Rising to the challenge of creating a future-proofed sustainable, toxic-free chemicals industry

By Dr Sarah Hickingbottom, Bio-based Chemicals Business Consultant and Advocate. The question as to if we should imagine such a future has (hopefully) been answered with...

OXFORD TEAM DRAWS HYDROGEN FROM PLASTIC WASTE

The ever-increasing production and use of plastics over the last half century has created a huge environmental problem for the world. Currently, most of...

TRANSPORT COMPANY OVERCOMES THE CHALLENGES POSED BY BREXIT

Without the transport and logistics element of our industry, we’d have no trade. So how has Brexit affected the business at ground level? Here,...

COVID-19 lockdowns lead to UK tech sales boom and adds to e-waste problem

By Lizzy Ratcliffe Following our Precious Elements campaign last year – which raised awareness of the supply risks to elements in our personal devices such...

More than distribution: harnessing the power of science and trends to deliver results

Dr. Dejana Drew, Technical Services Director, Univar Solutions Univar Solutions’ global Solution Centers advance technology and product development to help maximize your success. Today’s manufacturers face unprecedented pressures...

BEYOND BREXIT

At the end of December, the CBA wrote to DEFRA seeking clarification on key components of the annexe relating to chemicals in the EU...

MANUFACTURERS OUTPERFORM OTHER SECTORS, AMID BETTER GROWTH EXPECTATIONS FOR 2021

• Eight out of 14 UK sectors outperformed their international counterparts in December, ahead of the latest national lockdown.  • UK manufacturers and transport business...

Cubis® II Loss on Drying For Determining Dry Weight of Tablets, Capsules, or Bulky...

Loss on Drying is a back-weighing application to determine the amount of volatile matter in tablets, capsules, or bulky material. Samples are weighed before...

Bowker strengthens its hazardous transport service with new Yorkshire Hazchem territory

WH. Bowker Limited have announced regional expansion of its chemical logistics services by adding their Selby Distribution Centre to the Hazchem Network. The family-owned logistics...

Great Britain starts own chemicals legislation „UK-REACH“

Brexit has Consequences for Trade of Chemicals With the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and the end of the transition period on...