Adam Duckett
Editor at The Chemical Engineer (tce)
Editor of The Chemical Engineer, member magazine of @IChemE. For our daily news output: @tcemagazine For a sample copy of the magazine: https://t.co/UHRxY3rc6C
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1 week ago |
thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett
WOOD GROUP has said it is open to a £242m (US$318m) takeover bid from UAE’s Sidara – nearly 85% lower than last year’s offer – as the engineering business grapples with mounting debt and the fallout from cultural failings. Wood employs 35,000 people across more than 60 countries, providing engineering services for sectors including oil and gas, chemicals, renewables, minerals, and pharmaceuticals. Last year, Sidara offered 230p per share for the company, valuing it at around £1.5bn.
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2 weeks ago |
thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett
USED tyres could one day be recycled to produce epoxy resins according to researchers exploring chemical processes that aim to extract greater value from end-of-life tyres. In a paper published in Nature, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US, have shown at lab scale that they can break down waste rubber in mild ambient conditions to produce precursors for epoxy resins. These have many applications, including adhesives, coatings and composites.
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2 weeks ago |
thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett
BASF has started operating its first commercial plant to recycle waste textiles back into feedstock for new garments. The plant at the chemical company’s Caojing site in Shanghai, China has an annual capacity of 500 t/y. It is depolymerising polyamide 6 – also known as nylon 6 – into caprolactam which can be reused to make materials for clothes. Given the volume of clothing waste produced each year, much more needs to be done to improve sustainability, including closing the loop on manufacturing.
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3 weeks ago |
thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett
UK TRADE groups have called for the UK government to take urgent action in response to the tariffs imposed by the US, warning that domestic manufacturing is likely to decline. US president Donald Trump has put a 10% tariff on UK exports, and a 25% tariff on all foreign-made cars, adding to last month’s 25% tariff on US imports of steel, aluminium, and derivative products.
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4 weeks ago |
thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett
Chemical engineer Paula Mendes talks to Adam Duckett about her big ambitions for tiny tech IF PAULA MENDES achieves her goals, her nanotechnology innovations will soon allow doctors to diagnose cancer with greater accuracy, she will improve the production of excessively expensive treatments, and one day, maybe, modify surfaces so they thwart bacteria and eliminate fouling. It’s a fascinating mix, and it all relies on the precision engineering of surfaces at the molecular scale.
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