EVENTS
NEC welcomes back ChemUK
The UK ’ s major chemical exhibition continues to grow
ChemUK , the UK ’ s only large-scale chemical , laboratory and process engineering show , returns on 10-11 May in Hall 1 of the NEC near Birmingham . It is free to attend and is open to visitors from 9.30 to 17.00 on the first day and 9.30 to 16.00 on the second . Speciality Chemicals Magazine is a media partner and will be present throughout .
The show has grown continuously since its launch in 2019 and this year will have over 400 exhibitors . A full list of them and a floorplan are on the website .
This year , ChemUK is divided into three zones . The Chemical Industries Supply Chain zone unites specialist chemical supply chain organisations providing products , services and equipment in areas including : chemicals , raw materials and ingredients ; chemical logistics , transportation , storage , containment , labelling and packaging ; HSE management and regulatory compliance ; and toll and contract manufacturing
Meanwhile the Chemical , Process & Plant Engineering zone will showcase technology and specialist services such as process plant and chemical unit equipment ; digital and automation ; plant energy management ; flow technology ; and , catalysis and reaction engineering
New for 2023 ChemLab will bring together laboratory chemicals and chemical equipment suppliers supporting R & D , analysis , process design , scale-up and quality testing within the chemical and chemical product industries . This includes , among other things , formulation development , lab-scale process design and flow chemistry , and pilot and kilo plant manufacturing .
ChemUK is supported by all of the major UK industry associations in the chemical space , who will have their own stands and participate in the two-day programme of presentations taking place across five stages on the show-floor .
They include the Royal Society of Chemistry ( RSC ), whose president , Professor Gill Reid , will deliver a keynote presentation . The RSC will also host a members ’ reception in its networking area at 17.00 on the first day . Also present throughout will be the Chemical Business Association , the trade body of the chemical supply chain in the UK .
The British Chemical Association will be running two panel discussions : ‘ Safe living : The importance of biocides ’, and ‘ Safe Water : Opportunity & challenge in water treatment ’. BioVale , the bioeconomy cluster for Yorkshire and the Humber region , will be running their own ‘ pitch event ’, featuring bioeconomy start-ups looking to secure investment and support .
The ChemUK 2023 keynote programme includes speakers includes Chris Finnegan , safety and sustainability science leader for Unilever SEAC ; Richard Haldimann , chief technology and sustainability officer at Clariant ; and , Professor Mercedes Maroto- Vale , champion and director at the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research & Innovation Centre .
In all , there are over 150 speakers at sessions across the two days , delivering around 40 hours of keynotes , individual company presentations and panel sessions , providing market intelligence , tech insight , best practice , case studies and more . Full details are on the website . The five stages are :
• Stage 1 : Supply Chain , Logistics , Regulatory & HSE , covering such subjects as the sector outlook , compliance , UK REACH , innovations , new opportunities and international markets Stage 2 : Sustainability , with themes such as product stewardship and lifecycle management , Responsible Care , COP27 and cutting carbon emissions , and biobased technologies .
• Stage 3 : Chem 4.0 , Plant & Asset Management , focusing on areas like asset management maintenance , digitisation and automation , electrification , energy management and tank storage .
• Stage 4 : Chemical & Process Engineering , including process intensification and optimisation , Big Data and data , process design and scale-up , automation , robotics and process safety
• Stage 5 : ChemLab , the laboratory and innovation stage , with themes like chemical and raw material research and analysis , formulation Development , lab-scale process design and innovation , lab-scale flow chemistry and lab automation . ●
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