The marketplace for fine and speciality chemicals
We take a look ahead at Chemspec Europe , which takes place in Basel this year
Chemspec Europe , the key event for the fine and speciality chemicals industry , is taking place from 24-25 May in Hall 1 of the Messe Basel exhibition centre in Switzerland . You can register to attend for free on the official show website until 9 May , after which the price rises to CHF 50 and to CHF 70 on-site .
On the afternoon before the exhibition , Tuesday 23 May , the European Fine Chemicals Group is holding its 11th Crop Protection & Fine Chemicals Forum at L ’ Entrée in Messeplatz . You can register to attend via the Chemspec Europe website . The forum runs from 14.00 to 17.30 and the provisional running order is as follows .
• 14.00 - Welcome & opening remarks
• 14.10 - Excellence in industrial manufacturing processes in the agrochemical industry , Michael Helwig , Alphalyncis
• 14.45 - Global crop protection market & future trends , Garry Gabon , Agbioinvestor
• 15.20 - Coffee break
• 15.45 - Impact of European Green Deal strategies in the agrochemical sector , Laurent Oger , Crop Life Europe
• 16.20 - Impact of PFAS restriction proposal in the agrochemical sector , Patrizia Munoz , CEFIC
• 16.45 - Q & A session & closing remarks Chemspec Europe is open from 9.00 to 17.00 on both days . This event , organiser Reed Exhibitions says , brings together suppliers and purchasers looking for bespoke products or specific substances to enhance a product / drug or develop new chemical solutions . The exhibitors are active in the areas of products , services and equipment alike , including , but not limited to , the following .
• Products : Chemical intermediates , agrochemical AIs , APIs and HPAPIs , biobased chemicals , chemo- and biocatalysts , explosive chemicals , electronic chemicals , water treatment chemicals , peptides and proteins , oilfield and mining chemicals , rheology modifiers and waxes
• Services : Contract & toll manufacture , contract research , custom synthesis , distribution and supply chain services , logistics and consultancy
• Equipment : Plant equipment , processing equipment , testing equipment and flow chemistry solutions The exhibitor list is global and currently includes Arxada , CABB , ESIM Chemicals , Organica Feinchemie Wolfen , PI Industries , Robinson Brothers , Saltigo , Seqens , Sumitomo Chemical Europe and Weylchem International , among many more . As usual , SOCMA has its own pavilion , where member companies will be based .
Chemspec Europe has an extensive two-day conference programme running alongside it . This takes place in multiple dedicated theatres on the show floor . In the Agrochemical Lecture Theatre , the timings of presentations are as follows :
Wednesday , 24 May
• 11.00-11.30 - Crop protection market overview & outlook , Darren Stobbart , S & P Global Commodity Insights
• 13.00-13.30 - Future prospects of the biostimulant & biocontrol market , Garry Mabon , AgbioInvestor In the afternoon , the lecture theatre is occupied by the Innovative Startups Presentations , organised by BCNP Consultants and ECP . These comprise three series of presentations , moderated by Dr . Holger Bengs of BCNP , by start-ups in the specific areas of carbon capture and use
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