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The Role of Biofuels in Energy Transitions
Tod McGreevy and Ramin Lakani discuss the shifting dynamics of oil, gas and biofuels used for transportation, and their industries’ part to play in a greener future
Type: Feature
Tackling the Project Management Crisis
Loss of manufacturing has led to a lack of practical hands-on experience for young engineers. John Challenger wonders if it is time to introduce a process industry-specific qualification
Type: Feature
The conversion of rocks to metals is quintessential chemical engineering which created the technological society. Martin Pitt recalls some of the less common metals he has known
Type: Feature
Rocket Science: From the Mongols to the Moon and beyond
Rocket science is a famously difficult area, but it’s more than the physics of force and trajectories. Martin Pitt takes a chemical engineering view of its history
Type: Feature
Glass In all its Glory: Part 1
We look through it and maybe overlook it, but glass is a vital 200m t/y material for the world today. Martin Pitt looks at its development and impact on society
Type: Feature
Old King Coal Part 3: Coal Chemicals
Martin Pitt looks at how once-discarded byproducts fuelled revolutions in fuels, antiseptics, plastics and road building
Type: Feature
IChemE Matters – December 2025/January 2026
Raffaella Ocone reflects on 30 years of AIChE meetings, Duncan Lugton talks policy and IChemE 2025 in numbers
Type: News
YPF and Petronas partner on Argentina oil and gas project
ARGENTINA’s state-owned energy company YPF has entered into a US$2.3bn joint venture with Malaysia’s Petronas to develop the Vaca Muerta oil and gas field over the next four years.
Type: News
Food giants announce plans to eliminate synthetic dyes from US products by 2028
FOUR food manufacturers have pledged to eliminate synthetic dyes from products sold in the US by 2028, following on from health secretary Robert F Kennedy (RFK) Jr’s proposal to ban them entirely.
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
Yallourn coal plant will shut early, replacement battery planned
AUSTRALIA’S Yallourn coal-fired power plant, which meets 20% of electricity demand in Victoria, will close four years early, with a battery planned to replace some of the output.
Type: News
IChemE announces shortlisted finalists for Malaysia Awards
ICHEME has announced the shortlisted finalists for its annual Malaysia awards. They include Sime Darby Plantation Research, Petronas, TripleVs Venture, and four researchers competing for individual recognition.
Type: News
Conor Crowley looks at how his team has adapted to conduct good HAZOPs amidst pandemic and lockdown
Type: Feature
We Only Get Them When We’re Good!
In the fifth in a series about chemical engineers who volunteer their skills to contribute to society, Tony Ginsberg shares the joy and shared benefits of volunteering to support science and maths classes at a local primary school
Type: Feature
The Right Balance: Women in Engineering
Orla Douds, Anousha Khan, Martyna Cepaite and Jessica Pidgeon share their experiences of gender balance at university and in industry
Type: Feature
Modelling with Excel Part 6: Monte Carlo Simulations
Stephen Hall offers practical guidance on using Excel for project engineering
Type: Feature
