The Chemical Engineer (tce)

The Chemical Engineer (tce) serves as the official magazine for the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), which acts as a central resource for professionals in the fields of chemical, biochemical, and process engineering across the globe.

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US and Ukraine sign minerals deal set to reduce China’s rare earths dominance

1 week ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Aniqah Majid

AFTER months of negotiations, the US and Ukraine have reached an agreement to equally share profits from the future sale of Ukraine’s mineral, oil, and gas reserves. The US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund will see Ukraine retain “full control over its mineral resources, infrastructure and natural resources”, which is reported to be worth US$350bn.
Soil-boosting tech wins US$50m XPRIZE for sucking CO2 from the air

2 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett

A US$50m prize for developing technology that removes CO2 from the atmosphere and oceans has been won by Mati Carbon. Their free crushed rock helps smallholder farmers in Africa and India grow more crops from their soil. Mati Carbon overcame more than 1,300 teams from 88 countries to win the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition. The remaining half of the US$100m prize was shared among runners-up and student teams.
Full-bore Biotech

2 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett

Adam Duckett speaks to the University of Warwick researchers who are recoding microbes into competitive chemical factories IN A LAB at the University of Warwick, PhD student Sepideh Bourenjanshirazi is comparing glass beakers filled with purple liquid – the perfect visual cliché of a laboratory researcher at work. Look a little closer though and we’ll discover that Bourenjanshirazi and her supervisors are pushing towards something far from the commonplace.
We asked 100 engineers...

2 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett

People This article has been featured in: May 2025 Issue 1007 View Magazine A conversation with the experts: watch the recordings of our previous webinars and sign-up to attend future online webcasts.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns that UK carbon policies are killing manufacturing

2 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett

INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe has called for the UK government to rethink its carbon reduction policy, warning that efforts to decarbonise major emitters risk causing plant closures and job losses. “This week, INEOS Grangemouth faces yet another tax bill for carbon dioxide emissions, this time for £15m (US$20m),” said Ratcliffe.
PFAS inquiry launched by UK MPs

3 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Adam Duckett

UK MPs have launched an inquiry into PFAS and are inviting expert input on whether enough is being done to understand and manage the risks around thousands of persistent chemicals. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are used in many everyday items including food packaging, firefighting foams, and fabrics due to advantageous properties including heat stability and water-repellence.
British Steel confirms ‘stable supply of raw materials’ to Scunthorpe blast furnaces, ends redundancy consultation

3 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

BRITISH STEEL has closed its redundancy consultation for the two blast furnaces in Scunthorpe, UK, meaning 2,700 jobs will remain at the site for now. In a statement yesterday, the company said they had secured a “stable supply of raw materials to both its blast furnaces for the short term”. There were initial fears that a “Salamander tap” – where slag and molten iron are drained from the base – would be needed to shut down the Queen Bess blast furnace.
Heidelberg Materials wins UK’s first approval for carbon capture cement plant

4 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

CEMENT maker Heidelberg Materials has been granted planning permission to integrate carbon capture and storage (CCS) into its Padeswood cement works in North Wales. Heidelberg Materials’ plans are the first to be approved in the UK for CCS-enabled cement production. The company aims to make Padeswood the UK’s first net zero cement plant, with operations expected to start in 2029. The cement industry alone accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
Liquid air could be cheapest method for long-term energy storage, researchers predict

4 weeks ago | thechemicalengineer.com | Sam Baker

MODELLING by chemical engineers in the US and Norway suggests that liquid air energy storage (LAES) could be a more cost-effective option than existing techniques. Researchers at MIT and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology found it could be considerably cheaper than lithium-ion batteries and pumped hydropower. LAES works by taking excess electricity from the grid to cool and liquify air which is then stored at ambient pressure.
Wood Group signals willingness to accept £242m takeover bid from Sidara

1 month 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.