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UK Government releases long-awaited net zero strategy
THE UK Government has outlined how it plans to reach net zero by 2050 in its Net Zero Strategy. The plans include the approval of two carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) industrial clusters, however there is criticism that the strategy still falls short in many areas.
Type: News
Chris and Penny Hamlin explain how real-time data and dynamic insights can drive sustainable change
Type: Feature
Microbes, Microwaves, and Mixes: Eco-friendly Plastics Solutions
Amanda Jasi speaks to innovators striving to improve plastics sustainability and reduce their environmental impact
Type: Feature
Bath Triumphs at Virtual Frank Morton 2021
Amanda Jasi speaks to event organiser Benjamin Fadele
Type: Feature
Wood Group wins contract for offshore LNG platform
HONGHUA GROUP has awarded Wood Group the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract for its first-of-a-kind offshore LNG platform.
Type: News
SPECIALTY chemicals company Evonik has awarded Wood a contract to deliver services for a new polyamide 12 (PA12) production complex, to be built at Marl Chemical Park in Marl, Germany.
Type: News
Croda opens new lipid manufacturing plant in Pennsylvania
BRITISH chemicals manufacturer Croda has opened a factory in the US to produce lipids that will be used in vaccines.
Type: News
Scepticism over the UK bioeconomy strategy
INDUSTRY has expressed mixed reactions towards the recently-released UK Bioeconomy Strategy. The strategy outlines how the UK might boost growth in the bioeconomy sector and become a global leader in developing bio-based solutions.
Type: News
Climate crisis explainer: what is COP26 and why is it important?
In November, the 26th UN Conference of Parties (COP) climate summit will take place in Glasgow, UK. Known as COP26, it will mark five years since the Paris Agreement, and it will be crucial that real progress is made at the summit in order to take immediate action on the climate emergency.
Type: Feature
Transforming Support for Chemical Engineers and their Families
The Chemical Engineers’ Benevolent Fund is changing to better serve chemical engineers worldwide, tackling modern challenges with tailored assistance and outreach. Sam Baker finds out more
Type: Feature
High Court rules UK climate plan ‘unlawful’ – again
ENVIRONMENTAL groups have won their case against the UK government for a second time over its climate action plan, which the High Court has ruled “unlawful”.
Type: News
Princeton creates instant hydrogel from spaghetti-like fibres
RESEARCHERS at Princeton University have discovered a way to make hydrogel in an instant and chemical-free way by forcing polymer fibres and water through a syringe.
Type: News
Novartis joins effort to produce CureVac vaccine for Covid-19
NOVARTIS has signed an agreement to manufacture CureVac’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate at its site in Kundl, Austria.
Type: News
Explosion at hazardous waste facility kills one
AN explosion at a US Ecology facility in Idaho, US, has killed one worker and injured three.
Type: News
43 people killed at Glencore mine
A LANDSLIDE at Glencore’s largest copper and cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed 43 illegal miners.
Type: News
The National Expo for Chemical and Process Engineers Returns this May at the NEC
The Process & Chemical Engineering Show, running as part of the CHEMUK 2025 ‘Group of Events’, returns this May.
Type: Feature
SNC-Lavalin partners with Florexx International Investments to build UAE refinery
SNC-Lavalin has signed an agreement with Florexx International Investments to construct an advanced topping refinery in the United Arab Emirates.
Type: News
BRITISH plant biologist Dame Ottoline Leyser has been appointed as new CEO of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the national funding agency that invests in science and research in the UK.
Type: News
Chevron sells Australian LNG stake
CHEVRON is selling its stake in Australia’s North West Shelf, the county’s biggest liquified natural gas (LNG) project.
Type: News
