CHEMICALS SUPPLY ZONE 2026
The UK Chemicals & Ingredients Marketplace
Specification
Sourcing
Purchasing
What is the Chemicals supply zone?
The total UK chemicals & chemical product ingredients marketplace – ‘under one roof’, and a crucial zone as part of the overall CHEMUK 2026 destination experience, encompassing 5 zones,
Is this zone for you?
The Chem Supply Zone meets the needs of a wide range of roles — from R&D and early product development, through to scale production fulfilment — embracing industrial chemical industries, formulated products industries, and chemical-dependent/end-user industries.
The chemicals and chemical ingredients ecosystem embraces hundreds of thousands of chemicals, components, and ingredients used across thousands of different scenarios — meeting all type, grade, purity, application performance, and logistical/supply chain requirements.
Are you involved in purchasing or procuring chemicals or chemical ingredients directly?
Are you involved in specifying chemicals or chemical ingredients for use in products or processes?
If you answered yes to either — this zone is built for you
Who should attend the CHEM SUPPLY zone ?
A zone designed for professionals across the full chemicals procurement, specification, and supply chain lifecycle
Supply Chain Managers
Purchasing Manager / Buyer
Procurement Managers/Heads
Formulation Chemists/Scientists
Materials /Planning/Inventory manager
Category R&D Chemists
Application Scientist/Technical Specialist
R&D Management /Technical Manager
R&D Chemist / Research Scientist
Commodity Managers
Regulatory / Safety Scientist
Product Stewardship
Material Planners
Chemical Outsourcing Specialist
Operational/Production
Process Engineers
Product Development Manager
QA/EHS Managers
Sourcing/Strategic Sourcing
Technical Manager / Director
Logistics Manager / Distribution Manager
What industry sectors does CHEMSUPPLY zone meet the needs of ?
- Industrial Chemicals
- Intermediate Chemicals
- Fine Chemicals
- Speciality Chemicals
- Personal Care Product sector
- Cosmetics Products sector
- Homecare & HI&I Cleaning Products sector
- Paints, Coatings & Inks sector
- Adhesives & Sealants sector
- Agrochemical Products
- Fuels, Oils & Lubricants sector
- Plastics Industries
- Animal Care & Veterinary products
- Biocidal Products sector
- Contract/Toll Production operations
- Food & Beverage industry
- Pest Control products
- Pharmaceutical / API sector
Plus…
- Automotive & Battery industries
- Electronics & Semiconductor industry
- Energy & Utilities
- Oil & Gas industries
- Packaging industries
- Materials Industries
- Construction & infrastructure industries
- Plastics industries
- Textile Industries
- Water / Waste Treatment industries …. and more
KEY CHEMICAL & INGREDIENT GROUPS - include:
Key segments covered at the CHEM SOURCE zone
- Basic, Fine & Intermediate Chemicals – inc:
- Basic /Commodity chemicals
- Oxygenated intermediates
- Halogenated intermediates
- Nitrogen-containing intermediates
- Hydrocarbon intermediates
- Polymer intermediates
- Polymers/Elastomers
- Industrial Organic Chemicals
- Fertiliser Chemicals
- Industrial Gases
- Sector specific chemical intermediates
- Fine chemicals (High-purity, low-volume)
- Specialty intermediates
- Chemical Agents & Modifiers
- Chemical additives
- Reaction chemicals
- Formulation chemicals & ingredients
- Flavours & Fragrances (F&F)
- Solvents
- Surfactants
- Custom / Bespoke Formulated Blends
- Green chemicals:
- Bio-based chemicals & feedstocks:
- Oleochemicals:
- R&D/Laboratory Chemicals …and more
Part of CHEMUK 2026
The Chem Supply Zone is one of 5 co-located zones forming the CHEMUK 2026
More specific sub-groups - include:
▪ Olefins (Alkenes)
▪ Aromatics
▪ Synthesis gas (syngas) & derivatives
▪ Chlor-alkali chemicals
▪ Basic acids
▪ Industrial gases
▪ Alcohols
▪ Aldehydes
▪ Ketones
▪ Organic acids
▪ Alkyl halides
▪ Alkenyl / Vinyl halides
▪ Aryl halides
▪ Polyhalogenated compounds
▪ Halogenated intermediates / functional derivatives
▪ Amines
▪ Nitriles
▪ Amides
▪ Nitro compounds
▪ Isocyanates
▪ Alkanes
▪ Alkenes
▪ Alkynes
▪ Aromatic hydrocarbons
▪ Alicyclic hydrocarbons
▪ Dienes and polyenes
▪ Monomers
▪ Elastomer intermediates
▪ Copolymer intermediates
▪ Natural polymers
▪ Synthetic polymers
▪ Semi-synthetic polymers
▪ Structural polymers (bulk materials)
▪ Engineering polymers
▪ Elastomers (rubbers)
▪ Fibers
▪ Resins / binders
▪ Additive (formulation polymers)
▪ Acids
▪ Bases (alkalis)
▪ Salts
▪ Oxides
▪ Metals & alloys
▪ Non-metals
▪ Chlor-alkali chemicals
▪ Atmospheric gases
▪ Fuel gases
▪ Refrigerant gases
▪ Specialty gases
▪ Toxic and corrosive gases
▪ Noble (inert) gases
▪ Synthesis gas (syngas)
▪ Polymer / plastics chemical intermediates
▪ Agrochemical intermediates
▪ Colour / dye / pigment intermediates
▪ Electronics / semiconductor intermediates
▪ Coatings, paints & adhesives intermediates
▪ Surfactant & detergent intermediates
▪ Pharmaceutical chemicals
▪ Agrochemicals
▪ Dyes and pigments (natural / synthetic)
▪ Flavors and fragrances
▪ Electronic chemicals
▪ Specialty intermediates
▪ Catalysts
▪ Initiators
▪ Inhibitors / retarders
▪ Plasticizers
▪ Stabilizers
▪ Surfactants
▪ Emulsifiers / dispersants
▪ Cross-linking agents
▪ Fillers / reinforcing agents
▪ Stabilizers
▪ Plasticizers
▪ Fillers / extenders
▪ Colorants
▪ Flame retardants
▪ Lubricants / processing aids
▪ Surfactants / emulsifiers
▪ Preservatives / biocides
▪ Foam control agents
▪ Reactants
▪ Catalysts
▪ Reaction solvents
▪ Reagents
▪ Reaction intermediates
▪ Initiators
▪ Inhibitors & retarders
▪ Promoters and modifiers
▪ Active ingredients
▪ Solvents / carriers
▪ Binders / film-formers
▪ Fillers / extenders
▪ Functional additives
▪ Preservatives / stabilizers
▪ Colorants, flavours & fragrances
▪ Processing aids
▪ Natural chemicals
▪ Synthetic chemicals
▪ Aroma chemicals (fragrance)
▪ Flavour chemicals
▪ Essential oils & extracts
▪ Polar / non-polar solvents
▪ Organic solvents
▪ Inorganic solvents
▪ Green solvents
▪ Anionic surfactants
▪ Cationic surfactants
▪ Nonionic surfactants
▪ Amphoteric surfactants
▪ Green solvents
▪ Biodegradable chemicals
▪ Low-toxicity chemicals
▪ Renewable-based chemicals
▪ Green catalysts
▪ Sugars / starch feedstocks
▪ Lignocellulosic biomass
▪ Fermentation products
▪ Platform chemicals
▪ Fatty acids
▪ Fatty alcohols
▪ Glycerol
▪ Fatty esters
▪ Lab analytical chemicals
▪ Lab biochemicals
▪ Organic chemicals
▪ Lab inorganic chemicals
▪ R&D / lab reagents / specialty chemicals …and more