The Chemical Industries Association hosted the annual Chemical Industry Awards in Newcastle on 21st June.
In a speech, Steve Elliott, Chief Executive of CIA paid tribute to the work of chemical businesses across the UK saying “Despite all the justified concerns over the economy, earlier this year, the UK produced record exports by volume and leading that achievement was the chemical sector – making your companies who’s exports have doubled in a decade, the nation’s number one manufacturing exporter”.
The 2012 winners were:
INEOS Responsible Care Award – Dow Chemical, Kings Lynn
BIS Industrial Services Excellence in Engineering Award – Lucite International, Billingham
The Dow Reputation Award – Eli Lilly and Company Limited, Speke
The GSK Innovation Award – Robinson Brothers Limited, West Bromwich
Environmental Leadership Award sponsored by Johnson Matthey – Dow Corning
ABB Manufacturing and Resource Efficiency – Eli Lilly
EDF Energy Low Carbon Award – GlaxoSmithKline, Ulverston
The Gold Standard Skills Award, sponsored by COGENT and the National Skills Academy for the Process Industries – SABIC UK Petrochemicals
Special Responsible Care Award for Process Safety Leadership, sponsored by Shell UK – Syngenta Ltd, Huddersfield
BASF Young Ambassador Award – Michael Bootyman, GlaxoSmithKline
CIA Company of the Year, sponsored by Newton Europe – Eli Lilly
Special Awards
Tees Valley Apprenticeship Programme
Sue Andrews of the Chemical Industry Education Centre
See feature article on page 5 for further details.
For more information on Steve Elliott’s speech, the winners and their achievements please use the following link
www.cia.org.uk/Newsroom/PressReleases/PressRelease/tabid/114/pwnid/113/Default.aspx
