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Podcast: Chemical Industry Leaders Share Wisdom for Success

Resolve to embrace opportunities, avoid fixation, maintain basic skills, and promote psychological safety.

Trending news December 2024 — Chemical Safety Battles Brew: Pollution, Lawsuits, Risks

In his final news roundup of the year, Executive Editor Jon Katz highlights: Global plastic pollution treaty stalls amid negotiations. DuPont loses lawsuit secrecy bid. EPA closes...

MIT Electrode Boosts CO2 Conversion

Seán Ottewell

Researchers say it’s the first work that has progressed into a much larger scale without sacrificing efficiency.

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Future-Proofing Chemical Engineering Education

Seán Ottewell

Innovative apprenticeship models bridge academic training and industrial expertise.

How Many Worms Died While Tackling Plastic Pollution?

Seán Ottewell

The unintended consequences of plastic substitutes prove that testing in relevant environmental settings should be required before wide-scale adoption.

Butterflies of Bhopal podcast -- lessons written in blood

Podcast: Butterflies of Bhopal -- Lessons Written in Blood

Traci Purdum

Chemical engineer Ramin Abhari’s graphic novels communicate the lessons learned from major process safety incidents.

Red Mesa Hits Hemp Refining with Chemical Industry Rigor

Jonathan Katz

Utah refiner leverages diverse expertise and strategic adaptability to navigate regulatory uncertainty, while its investment in botanical refining positions the company for sustainable...

EPA Proposes Expanded Chemical Tracking for PFAS, Now What?

Lynn L. Bergeson, Compliance Advisor columnist

The proposal will add over 100 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list of chemicals, which is a pretty big deal.

A conversation with BASF's Anne Berg on her successful chemical engineering career

BASF’s Anne Berg Credits an Unplanned Career Path for Her Success

Traci Purdum

Her journey exemplifies professional growth through curiosity, adaptability and seizing unexpected opportunities.

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Technical Expert to Inclusive Leader: How to Evolve Your Leadership Style

Lauren Neal

Discover 5 tactics to transition from expert to leader to inspire your team to reach new heights — together.

Process Safety Lessons from Bhopal 40 Years Later

Trish Kerin, Stay Safe columnist

Bhopal's tragedy reveals critical flaws in inherently unsafe industrial design. What can we learn from this?

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Ineos CEO: UK Chemical Industry Near ‘Extinction’ as Company Closes Last Ethanol Plant

Jonathan Katz

CEO Jim Ratcliffe warns sector is on life support as high energy costs and carbon taxes force shutdown of Scotland facility, highlighting broader challenges facing British manufacturing...