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Trade groups call on UK government to take urgent action in response to Trump tariffs

UK trade groups have called for the UK government to take urgent action in response to the tariffs imposed by the US, warning that domestic manufacturing is likely to decline.

Type: News

Hyundai wins contract for fertiliser plants

Consortium to build five Russian plants worth US$5bn

Type: News

IChemE member wins Salters' Graduate Prize

Award recognises industry leadership potential

Type: News

Boron catalyst turns propane into propene

Will help meet growing demand for plastic feedstock

Type: News

Company fined £800,000 for near-fatal 2020 explosion

COATINGS company International Paint has been fined £800,000 (US$976,512) for a near-fatal 2020 explosion that caused a worker “life-changing injuries”.

Type: News

Partners take FID on major Saudi petrochemical facility

SAUDI Aramco and TotalEnergies have taken a final investment decision (FID) to construct a huge petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia. The project represents an investment of US$11bn.

Type: News

ExxonMobil, bp, and Chevron among oil and gas giants investing in University of Aberdeen energy initiative

ENERGY giants have invested £600,000 (US$786,000) in the University of Aberdeen’s energy initiative focused on decarbonising the oil and gas industry.

Type: News

HSE fines Scottish solvents manufacturer for Walkerburn explosion

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has fined solvents manufacturer Rathburn Chemicals £40,000 (US$53,000) following an investigation into an explosion at its site in the Scottish Borders.

Type: News

A Tool for Learning: Classroom Use-cases for Generative AI

Christopher Honig, Shannon Rios and Eduardo Oliveira offer three exercises that teachers can use to help their students get to grips with ChatGPT

Type: Feature

Devoting Energy to Energy Efficiency: The Role of an Energy Lead in Process Industry

The appointment of an energy lead at a dss+ downstream oil and gas client significantly improved energy efficiency, lowered greenhouse gas emissions and reduced energy expenditure. Gert-Jan Fien wonders why more energy-intensive industries aren’t going down the same path

Type: Feature

Arkema and employees indicted for toxic cloud

ARKEMA, its CEO and the manager of the plant in Texas that caught fire after Hurricane Harvey battered the US last year, have been indicted for recklessly releasing chemicals.

Type: News

Novel CO2 scrubber

RESEARCHERS at Michigan Technological University (MTU), US have designed a carbon dioxide (CO2) scrubber which could provide industry with a cheaper alternative. Captured CO2 could potentially be used to make useful products.

Type: News

Breakthrough made in 3D ceramic printing

New resin stronger and resists shrinking

Type: News

Study seeks CCS benefits of extracting brine

Removal could lower price of carbon storage

Type: News

Hybrid membrane for better carbon capture

CO2 ‘highways’ absorb lots of molecules

Type: News

Amec Foster Wheeler wins FEED work from SOCAR

Will design new refinery facilities, refurbishments

Type: News

Hinkley Point C cost estimates rise to £37bn

DECC says this is due to increasing wholesale costs

Type: News

Book Review: Petroleum Refining: Design and Applications Handbook

A Kayode Coker; ISBN: 9781119794868; Wiley-Scrivener; 2022; eBook US$236; Print $295

Type: Feature

John Botterill, 1929–2021

JOHN BOTTERILL, a pioneer of heat transfer research, died in Birmingham, UK, on 9 February at the age of 91.

Type: News

A No-Nonsense Go-Getter

Adam Duckett on Elon Musk and the bet he can solve an energy crisis

Type: Feature