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ChemUK returns to the NEC in May . We take a look ahead
ChemUK 2022 , the third in the series , will return on 11-12 May at Hall 1 of the NEC in Birmingham . This is the UK ’ s only trade show dedicated to bringing together the chemical and chemical product development , specification and processing and manufacturing communities with supply chain supplier groups . There will be over 350 specialist exhibitors split between two major shows . The Chemical Industries Supply Chain Show brings together products , services and equipment in the areas of :
• Chemicals , raw materials & ingredients
• Chemical logistics , transportation , storage , containment , labelling & packaging
• HSE management & regulatory compliance
• Toll , contract , outsourcing & white / private label services
• Skills , training & recruitment
• Business & operational support Meanwhile , the Chemical , Process & Plant Engineering Show will showcase latest technology and specialist services across the chemical and wider process industries , covering :
• Process plant , chemical unit equipment , process ancillaries & consumables
• Chemical 4.0 , digital & automation
• Plant energy management
• Catalysis & reaction engineering
• Heat exchanger technology & thermal transfer innovation
• Control valves & actuators
• Pipes , hoses , tubing & fittings
• Flow technologies Part of the show floor is ChemLab , which will showcase specialist exhibitors providing laboratory services for the industrial chemicals and chemical products industries . They include Mettler
Toledo , AM Technology , Shimadzu , Labtex , GPE Scientific , Julabo , Vacuubrand and Huber . A major part of ChemUK is its speaker programme of presentations and panel sessions , with some 150 speakers across four stages located on the show floor . The stages are respectively themed Chemical Business & Supply Chain ( Stage 1 ), Sustainability ( Stage 2 ), Process , Plant & Laboratory Innovation ( Stage 3 ) and Chemical 4.0 ( Stage 4 ). All presentations are free to attend and most last 20 minutes . Among them are keynotes from the major UK associations :
• Change is the only constant , what next for the chemical supply chain ? Tim Doggett , CEO , Chemical Business Association ( CBA ), 11 May , 12.00 , Stage 1
• Chemistry : A catalyst for change , Professor Gill Reid , President-Elect , Royal Society of Chemistry , 11 May , 13.40 , Stage 2
• Stephen Elliott , Chief Executive , Chemical Industries Association , 12 May , 12.20 , Stage 1 Among the hour-long panel sessions are the following :
• Circular economy - Balancing conventional chemistry & the switch to bioresources , 11 May , 11.00 , Stage 3 , with panellists from Innovate UK , Croda & Circular UK
• North East Process Industry Cluster ( NEPIC ) hydrogen panel discussion ,
11 May , 12.00 , Stage 4 , with panellists from NEPIC , Kellas Midstream & Sabic UK
• The CBA Big Debate : What the future might hold for the chemical supply chain ? 11 May , 13.00 , Stage 3 , with speakers from the CBA , Bowker Group , Grace Overseas & the Department for International Trade
• UK REACH : What ’ s new in ’ 22 ? 11 May , 14.00 , Stage 2 , with panellists from BASF , the CIA , Lubrizol , Steptoe & Johnson , Knoell UK & the British Coatings Federation
• Bioeconomy offers Net Zero solutions for the chemicals supply chain , 11 May , 14.00 , Stage 3 , with panellists from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre , Ingenza , the University of Edinburgh , Impact-Solutions & Bio-Sep
• Transitioning of the Chemical Laboratory through Digitalisation , 11 May , 14.00 , Stage 1 , with panellists from Made Smarter UK , the University of Birmingham & Dotmatrics Full details of the presentations are available on the ChemUK website , where you can also register to attend . •
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