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    East Midlands

    East Midlands Businesses by industry sub-sectors By number of businesses the top three chemical subsectors in the East Midlands are: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of plastic in primary forms Manufacture of pains, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants. But in terms ...

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    East of England

    East of England Top three chemical subsectors in the East of England By number of businesses: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of pains, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants. By employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of ...

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    London

    London Top three chemical sub-sectors in London By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of other chemical products By Employment: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical preparations ...

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    North East

    North East Top three chemical sectors in the North East By Business Number: Manufacture of plastics in primary forms Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations By Employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of other ...

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    North West

    North West Top three chemical subsectors in the North West By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of other chemical products nec Manufacture of plastics in primary forms By Employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of plastics in primary forms Manufacture ...

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    Scotland

    Scotland Top three chemical subsectors in Scotland By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of other chemical products nec Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations By Employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of other chemical products nec Mineral oil refining GVA This ...

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    South East

    South East Top three chemical subsectors in South East By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of other chemical products nec Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations By Employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical ...

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    South West

    South West Top three chemical subsectors in South East By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants Manufacture of cleaning and polishing preparations Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere specified. By Employment: ...

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    Wales

    Wales Top three chemical subsectors in Wales By Business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of plastic in primary forms Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere specified. By Employment: Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations Manufacture of plastic in primary forms Manufacture of ...

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    West Midlands

    West Midlands Top three chemical subsectors in Wales By business number: Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparation Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, mastics and sealants Manufacture of plastics in primary forms By employment: Manufacture of glues Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar ...

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    The assessment and classification of waste packaging

    Industry guidance for assessing whether packaging to be taken offsite is waste or not and if waste, whether it is waste packaging or not and whether it should be classified as hazardous or non-hazardous

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    Yorkshire and Humber

    The Humber is the UK’s second largest chemical cluster. New decarbonisation and renewable energy projects, including Humber Zero and Gigastack, are transforming the region.

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    Chemistry in Sport

    How chemicals and chemical companies are helping sporting achievement.

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    Open for business – the UK chemical industry and our international trade

    Brexit presents ongoing issues that must be addressed by all businesses. The UK is responsible for establishing an independent UK trade policy for the first time in over 40 years. Leaving the European Union (EU), the Single Market and the Customs Union has required the UK to set its own tariff regime and to establish a mechanism to protect UK industry from unfair competition.

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    Future skills and the chemical industry

    This report makes an important contribution to our understanding of the sector’s current position on skills at a critical time. We look forward to working together to address the challenges outlined in this report. 

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    Accelerating Britain’s Net Zero Economy the chemical industry

    Close cooperation between Government and business, data driven policy measures and a just transition are key to improving the UK’s business environment for sectors who operate in global markets.

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    Navigating Net Zero

    The journey to net zero began over three decades ago for the chemicals sector, seeing a reduction in our greenhouse gas emissions by over 80% since 1990.

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    The Chemical Industry: Delivering a low carbon future 24 hours a day

    Chemicals are essential to modern healthy living and are also vital to delivering a low carbon economy. We are doing this by continuously reducing our own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping others to reduce their emissions by using chemical products and technologies. Many of these solutions are produced in the UK. UK and EU strategies to reduce GHG emissions need to recognise the role we play if the chemical industry’s contribution to the low carbon economy is to be maintained and enhanced.

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    Shale Gas: The Facts

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    As a major energy user, the UK chemical industry supports the development of unconventional gas (including shale gas) while protecting the environment and ensuring that the public are both safeguarded and receive associated benefits.