PD Ports, owner and operator of Teesport, the fifth largest port in the UK, has contracted specialist crane manufacturers, Konecranes, to convert the primary power supply of four diesel-driven Rubber Tyre Gantry Cranes (RTGs) to electric, boosting operational efficiency and…

In today’s world of specialised manufacturing and just-in-time supplies, a process safety incident at any point along the supply chain can jeopardise production. This means that it’s not enough for companies to have good process safety procedures and practices at…

The last few years have seen ever-increasing pressure in public opinion to minimise plastic waste–especially, the plastic residue that ends up in the oceans and gives rise to accumulations such as the infamous “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” In this paper,…

At the recent AGM of the Materials Processing Institute, Paul Kitson was elected as the employee representative on the Institute Council. This follows a vote in which all Institute employees were eligible to vote. Paul will now represent employee interests…

SSE Renewables, together with its joint venture partner Equinor, has reached financial close on Dogger Bank C, the third phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm. The two companies are already constructing the first two phases…

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, a world leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) for biologics, viral vaccines and viral vectors, has confirmed a £400 million planned investment package at its UK facility in Billingham, Teesside. This investment package more than doubles…

On Wednesday 24th November 2021, we were delighted to showcase the research NEPIC and Durham University has conducted across the plastics recycling community on Teesside.  The full day workshop saw NEPIC's Innovation Manager, Onur Agca, presenting the research he has…

Thanks to BBSRC funding, The Carbon Recycling Network has been awarded a number of flexible funding opportunities over the lifetime of the Network. NIBB Business Interaction Vouchers up to £10K, 100% costed will be used to encourage and support collaboration…

  Small and medium sized businesses, public sector organisations, and community groups developing low carbon projects across Newcastle, Northumberland, and North Tyneside can now access up to £2m of investment per project through the North of Tyne Combined Authority’s Green…

A company based at the Wilton Centre has received global recognition for developing ground-breaking technology to deliver life-saving drugs. During the past 18 months Micropore Technologies has been working with some of the leading pharmaceutical companies who produced Covid-19 vaccines.…