicals to build US$442m INA plant

Pengerang complex will host 250,000 t/y facility

Type: News

Sinopec buys BP’s SECCO stake for US$1.68bn

SECCO makes olefins, polymers and other derivatives

Type: News

Asahi to buy Peroni & Grolsch from SABMiller

Beer brand deal worth €2.6bn

Type: News

AkzoNobel buys BASF coatings business

Includes sites in South Africa and the UK

Type: News

Total and Petrobras form oil alliance

MoU for collaboration in Brazil and overseas

Type: News

OCP, Ethiopia build US$3.7bn fertiliser plant

Part of vision for agriculture development in Africa

Type: News

Evonik pays US$630m for JM Huber silica unit

Purchase will strengthen Evonik’s portfolio

Type: News

Microwaves make better graphene

Could be useful for mass commercialisation

Type: News

Two workers die at PetroSA GTL refinery

Unconscious Mossel Bay staff could not be revived

Type: News