Sustainable Carbon for the UK Chemicals industry Ambition

Innovate UK launches Sustainable Carbon Ambition for chemicals industry The UK advanced manufacturing base is fundamentally reliant on inputs from the chemicals industry. However, the chemicals...

Measurement technology secures hydrogen processes

Hydrogen is the key element for a greener economy. Hardly any other area of the global economy is currently experiencing so much development and...

Moving towards Green Energy and the Challenges That We Face

Chemical engineering, process safety and associated industries are built around the mutual core value of striving for a greener, more sustainable environment, and this...

Decarbonising the chemical industry: a path to net-zero emissions

By Yash Chawla, Chemical Expert and Strategic Project Manager at STX Group, global environmental commodity trading and climate solutions firm. The chemical industry is integral...

Continuous metals monitor reveals environmental benefits

A new continuous metals monitoring technology has been trialled at a river by a talc production plant in Finland. The trial assessed whether the sampling...

Next-generation bioinsecticides move closer to market after trial success

SOLASTA Bio, a UK agritech startup, has achieved a major milestone on the path to commercialisation with successful field trials of its groundbreaking green...

scientists use laundry detergent enzyme to recycle single-use plastics

Novel method of chemical recycling achieves full degradation of plastics within 24 hours  Approach is 84 times faster than industrial composting  Breakthrough puts...

The chemicals industry: a barometer for clean energy transition

Outputs of chemicals in the U.S. are contracting and will continue to do so well into 2024. But there is hope – a rebound...

The chemical industry’s sustainability ‘North Star’

The European chemical sector has been exceptionally resilient despite the significant economic uncertainty and supply chain disruptions after the pandemic. This resilience has helped...

Transforming concrete from a carbon problem to a carbon solution

Demand grows apace for technologies that can reduce CO2 emissions and/or efficiently remove CO2 from the atmosphere. Proposed solutions for sequestering CO2 are plentiful,...