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Why the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy should prioritise the chemical industry Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Why the UK’s modern Industrial Strategy should prioritise the chemical industry
The clock is ticking on the UK’s status as an attractive and competitive location for future manufacturing investments and jobs. The Government’s ‘Invest 2035’ industrial strategy is an opportunity to prioritise the chemical sector and recognise its contributions to UK growth. With around 95% of all manufactured goods containing chemicals, it is difficult to imagine a modern economy without a thriving chemical industry.
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Technology
By Chemical Industries Association
The Chemical Industries Association’s Response to Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy
In October 2024, the Government unveiled Invest 2035: The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy green paper. With the UK facing growing pressure to remain an attractive and competitive location for future manufacturing investments and jobs, the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has submitted a response emphasising the critical role the chemical sector plays in driving UK growth.
The UK Chemical Industry Celebrates its Achievements and Looks to the Future Partner content
Health
By Chemical Industries Association
The UK Chemical Industry Celebrates its Achievements and Looks to the Future
Behind many new medicines or scientific breakthroughs is an army of professionals who work in the UK’s thriving chemical and pharmaceutical sector. At the annual Chemical Industry Awards Dinner, the industry came together to celebrate the people and the businesses that are making a difference in all of our lives.
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Technology
By Chemical Industries Association
The Chemical Industries Association co-signs a cross-industry letter: Addressing skilled labour workforce shortages in the UK
Today, the The Chemical Industries Association alongside 14 other trade associations, representing diverse production sectors across the UK economy, wrote to Government ministers, devolved administrations and shadow ministers to highlight concerns about ongoing shortages in skilled labour. Particularly trades that are vital to a growing and resilient economy today, as well as for the delivery of the UK’s net zero targets in coming years.
Britain’s Chemical Industry Fuelling UK Growth: A Plan for the Next Government Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Britain’s Chemical Industry Fuelling UK Growth: A Plan for the Next Government
The Chemical Industries Association launched its manifesto in parliament emphasising the role of the UK chemical industry as a key building block of the economy.
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Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical Industry says ‘At Last’ as UK REACH consultation is published
Following 3 years of intense debate and engagement on the future of UK REACH in a highly volatile political context, we finally see a tangible proposal from government coming to life.
Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Key manufacturing exporter reports first growth in 2 years
Britain's chemical industry returns to growth.
Regulatory certainty as a key ingredient for industry resilience Partner content
Energy
By BASF
Regulatory certainty as a key ingredient for industry resilience
Chemicals are essential for modern lifestyles and industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals, automotive, technology and water purification depend on chemical products as critical raw materials.
Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
The chemical route to UK Growth
Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical Industries Association Launches Manifesto in Parliament
The crucial role of chemistry in achieving net-zero: transforming industries and reducing emissions Partner content
Environment
By Chemical Industries Association
The crucial role of chemistry in achieving net-zero: transforming industries and reducing emissions
The chemical industry is fundamental to net-zero. We provide the advanced materials used in the technologies that society is looking to deploy to reach our climate targets. Everything from wind turbine blades to insulation to lightweight materials all rely on chemical innovation and engineering. Wherever you look in the economy, chemical products are helping to decarbonise the way we live.
Major consortium kicks off work to address pressing industry challenges Partner content
Economy
By BASF
Major consortium kicks off work to address pressing industry challenges
Top manufacturing exporter battles through economic challenge Partner content
Environment
By Chemical Industries Association
Top manufacturing exporter battles through economic challenge
Companies in one of Britain’s biggest manufacturing industries are fighting the toughest of economic battles. Chemical companies across the UK, who export 90% of what they make, have seen sales fall dramatically, with the latest survey of members of the Chemical Industries Association confirming that nearly 60% of companies saw a fall in sales in Quarter 2 of 2023, up from 33% in Q1.
Squaring the circularity challenge for net zero Partner content
Environment
By BASF
Squaring the circularity challenge for net zero
BASF's Head of Public Affairs, Daphne Vlastari, makes the case for a mass balance approach for more sustainable chemicals manufacturing and explains how Government support can unlock investment into the UK.
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) Partner content
Environment
By BASF
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC)
A major consortium led by Imperial and BASF is to help make chemical manufacturing more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. The partnership on Innovative Continuous Manufacturing of Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) will pool their expertise to advance flow chemistry, a production technique in which the required reactions take place in continuous operation rather than in batches.
Chemical investment in the UK stalling Partner content
Economy
By Chemical Industries Association
Chemical investment in the UK stalling
The latest figures from one of the UK’s largest manufacturing industries show a fall in sales with no expectation of a full recovery in Q2.
Cutting-edge science can protect humans, the environment – and animals Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
Cutting-edge science can protect humans, the environment – and animals
We are faced with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine the way we manage chemicals as a society. By creating a system that fully realises the benefits of non-animal testing, the government can protect us, our environment and animals in laboratories
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Economy
By BASF
Flue2Chem: Cross-sector collaboration
SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), BASF and 13 other organisations have secured funding for a two-year programme to develop a new value chain to convert industrial waste gases into sustainable materials for consumer products. The project, which has been granted £2.68 million from Innovate UK, will aim to help the UK reach its net zero target.
Strategic Partnership to Advance Modern Chemical Production Partner content
Economy
By BASF
Strategic Partnership to Advance Modern Chemical Production
BASF has a long-established strategic partnership with Imperial College, London and together they have recently begun a new phase to advance modern chemical production.