CHEMUK 2020 attendees will get the opportunity to sit in on a range of feature ‘panel sessions’ – addressing crucial headline topics including , ‘Tackling the plastic pollution challenge?’, Material Circularity & Recycling’, ‘Digitisation’ & ‘Innovation’ hosted with the support of major organisations such as BioVale, BASF & GAMBICA

Other notable extended feature sessions include a BioVale-hosted ‘live’ pitch-event to investors from a selection of UK green start-ups targeting the chemicals industry. GAMBICA will host an extended session on optimising your lab work, offering step by step advice from international experts in laboratory equipment on how to minimise waste in key areas. Attendees can additionally catch daily scheduled ‘Emerging Technologies’ focus sessions, hosted by The Royal Society of Chemistry, showcasing from its ‘Emerging Technologies competition’, embracing five major challenge areas.

SECTORS IN FOCUS

Programmes will address the needs of the diverse industrial chemicals development, processing & distribution sectors, from commodity to fine & speciality chemicals, intermediates, dyestuffs, additives, bio-based chemicals etc. Downstream formulated-product sector coverage will include Cosmetics & Personal Care, Surface Treatment products, Adhesives & Sealants, Plastics, Lubricants, Pest Control Products, Composite materials, Paper & Pulp sector, Cosmeceuticals, Paints, Inks & Coatings, Solvents, and more, as well as key ’breaking markets’ 

Major Contributing companies & bodies

Just some of the big names & leading sector bodies down to present or host special sessions in 2020 include the likes of: Royal Society of Chemistry, BioVale, Chemical Business Association, Chemical Industries Association, BTC UK, Knowledge Transfer Network, Hazchem Network, Accenture, BASF Plc, Siemens, ABB, Emerson Automation Solutions, BASA, Defra, CPI, IChemE Safety Centre, Yokogawa, Brenntag, Cogent Skills, NCEC …. just to name a few…

Major Industry bodies unite under one giant roof…

Building on 2019, the 2020 programme it set to see some 20+ major trade, technical, industry, technology transfer & professional bodies actively contributing keynote presentations and feature session content over the 2 days, creating a unique knowledge hub from across all sides of the chemicals, biochem , formulated products, processing, logistics, HSE & wider innovation communities.