News releases

Aberdeen IChemE Curling Event - a success!
13th April 2013

Aberdeen IChemE Curling Event - a success!

The Aberdeen Members’ Groups’ first Curling event kindly sponsored by Genesis took place on Friday 8th March at Curl Aberdeen. Members of all ages attended from various Aberdeen companies and Aber...
2013 chemical engineering awards open for entries
7th April 2013

2013 chemical engineering awards open for entries

Entries are now being accepted for the 2013 IChemE Innovation and Excellence Awards. The awards are free to enter and open to both members and non-members around the world.
Dow ceo says manufacturing renaissance is within reach
3rd April 2013

Dow ceo says manufacturing renaissance is within reach

Andrew Liveris, chairman, and ceo of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) has called upon chemical engineers to reclaim their mantle as the world’s biggest problem solvers and says that a global manufact...
Date set for inaugural Hazards Australasia
27th March 2013

Date set for inaugural Hazards Australasia

IChemE stages its first Hazards Australasia process safety conference on 26-27 November in Perth, Western Australia.

Flying start for UK research event
26th March 2013

Flying start for UK research event

300 chemical engineers from all parts of the UK gathered at Imperial College London this week for the first national chemical engineering research meeting in more than a decade.
Chemical engineers back climate warning
25th March 2013

Chemical engineers back climate warning

IChemE ceo David Brown says that the engineering community should unequivocally back UK government chief scientific adviser John Beddington’s parting call for climate change to be taken more seriou...
Chemeca 2013 - call for abstracts
19th March 2013

Chemeca 2013 - call for abstracts

Abstracts are now being accepted for consideration by the Chemeca 2013 Technical Committee and are to be received by 26 April 2013.
More support needed for UK start-ups
13th March 2013

More support needed for UK start-ups

The UK is not doing enough to help start-ups make the transition from the lab to commercial success, according to a government science committee.
Human factors makes its mark in Australia
25th February 2013

Human factors makes its mark in Australia

Following an overwhelmingly positive response to the proposal to run IChemE’s Human factors in health and safety professional development course in Australia, the first of four modules was just com...
Global energy demand to increase by 35% says industry expert
18th February 2013

Global energy demand to increase by 35% says industry expert

2040 global energy needs will be 35% higher than current demand according to an industry expert from ExxonMobil.
Record numbers attend chemical engineering webinars
31st January 2013

Record numbers attend chemical engineering webinars

More than 3000 delegates from 70 countries attended IChemE webinars last year, and the Institution has just published its February webinar line-up.
European directive drives new regulations for chemical engineers
24th January 2013

European directive drives new regulations for chemical engineers

Chemical engineers working in safety can benefit from a new seminar on the implementation of the Seveso lll European directive that comes into force in 2015.