BASF tops chemicals brand, extending 12-year lead as most valuable globally

The chemicals sector entered 2026 in a fragile recovery phase, with its total brand value rising 1% to USD83.3 billion, according to the Chemicals...

UCAS data signals increase in future engineering workforce

IChemE awareness campaigns prompt rise in chemical, biochemical and process engineering student numbers. Applications to process, chemical and biochemical engineering degree courses across the UK...

Darcy Group Expands Merseyside Operations to Support Rising Demand for Spill Containment and Monitoring...

Pollution prevention and control specialist Darcy Group has expanded its operational footprint in Birkenhead, Merseyside, with the addition of a third site, as demand...

UK EPR and Cost Recovery: A Structural Problem for Producers

The UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging fundamentally shifts the full net cost of managing household packaging waste from taxpayers to producers. According...

BCMPA to promote the power of outsourcing at CHEMUK 2026

The BCMPA – the Association for Contract Manufacturing, Packing, Fulfilment & Logistics – will be highlighting the value of outsourcing in the chemicals sector...

The outsourcing industry gathers to deepen understanding of economic and legislative landscape at BCMPA...

Collaboration and innovation in challenging market conditions were among the key outputs from this year’s BCMPA Conference, which was held at the Oxford Belfry....

Continuous Flow Porphyrin Synthesis Reveals New Insights Through Real-Time UV-Vis Monitoring

New research from Professor Anna Slater and colleagues at the University of Liverpool demonstrates how continuous flow chemistry, combined with inline UV-Vis spectroscopy, can...

Alignment on REACH bans, authorisations and restrictions alone won’t save UK-EU chemicals trade without...

The government’s position in respect of the ATRm does not adequately acknowledge that it is possible to operate successfully under a default policy of...

Free Workshop – Measuring and Characterising Batteries.

Anton Paar UK is inviting scientists, engineers, technologists, and academic researchers to attend a free, hands-on workshop focused on measuring and characterising battery materials....