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Brabender AbsorptoMeter Automates OAN Testing with MetaBridge Integration
For carbon black, silica, pigments, and battery electrode materials, oil absorption numbers (OAN/COAN) provide a practical indicator of powder structure and dispersion behaviour. Anton Paar’s Brabender AbsorptoMeter with integrated industry-leading MetaBridge software converts this classic test into an automated,...
Chemicals Regulation: Our Position on the recent HSE Survey on CLP
Before setting out our views on the specific measures under consideration, we want to register a significant overarching concern: the regulatory uncertainty created by the EU's Chemicals Omnibus process.
Several of the measures in this consultation originate in or closely...
Free E-book – Advanced Solutions for Polymer Processing and Analysis.
New guide provides practical insights into extrusion optimisation, quality control, material characterisation, and sustainable polymer manufacturing.
As the plastics and polymer industry continues to evolve, manufacturers and researchers face increasing pressure to improve efficiency, ensure product consistency, and meet growing...
Adler & Allan acquire environmental remediation specialists Vertase
Adler & Allan, the leading UK provider of integrated environmental risk reduction services backed by Goldman Sachs, has acquired market-leading contaminated land remediation and enabling specialists, Vertase. The acquisition significantly strengthens Adler & Allan’s contaminated land remediation capabilities, enhancing...
Remote Monitoring Cuts Waste Management Costs by up to 57% for Multi-Site Operators
Industrial organisations operating multiple sites with oil-water separators could reduce waste management costs by more than half by adopting remote monitoring technology, according to new findings from Aquasentry.
The results follow a multi-site rollout of battery-powered separator alarms, which enabled...
Yordas Group Launches Helix Connect, A Dedicated Client Engagement Platform For Regulatory Services
Centralised Expert Access, Project Communications, and Service Delivery In A Single Structured Environment.
Yordas Group, the regulatory consultancy and scientific services firm awarded the King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, today announces the launch of Helix Connect, a purposebuilt...
Flow Chemistry Without the Guesswork: Free New Calculators from Asynt Flow
New digital tools help chemists optimise experiments faster, reduce failed runs and accelerate successful flow chemistry development
As continuous flow chemistry continues to gain momentum across chemical discovery, synthetic chemistry, process development and academic research, scientists are increasingly looking for...
Global conference tackles chemical engineering’s biggest challenges
IChemE launches ChemEngConnect as a worldwide virtual event for the first time with 30+ speakers across 20 sessions.
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has opened registration for ChemEngConnect 2026, a free-to-attend, two-week virtual conference running from 15 to 25...
Free Workshop – Measuring and Characterising Polymers Workshop
Anton Paar UK announces 2026 Polymer Processing and Characterisation Workshop in Luton
Anton Paar Ltd has announced the return of its highly requested Measuring and Characterising Polymers Workshop, taking place on Wednesday 17 June 2026 at the company’s UK headquarters...
Blended Products joins University of Nottingham’s Aqua-Ammonia research programme to accelerate the UK’s clean energy transition
Partnership supports pioneering research into a scalable, low-carbon alternative to natural gas
Blended Products is proud to announce its role as an industrial partner in a significant clean energy research programme led by the University of Nottingham, focused on the...
Free Workshop – Basics of Surface and Pore Size
Free One-Day Workshop to Help Scientists Master Gas Physisorption and Surface Characterisation
Luton, UK - 10 June 2026 - Scientists, researchers and industry professionals are invited to attend a free, in-person workshop dedicated to understanding gas physisorption and its vital...
Understanding Li-Ion Batteries Through Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
The Li-ion battery is usually composed of two electrodes, liquid electrolyte, and a separator with a permeable membrane, placed in between the two electrodes, to stop the battery from short circuiting. When the battery is first charged, delithiation occurs at...
Bridging the UK’s Forage Gap: How extreme weather is increasing demand for animal supplements
Poor harvests hit the headlines, but for grazing animals, it's not just a quantity issue; it's also a quality one. Forage (grass, hay, haylage and silage) is the primary diet for the majority of the UK's ruminant animals and...
UK’s manufacturing SMEs save big on ERP
Instead of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds and several years on implementing a traditional ERP, manufacturing SMEs from the UK have found a solution that costs a tiny fraction of that and might take just days to set...
UK REACH: Defra Sets New Course on Substances of Very High Concern
Defra published its new strategic approach to the UK REACH Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) on 24 February 2026, replacing the interim principles in place since the UK's exit from the EU in 2021.
The policy...
How successful organisations in the chemical sector are using their EVP to build business resilience
What business resilience looks like for chemical sector employers is changing. It’s no longer just about balance sheets or plant uptime, but is increasingly defined by the credibility of your Employee Value Proposition (EVP) in daytoday practice. Organisations that...
BASF tops chemicals brand, extending 12-year lead as most valuable globally
The chemicals sector entered 2026 in a fragile recovery phase, with its total brand value rising 1% to USD83.3 billion, according to the Chemicals 50 2026.
Last year, the sector’s collective brand value stood at approximately USD82.5 billion, following a...
UCAS data signals increase in future engineering workforce
IChemE awareness campaigns prompt rise in chemical, biochemical and process engineering student numbers.
Applications to process, chemical and biochemical engineering degree courses across the UK have risen sharply, according to newly released UCAS 2025 data, signalling a positive shift in...
Darcy Group Expands Merseyside Operations to Support Rising Demand for Spill Containment and Monitoring Solutions
Pollution prevention and control specialist Darcy Group has expanded its operational footprint in Birkenhead, Merseyside, with the addition of a third site, as demand continues to grow across its spill containment and pollution monitoring product lines.
Expansion Strengthens UK Manufacturing...
UK EPR and Cost Recovery: A Structural Problem for Producers
The UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging fundamentally shifts the full net cost of managing household packaging waste from taxpayers to producers. According to the UK House of Commons Library, under the revised scheme introduced in April 2025,...
BCMPA to promote the power of outsourcing at CHEMUK 2026
The BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – will be highlighting the value of outsourcing in the chemicals sector at this year’s CHEMUK 2026, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC from 20th to 21st May....
The outsourcing industry gathers to deepen understanding of economic and legislative landscape at BCMPA Conference 2026
Collaboration and innovation in challenging market conditions were among the key outputs from this year’s BCMPA Conference, which was held at the Oxford Belfry. Delegates from the contract manufacturing, packing, fulfilment and logistics industry heard from a diverse range...
Continuous Flow Porphyrin Synthesis Reveals New Insights Through Real-Time UV-Vis Monitoring
New research from Professor Anna Slater and colleagues at the University of Liverpool demonstrates how continuous flow chemistry, combined with inline UV-Vis spectroscopy, can transform both the understanding and execution of porphyrin synthesis leading to improved yields in both...
Alignment on REACH bans, authorisations and restrictions alone won’t save UK-EU chemicals trade without full recognition of EU registrations
The government’s position in respect of the ATRm does not adequately acknowledge that it is possible to operate successfully under a default policy of regulatory alignment with EU chemicals legislation, known as “autonomous adaptation.” Under this approach, a country can...
Free Workshop – Measuring and Characterising Batteries.
Anton Paar UK is inviting scientists, engineers, technologists, and academic researchers to attend a free, hands-on workshop focused on measuring and characterising battery materials. The event will take place on 13 May 2026 (09:30–16:30) at the company’s laboratory and...
See. Try. Believe. Experience the Lyza 7000 FTIR with a 70-Day Risk Free Trial
Laboratories can now evaluate the Lyza 7000 FTIR spectrometer in their own environment through a new 70-day, no-cost, no-risk trial program. The initiative allows teams to run real samples, follow existing SOPs, and fully explore the instrument’s capabilities before...
Wire Rope Lubrication Manufacturer Cuts Order Fulfillment Times by 90%
The Kirkpatrick Group, a Texas-based industrial manufacturer specialising in wire rope lubrication and lubrication systems, reduced order fulfillment times by up to 90% after modernising its production and inventory structure with MRPeasy.
“Historically, certain specialised configurations could take up to...
KPM Analytics & Metrohm UK Join Forces
KPM Analytics and Metrohm UK announce a new distribution partnership for the United Kingdom, covering KPM Analytics’ wet chemistry solution, including the SmartChem® discrete analysers and NexaFlo® continuous flow analysers.
Under this partnership, Metrohm UK will be responsible for sales and...
Invopak becomes a colleague-owned business
Packaging supplier Invopak, part of the Involvement Group, has recently announced that they have become a colleague-owned business through an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). It makes a refreshing change in an era where private equity buy-outs, conglomerates and venture...
