The UK government has announced a £230 million loan to the owners of the Grangemouth petrochemical plant in Scotland, to build a facility to store ethane.
Up to 400 UK jobs at own-label household cleaning product manufacturer, McBride will face the axe as part of company cost-cutting measures.
Photofabrication, the Cambridgeshire based chemical etching company has today announced the installation of the world’s first vertical resist stripping line at its St Neots manufacturing facility.
The British Coatings Federation has released a pocket manifesto to help members highlight the sector’s contribution the UK economic prosperity and motivate government action to address its challenges.
In the first of a series of guests contributors leading up to this week's manufacturing summit at the International Festival for Business, Harry Swan of Thomas Swan and Co. discusses the UK's industrial future.
Suffolk based pumps manufacturer for general industry, chemical and pretrochemical applications, Amarinth, has announced an increase in its export markets, sales and plans to take on eight new employees.
The British paints and coatings industry has had a positive start to 2014 but Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British Coating Federation has concerns over key regulatory and skills related challenges which could stifle the industry’s competitiveness.
Business secretary Vince Cable has announced research projects exploring the use of light in innovative manufacturing processes and technologies will receive £3.6 million funding.
NorthEdge Capital, the private equity firm focused on investing in businesses in the north of England, has invested £25.5m in Fine Industries, a Teesside-based manufacturer of fine chemicals.
A £15 million, nine-line fully automated paint filling investment will shortly be installed at AkzoNobel’s £100 million, 100,000 sq metre site at Ashington.
