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Book your placeResearchers identify huge opportunities to decarbonise global industry
Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research
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Research and innovation
The breadth of our capabilities and expertise allows us to take a true ‘atoms-to-products’ approach to process engineering and design, with impact across virtually all industrial sectors, including oil and gas, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, consumer products, foods and feeds, advanced materials and devices, and environmental protection.
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