BHP makes £31bn bid for mining rival Anglo American
BHP HAS made an unsolicited £31bn (US$38.7bn) offer for Anglo American which, if agreed, would merge two of mining’s largest firms to create the world’s leading producer of copper.
The Benefits of Neurodiversity Talent in Engineering
Blyth Decision Means UK’s Industrial Reboot Loses Another Site of National Importance
The Problem of Waste Plastic and Why Pyrolysis Oil Might Just Contain the Answer
The Chemical Engineer
News, views and jobs from the chemical, biochemical and process engineering sectors.
May 2024Issue 995
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Ithaca Energy acquires Eni’s UK business in £750m deal
ITHACA Energy is acquiring the majority of Eni’s upstream assets in the UK. The deal will make Ithaca the second largest independent operator in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), producing more than 100,000 boe/d. The agreement excludes Italian energy company Eni’s East Irish Sea assets and carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) activities.
IChemE Matters – May 2024
Nigel Hirst on IChemE partnerships, including the latest link-up with ITN Business plus what inspired you to become a chemical engineer?
US polluters will pay for PFAS contamination cleanup following EPA ruling
PFAS polluters have been targeted by new legislation introduced by the US labelling two widely used forever chemicals as hazardous substances.
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Let’s Go Round Again: Closing the Loop on Problem Plastics
With today’s Earth Day campaign calling for action on plastic production, Adam Duckett talks to Jess Gregson, a chemical engineer building a plant in the UK that will allow tricky to recycle plastics to be used over and over again
The Problem of Waste Plastic and Why Pyrolysis Oil Might Just Contain the Answer
For Earth Day, Aniqah Majid speaks to chemical engineer George Huber who is looking to simplify the process of integrating pyrolysis oil back into the plastics production chain
The Science Behind Sustainability: Chemical Engineers Equipping Decision-Makers to Improve the Plastics Economy
To mark Earth Day’s focus on slashing plastic production, Amanda Jasi speaks to David Gardner and Andrea Paulillo to find out how they are helping to make the plastic system more sustainable
Chemical Engineers Who Changed the World
George E Davis – Meet the Daddy
For a series called Chemical Engineers who Changed the World, it would be downright rude not to feature the man who is widely regarded as the founding father of the discipline and the spiritual father of IChemE.
Trevor Kletz – A lifetime spent saving lives
Trevor Kletz, the father of inherent safety, explains his remarkable career
Csaba Horváth – Degrees of Separation
Claudia Flavell-While explores the contribution of separation scientist Csaba Horváth