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THE UK’S LARGEST EXPO SUPPORTING THE CHEMICALS, PROCESS ENGINEERING, AND FORMULATED PRODUCT INDUSTRIES

HALL 5 – 20th & 21st May 2026 – NEC, Birmingham, UK – FREE TO ATTEND

CHEMUK 2026 EARLY BIRD EXHIBITOR STAND RATES NOW LIVE!

Welcome to the CHEMUK 2026 Group of Events, the UK’s largest B2B trade show supporting the chemicals, process engineering, and formulated product industries.

The expo will present 600+ specialist exhibitors and 100+ expert speaker sessions, split between five focused show zones:

Chemicals Supply Show Zone
Chemicals Management Show Zone
Process & Chemical Engineering Show Zone
Chemical Laboratory Show Zone
Formulated Product Manufacture

2025 EXHIBITOR LIST

Meet, face to face, with 550+ exhibitors at CHEMUK 2025, covering:

Chemical, Process, and Plant Engineering & Safety
Chemicals, Ingredients, and Raw Materials
Laboratory, R&D, Analytical Chemistry, and Process Scale-Up
HSE, REACH Compliance, and Regulatory
Logistics, Operations, Contract, and Fulfilment
Business Services, Skills, HR, and Finance.. and more!

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SPEAKER PROGRAMME

The CHEMUK 2025 Speaker Programme will bring together experts from across the sector to discuss the latest challenges, opportunities, and innovation affecting today’s chemical and formulated product industries, including:

100+ Speaker Sessions
Panel Sessions
Feature Sessions
Technology & Innovation Snapshots
Industry Leader Keynotes

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PLAN YOUR VISIT

Everything you need to know to make your visit as smooth and enjoyable as possible!

Register for your free visitor badge
Express Team Registration – Bringing colleagues? Let us register your team
Parking Information (Early Bird parking rates)
Follow the show on social media
Hotel accommodation information
CHEMUK Connect Networking Tool

INDUSTRY SUPPORT

The CHEMUK Group of Events is supported by many of the UK’s primary chemical industries trade, technical, and innovation exchange associations and bodies, including:

CBA – Chemical Business Association
Royal Society of Chemistry
IChemE
Innovate UK Business Connect
BCA – British Chemicals Association
Henry Royce Institute.. plus many more.

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2025 Exhibitors

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CHEMICALS SUPPLY SHOW ZONE

Attending R&D, product development, and supply chain teams will be able to meet with specialist chemical manufacturers and chemical distributors supplying:

Basic, Fine, and Intermediate Chemicals
Speciality Chemicals
Additives, Agents, Catalysts, Modifiers, Surfactants, Solvents, Dyestuffs, and Flavours & Fragrances
Polymers & Elastomers
Green, Biochemicals & feedstocks, and Oleochemicals
Custom & Bespoke blends

Plus lots more!

CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT SHOW ZONE

The Chemicals Management Show zone will present specialist chemical supply chain organisations providing products, services, and equipment in the areas of:

Chemical Logistics & Transportation,
Storage & Containment
Labelling & Packaging
HSE Management, REACH, and Regulatory Compliance
Skills, Training & Recruitment
Business & Operational Support

PROCESS & CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SHOW ZONE

Showcasing specialist suppliers to attending Process and Chemical Engineering teams, supporting:

Process Engineering Technology
Plant Engineering Solutions
Control & Instrumentation
Pumps, Valves, and Flow Suppliers
Asset Management
Health, Safety, and Environment
Chemical Digitisation

THE CHEMICAL LABORATORY SHOW ZONE

The R&D, analysis and testing Event for the UK’s Chemical and Chemical Product Industries, covering:

Laboratory Equipment Suppliers
Research & Development
Analytical Chemistry Solutions
Process Chemistry Design & Scale-Up
Flow Chemistry
Lab Automation
Spectroscopy & Chromatography

CHEMUK 2025 Speakers include:

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Prof Ian Kinloch

Chief Scientific Officer, Henry Royce Institute

Professor Raffaella Ocone OBE FRSE FREng FIChemE

Deputy President, Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)

Clare Bottle FCILT

Chief Executive - UK Warehousing Association (UKWA)

Simon Marsh

Education and Employment Policy Director - Chemical Industries Association (CIA)

Dr Annette Doherty OBE FRSC

President of the Royal Society of Chemistry

Tim Doggett

CEO - Chemical Business Association

NEW FOR 2025! The Formulated Product Manufacturer Show

We are delighted to announce our 5th show zone, The Formulated Product Manufacturer Show zone.

This new dedicated show zone will connect Product Management and Brand Owners with Ingredients, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, Packaging & Fulfilment Service partners

NETWORK WITH THOUSANDS OF INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS OVER TWO PACKED DAYS!

CHEMUK 2025 Sponsors

UK Government Ministerial Address at CHEMUK 2024 EXPO

Listen to Alan Mak, Former Minister for Industry and Economic Security at the Department for Business and Trade and Minister for the Investment Security Unit at the Cabinet Office, who provided a pre-recorded video address at the 2024 show.

RSC at CHEMUK 2025

The Royal Society of Chemistry will be exhibiting on Stand F110. They will be participating on the exhibition floor and presenting over the two days. The 2-day RSC 2025 programme will include:

RSC Keynote address
RSC ‘Sustainability’ Mini Conference – Focus on PFAs and Sustainable Laboratories Grants
RSC Members Networking Drinks Reception
RSC Members Careers Clinic
RSC Business Support

ICHEME at CHEMUK 2025

The IChemE will be exhibiting on Stand C20. They will be participating on the exhibition floor and presenting over the two days, including:

IChemE Keynote address by Professor Raffaella Ocone OBE FRSE FREng FIChemE, Deputy President
Yvonne Baker OBE, CEO, IChemE to speak at Education roundtable
IChemE Feature Skills Sessions
IChemE Feature AI / Digital Technology Sessions
IChemE Feature Sustainability Sessions

Start-Up Poster Zone

We are inviting startups, spin-outs, and research groups to show their poster at the event next May. The poster zone is supported by:

Innovate UK
CPI Centre for Process Innovation
Royal Society Chemistry ‘Change Makers’
Henry Royce Institute
Aston University
Bio-Renewables Development Centre (BDC)

UK Government at CHEMUK

UK Government will be represented through four departments on Stand D60.

The four departments exhibiting and speaking will be:

Department for Business and Trade
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Health and Safety Executive
Department for Energy Security and NetZero
UK Export Academy

Chemicals Supply Show Zone

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Magnesium Hydroxide suspensions for acidic wastewater treatment by OMEX Environmental (Stand G126)

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Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) supply by Newport Industries (Stand G130)

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Chemicals Management Show Zone

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First Aid Management by DipHex Solutions (Stand G76)

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Drop Down Flood Barriers by Flood Control International (Stand N110)

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Total Waste Management by GRG Waste UK (Stand F120)

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Chemical Emergency Response by Ricardo (Stand E132)

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4G & 4GV Fibreboard Packaging by Air Sea Containers (Stand E60)

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IBC Covers by ITP Packaging (Stand K142)

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Pallet Stability Testing by Morsapack (Stand J130)

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Dangerous Goods Regulations by Labeline (Stand H90)

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EST Stackable Range from AST Plastic Containers UK (Stand F10)

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IBC – Intermediate Bulk Containers by FDL Packaging Group (Stand C2)

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Print Your Own GHS-Compliant Chemical Labels by Hibiscus Plc (Stand H56)

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Process & Chemical Engineering Show Zone

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Digital Gauges by SM Gauge (Stand J72)

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Advanced Corrosion Protection by Tantaline (Stand L72)

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DEKRA Organisational and Process Safety (Stand A4)

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Mixers & Blenders by Perry Process (Stand J62)

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Fluidwell BV Instrumentation distributed by UK Flowtechnik Ltd (Stand H14)

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Batch Mixers by Silverson Machines (Stand G64)

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Filling and Emptying Equipment by EWFM (Stand H10)

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Aerzen Process Gas Compressors by Aerzen (Stand H22)

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BFOS Bag Filter Housings – Single, Twin, Duplex by Siga Filtration (Stand D36)

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Vertically Elevating Platform by Carbis Loadtec (Stand L30)

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Mechanically Sealed Pumps by Crest Pumps (Stand F20)

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PFA Lined Ball Valves by Dipflon Engineering (Stand E22)

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Prisma Stepper – Motor Driven Dosing Pumps by EMEC (Stand E10)

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Ethernet-APL by Endress+Hauser (Stand E74)

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Mono Type Graphite Rupture Disk by ZOOK (Stand E40)

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Chemical Laboratory Show Zone

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Particle Size Analysis by Sympatec (Stand D80)

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Lyza 7000 Spectrometer by Anton Paar (Stand F96)

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PAT probes and sample interfaces by Hellma (Stand F76)

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Uniclave Small Scale Pressure Vessel by Ken Kimble (Stand D76)

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REACTEX A new range of interchangeable reactors by Labtex (stand G102)

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The Coflore® Agitated Cell Reactor (ACR) by AM Technology (Stand H100)

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NEW 150L Chemglass Jacketed Process Reactor System by GPE Scientific (Stand D96)

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EasySyn – Synthesis Reactors by IKA England (Stand D82)

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Do you think you could handle an HGV? Take the HGV Challenge!

Running as part of the Chemical Business Association’s supply chain feature zone, and to raise awareness of the industry skills shortage, the RHA will be bringing their HGV simulator to CHEMUK 2025.

Attendees will be invited to try the simulator to see who is the best HGV driver in the industry!

Grow your business internationally with the UK Export Academy

We are delighted to announce that the UK Export Academy will be joining CHEMUK 2025 to assist visitors that are looking to grow their businesses internationally.

Visitors will be able to speak with the UK Export Academy on Stand D60

Chemical and Industrial Consultants Association (CICA) at CHEMUK 2025

The Chemical and Industrial Consultants Association (CICA) is a network of independent consultants specialising in the industrial and commercial application of chemistry and chemical technologies. You can visit the CICA team on Stand K152

Waste2Race: The sewage-powered car on track to make history

Engineers and students at WMG at The University of Warwick are working on a hydrogen-powered car fuelled by sewage in a project entitled Waste2Race. We are delighted to confirm that the Waste2Race Le Mans Prototype class 3 car, built by Ginetta cars in Leeds, will be showcased at CHEMUK 2025

‘Supply Chain in Action’ Interactive Feature Zone by the CBA

We are delighted to confirm that the CBA will be curating a special ‘Chemical Supply Chain in Action’ Interactive Feature Zone, reflecting key innovation and priorities driving the sector forward.

Vehicular innovation, skill development, and emergency response support will all be featured as part of this unmissable live exhibit.