Cefic launches Action Plan

The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) has launched a voluntary multi-annual Action Plan for Review and Improvement of REACH Dossiers.  The Action Plan provides a...

SIA Appoints Kevin Morgan as Chairman

The Solvents Industry Association has appointed Kevin Morgan, left, Commercial Director at Brenntag UK as their new Chairman, taking over from Mark Brunt who...

SIA Raises £1,015 for Chance to Shine Charity

The Solvents Industry Association Spring Dinner, held at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on 21st March raised £1,015 for the cricket-related charity, Chance to...

INEOS to invest $2bn in Saudi Arabia

INEOS signs agreement with Saudi Aramco and Total to build its first ever plants in the Middle East. The three world-scale plants will produce the...

UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship award

Innovative new catalyst materials can create more sustainable processes in chemical industry that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by harnessing sunlight and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)...

That’s “sew” smart!

Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing. Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military...

£22m battery and thermal energy facilities

Two research centres for sustainable electrical and thermal energy technologies totalling £22m have launched at WMG, University of Warwick on the 10th June 2019....

2020 show doubles in size

To cope with extremely high demand for floor space, and to support an expanding open conference programme, CHEMUK 2020 moves to the ‘EventCity’ venue...

University of Sheffield’s new energy research centre

Funding for a new £21 million Translational Energy Research Centre at the University of Sheffield will support the UK’s transition to a low-carbon economy,...

New modelling software developed

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and Ploughshare Innovations have licensed new software to understand chemical and biological threats. New software developed by the Defence...