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Malcolm Wilkinson and members of IChemE’s Sustainability Special Interest Group discuss the futur...
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Brexit: Thomas Swan urges businesses to get ready for 1 January
CHEMICALS manufacturer Thomas Swan is urging businesses to act now to be ready for new trading ru...
Deal or No Deal – Brexit and UK Energy Policy
A look at the the likely impact of a Brexit deal/no deal on the UK’s energy sector
Deal or No Deal?
No deal is now the base case – are you ready for Brexit?
Brexit: The Impact on Energy and Climate Change
What are the likely effects in the immediate and long term?
Brexit: The Impact on Energy and Climate Change
Since Brexit negotiations have entered full force, concerns are growing about the future of the U...
Usher in a New Age
Adam Duckett on ushering in a new era
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Royal Society of Chemistry calls for a chemicals agency to overhaul ‘broken’ UK regulatory system
AHEAD of the UK’s 4 July general election, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is urging the nex...
Government calls for stakeholder views on changes to UK REACH
CHEMICAL businesses, downstream chemical users, and other stakeholders are being called to consul...
UK government’s targeted approach proposal for UK REACH, ‘a step in the right direction’
THE UK government is planning to introduce an alternative transitional registration model (ATRm) ...
UK Government commits nearly £500m for R&D to cover EU shortfall
THE UK Government has said it will provide a package of nearly £500m (US$614m) to provide immedia...
Calls for UK to maintain EU research links as Government publishes ‘Horizon Plan B’
CHEMICAL engineers have joined calls for the UK to maintain its links with the EU’s €95.5bn (US$9...
Chemical campaigners warn against lagging UK restrictions
CONCERNS of a widening gap between the EU and UK on hazardous chemical regulation have emerged fo...
UK to launch consultation on chemicals policy
THE UK Government has said that it will launch a consultation next year on the UK REACH chemicals...
UK regulator relaxes effluent rules as water treatment firms begin running out of chemicals
A SHORTAGE of chemicals used to treat wastewater in the UK has led the Environment Agency to rela...
Brexit: relief rapidly gives way to fresh concerns
Businesses and industry groups warn of costly administrative burdens and the impacts on supply ch...
UK government will host Brexit webinars to advise chemicals industry
CHEMICALS companies are being urged to get going on key actions as the UK counts down to its new ...
UK REACH chemicals registration deadline extended
THE UK Government has extended the deadline for UK chemicals companies to register their products...
UK confirms it will not align with EU chemicals agency
THE UK Government has said that it will not align with EU chemicals policy, instead bringing in i...
UK Government announces new Emissions Trading System
THE UK Government has unveiled its UK Emissions Trading System (ETS) for a carbon trading market ...
Uncertainty remains over UK chemicals regulations after Brexit
UNCERTAINTY remains over the future of chemicals regulations in the UK as the UK will only remain...
UK announces new fast-track visa for world-leading researchers
THE UK Government has announced the details of a new fast-track visa scheme to attract overseas r...
Food, fuel and drug supplies at no-deal Brexit risk, Government warns
THE UK Government has warned in a document it has been forced to disclose that a no-deal Brexit c...
UK will fast track visas for top scientists post-Brexit
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that top scientists will be allowed to apply for fa...
British Steel enters insolvency, putting thousands of jobs at risk
THOUSANDS of jobs are at risk at British Steel after rescue talks with the UK Government broke do...
UK fusion research centre granted contract extension
JOINT European Torus (JET), a fusion energy research centre in the UK, has had its contract exten...
UK Government warned that no-deal Brexit REACH plans are ‘vague and insufficient’
THE UK Government has published draft legislation for chemical registration in the event of a no-...
Perkins report finds scant progress on engineering skills
FIVE years on from the publication of his engineering skills review for the UK Government, former...
INEOS picks Antwerp for €3bn cracker and PDH unit
INEOS has selected Antwerp in Belgium as the site for its €3bn (US$3.4bn) investment in the first...
IChemE Fellows awarded New Year’s Honours
ICHEME Fellows and chemical engineering professors, Geoffrey Maitland and Raffaella Ocone, have b...
UK government publishes additional REACH guidance in case of no-deal Brexit
THE UK government has published additional documentation on how the UK will manage chemical regul...
House of Lords calls on government to take urgent action to clarify chemical regulations
THE House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has published a report expressing conc...
UK and Canada sign agreement for civil nuclear cooperation
THE UK and Canada have signed a bilateral Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (NCA) which will ensure t...
Chemicals coalition calls on EU leaders to allow UK to remain within REACH
A COALTION of European chemicals NGOs has called on politicians negotiating the terms of Brexit t...
Novartis plans job cuts
NOVARTIS, the pharmaceuticals group, has announced plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs in the UK an...
UK government releases document on chemical regulation in case of no-deal Brexit
THE UK government has outlined a framework for regulating chemicals if a no-deal Brexit occurs, s...
No deal Brexit will hit chemicals sector hard, government warns
THE UK Chancellor has warned that the chemicals sector will be one of the hardest hit by a ‘no de...
Philip Aldridge shares his plans as new NEPIC CEO
PHILIP ALDRIDGE, an IChemE member who has taken over as CEO of England’s Northeast Process Indust...
UK must remain within REACH as it exits EU
ICHEME has backed calls for the UK to remain within the EU’s chemicals regulation (REACH) despite...
Chemical engineering importance highlighted in Brexit summit
FORMER IChemE president Geoffrey Maitland has spoken to MPs about the impact of Brexit on chemica...
UK launches 25-year plastic waste plan
THE UK government has launched a 25-year plan to protect the environment and reduce “avoidable” p...
Government outlines plan to make UK world’s most innovative nation
THE UK government has published its long-awaited Industrial Strategy as it seeks to boost industr...
Tees Valley £123m Budget boost
UK CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond announced in his 2017 budget on Wednesday an investment of £123m (US...
Call for engineering in schools
IMECHE has released a report calling for the UK government to integrate engineering into the scho...
IChemE Energy Centre responds to UK Clean Growth Strategy
THE IChemE Energy Centre has welcomed the UK’s Clean Growth Strategy and investment in carbon cap...
UK and US sign science agreement
A SCIENCE and technology agreement between the UK and US was signed yesterday, which is the first...
