3 lessons from deploying digital twin technology in high-risk industries

‘Shared Reality’ can transform outdated, complex industrial sites into continuously updated, intelligent 3D models within days. Thomas Grand, Director of Operations (Chief Operating Officer)...

Digital transformation: A catalyst for innovation and sustainability in specialty chemicals

By Ana Khanlari, PhD, Solution Marketing Director, AspenTech The specialty chemicals sector is navigating a period of profound transformation. Fuelled by evolving market demands and...

‘Atomic Scissors’ technology to combat global plastic waste crisis

Pioneering technology breaks down plastic waste at the atomic level. A revolutionary ‘Atomic Scissors’ technology looks set to represent a significant leap forward in the...

New method in fight against forever chemicals

ETH Zurich researchers have used a technology known as ‘piezocatalysis’ to break down hazardous PFOS chemicals in water with the help of nanoparticles and...

Colourful comebacks – How coloured plastics can participate in the circular economy

Updating pigment and polymer processes will boost your sustainability credentials, says Genevieve Pugh, Associate, Patent Attorney, Mewburn Ellis LLP. Single-use plastic, particularly for packaging of...

MOF specialist raises £8m to scale up UK manufacturing facility

Promethean Particles, a chemical manufacturing company specialising in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), has closed a £8m financing round. The investment was led by Mercia Ventures...

A diamond solution to PFAS

Element Six (E6), a pioneer in the development and manufacturing of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) diamond solutions, and Lummus Technology, a global provider of...

Chemical group invests £250m at key industrial cluster

Mitsubishi Chemical Group UK Ltd, part of one of the world’s largest chemical producers, has committed to invest in a new production line at...

Use process safety management with mechanical integrity to drive operational excellence

Process safety management delivers significant benefits for any chemical processing plant. Yet all too often, organisations view risk from a compliance angle. Javier Castro,...

Energy density breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate cell chemistry

Integrals Power has made a breakthrough in Lithium Manganese Iron Phosphate (LMFP) cathode active materials for battery cells. Applying its propriety materials technology and...