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CE's growing LinkedIn presence
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or over 109 years now, readers have looked to Chemical Engineering for
practical how-to information that can be used directly on the job, plus
the latest about what's happening in, or will be affecting, the chemical
process industries (CPI). While our editors put a lot of time and effort into
identifying what the most important and timely issues are, finding good
sources of information and assimilating it all in an unbiased, authoritative,
clear and concise format, the truth is that the sources of much of that
information come from within our readership itself. In a sense, one of our
most important missions as editors is simply to facilitate the sharing of
best practices, concerns, solutions and so on.
Our latest venture into social networking follows that same mission, and
one might say it even takes it a step further. Approximately eight months ago
CE launched its first LinkedIn group. The group has grown rapidly, and at
press time it was already crossing the milestone of 2,000 members. That is a
relatively quick ramp-up to such a critical mass of participants, and it underscores
how eager chemical engineers are to share information.
The group is made up of a very diverse mix of CPI professionals from
across the globe. About 32% of our members are from the U.S (4.4% of which
are from Texas alone). The next most-represented geographical area is India
(9%), followed by the E.U. (8%), Canada (5%), the U.K. (4.6%), Brazil (3.5%),
Pakistan (2.9%), Australia (2.5%), Indonesia (2%) and Saudi Arabia (2%).
Meanwhile, the most-represented employers so far are what you might
expect from our readership, the CPI's engineering and operating companies:
Worley Parsons, DuPont, Sabic, Fluor, Air Products, LyondellBasell, Nalco,
Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, BASF, Jacobs Engineering, ExxonMobil, Shell
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industrial engineering, 4% with mining and metals and 3% with environmental
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Another interesting representation of the group's membership is that of seniority:
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(executive) level management (3% each for vice president and C levels).
While it is safe to assume that many of the group's statistics will change
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For instance, one of the discussions that has received the most comments is
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responses included the following: Incorporating renewable energy into
CPI facilities, biotechnology for producing building block
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and optimization of separation technologies (such as membranes,
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