Featured Job Opening: Maintenance Engineer – Wilmington
Here is information about a new role we are working on near Wilmington, DE: Minimum Requirements:– B.S. Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or closely related– 2+ years of in plant engineering experience with maintenance/reliability– Background out of chemicals, foods, or widgets … Read More
Chemical Industry News Round-Up (3/15)
A recap of articles that stood out to us this week: + The US is determined to ramp up chip manufacturing by 2030 – Over $50 billion is planned to be invested in this initiative; with $39 billion being used … Read More
Chemical Processing Market Overview March 2023
Every once in awhile I have the opportunity to get out of the office and speak to college chemical engineering students and a common element of my prepared remarks is an overview of the chemical processing industry in terms of … Read More
Featured Job Opening: Plant Engineer – Stratford
Here is information about a role we have open in Stratford, CT: Minimum Requirements:– B.S. Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering– 4+ years of manufacturing industry experience out of chemicals– Predictive maintenance required & some supervision– Experience with one of the … Read More
Chemical Industry News Round-Up (2/22)
Here’s what we’ve found that’s been happening in the industry this week: + Companies are continuing to focus on sustainability by lowering their carbon footprint in liquid fuel manufacturing – Johnson Matthey and BP have collaborated to co-develop Fischer Tropsch … Read More
Calculating Cost-of-living Differences
I recently completed the 2023 Chemical Engineering Salary Report and I’ve been thinking about the topic of cost-of-living for awhile. One thing that I think is under-appreciated in the job marketplace is how substantial the cost-of-living differences are between certain … Read More
Chemical Company in Pursuit of Sporting Giant
Jim Ratcliffe’s company, INEOS, started off the year strong by purchasing former BASF Construction Chemical businesses – they’ve now ventured off and entered the bidding war to acquire one of the most prestigious and historic soccer (football) clubs in the … Read More