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CIA Business Survey: UK chemical sector faces further factory closures

New Principles of Workplace Health & Wellbeing Leadership Launched

Steve Elliott, CEO, Chemical Industries Associations

CIA launches new Project 2035 video highlighting the future needs of the UK chemical industry

CIA Business Survey: UK chemical sector faces further factory closures
New Principles of Workplace Health & Wellbeing Leadership Launched
CIA launches new Project 2035 video highlighting the future needs of the UK chemical industry

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Antwerp Declaration Community: Call for urgent action on industrial competitiveness

2026-02-12T13:27:00+00:00

In Antwerp yesterday, more than 500 industry leaders, factory workers and senior European policymakers came together to call for urgent action to address Europe’s deepening industrial competitiveness crisis.

Nominations now open for the UK Chemical Industry Awards 2026

2026-02-03T13:01:00+00:00

Officially launched in January, the UK Chemical Industry Awards 2026 are dedicated to honouring remarkable accomplishments at the company, site or individual level. Offering a unique platform, these awards highlight exemplary contributions within the chemical sector.

Chemical Industries Association Launches Manifesto for Scotland

2026-01-29T14:27:00+00:00

The Chemical Industries Association has launched Advantage Scotland, a new manifesto setting out how Scotland’s chemical and pharmaceutical sector can drive economic growth, support net‑zero ambitions and strengthen supply chain resilience across the country.

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UK REACH: What’s happening and what the Chemical Industry needs now
By Silvia Segna
The government has proposed extending the deadlines for businesses to submit dossiers for transitional registrations under UK REACH for the third time, putting the first deadline seven years later than originally proposed.
Exploring the case for a new UK Chemicals Agency
Leaving the European Union has meant the operating environment for chemicals regulations in the UK has changed for both UK regulators and business. Both have taken on significant, new responsibilities and continue to make progress towards UK chemicals regulation that brings a more forward-looking approach to managing chemicals[1].
Careers in the Chemical Industry - Sam Kirkland
My name is Sam and I am an Operations Manager at Veolia within the hazardous waste division. I lead a site that transports, stores and segregates hazardous chemical waste so that it can be disposed of safely, compliantly and in the way that maximises reuse and recycling.
Careers in the Chemical Industry - Amy Summerton
Aged 16, Amy joined SABIC as a Laboratory Technician Apprentice and now 9 years later Amy works as a Research Chemist for SABIC’s Technology & Innovation group
Careers in the chemical industry - Izzy Sloan’s apprenticeship story
A Chemical Engineering Degree Apprentice at GSK in Ulverston and Barnard Castle, Izzy facilitates the manufacturing of antibiotics that help patients worldwide. Izzy’s day-to-day job predominantly involves helping solve problems that prevent GSK’s primary and secondary manufacturing sites from functioning safely and efficiently. Working towards her bachelor’s degree on day ...
Shaping the Future of Chemical Policy: A Look Inside CIA’s Regulatory Work
By Dr. Roger Pullin
Coinciding with the UK Chemicals Reactions Conference on 24 September 2024, an event organised by the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), Ramboll and Steptoe, Dr. Roger Pullin CIA’s Head of Chemical Policy and Health gives some insight into CIA’s Chemicals Management Team and their regulatory policy work.