29-08-2012

Ralph Grob, chief process engineer at Sasol Technology and Chartered Chemical Engineer, has been elected to the post of president at the South African Institution of Chemical Engineers (SAIChE).Grob, who was appointed president at SAIChE’s Annual General Meeting in Johannesburg, takes over ...

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24-02-2011

Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch have been named as the world’s most influential chemical engineers of all time by readers of tce magazine. The German duo were responsible for devising the Haber-Bosch process, perhaps the most recognised chemical process in the world, which captures nitrogen from ...

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16-02-2011

Eleven of chemical engineering’s leading figures were named as IChemE’s first Associate Fellows. The new membership grade has been introduced to recognise professionally qualified people that hold senior positions in the chemical, biochemical or process engineering industries, without a ...

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Board Names Jim Owens as new CEO

24-11-2010

H.B. Fuller Company, announced that the board of directors has appointed Jim Owens to succeed Michele Volpi as president and chief executive officer and director, effective immediately. Volpi will step down from the board of directors. Owens, H.B. Fuller's senior vice president, Americas, ...

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06-10-2010

John Buckley has been named global general manager of Performance Materials, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and has been elected president and CEO of ANGUS Chemical Company (ANGUS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow. Buckley has worked for the company for 25 years, joining ...

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23-09-2010

At its recent Annual General Meeting, the Management Committee of Euro Chlor, representing the European Chlor-Alkali industry, elected a new Chairman. Michael Träger, Managing Director and COO of VESTOLIT GmbH &Co KG, took over this function from Filipe Constant (Solvay) for a one year ...

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20-09-2010

Chadwick C. (Chad) Deaton, chairman and chief executive officer of Baker Hughes Incorporated, was elected to Air Products’ board of directors. Air Products Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John E. McGlade stated that Deaton “will add significant value to the company through ...

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02-09-2010

Philippe Tanguy, vice president of scientific development at international oil and gas company Total has been awarded a certificate of IChemE Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his contributions to chemical engineering. The presentation took place on in Prague, Czech Republic at the 7th ...

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25-08-2010

Dr. Martin Molzahn of Germany has been awarded the Dieter Behrens Medal by the EFCE. The award, which is presented once every four years, recognises work carried out on behalf of the Federation by raising the profile of chemical engineering throughout Europe or in relation to the ...

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28-07-2010

Praxair, Inc. announced that Oscar de Paula Bernardes, former chief executive officer of Bunge International, Ltda., has been elected to the Praxair Board of Directors, effective July 26, 2010. Bernardes was chief executive officer of Bunge International from 1997 to 1999. Since 2003, ...

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