CHEMICALS SUPPLY ZONE 2026
The UK Chemicals & Ingredients Marketplace
Specification
Sourcing
Purchasing
Chemical Distributors and Manufacturers supplying industry..
Attending R&D, product development, and supply chain teams will be able to meet with specialist chemical manufacturers and distributors supporting industry covering: Chemical Manufacturing; Food Ingredients; Lubricants & Metalworking; Homecare & Industrial Cleaning; Water Treatment; Pharmaceuticals; Agriculture; Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants & Elastomers; Beauty & Personal Care, plus many others.
A dedicated zone for chemical distributors and manufacturers supplying industrial markets.
Unlock exclusive opportunities to meet with chemical manufacturers and distributors supplying commodity, speciality, and fine chemical manufacturing sectors, as well as downstream industries.
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 will you meet in this zone?
- Chemical Manufacturing
- Food Ingredients
- Lubricants & Metalworking
- Homecare & Industrial Cleaning
- Water Treatment
- Pharmaceuticals
- Agriculture
- Coatings
- Adhesives
- Sealants
- Elastomers
- Beauty & Personal Care
Exhibitors in this zone include:
Exhibitor Innovations:
EcoLoaf and EcoSpud glucose syrups
C‑Source Renewables
Specialist industrial minerals range
Agility Minerals
Virgin and recycled solvents portfolio
Elementrix
Speciality chemical building blocks and intermediates
Apollo Scientific
Custom‑engineered powder granules
Custom Powders
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
See all Chemicals Supply Show Exhibitors
Featured products:
Leading the way in distribution
Tennants Distribution Ltd
Reliability that Delivers
Univar Solutions
A leading innovation service provider in the speciality chemicals and food ingredients industry
Azelis UK Ltd
Your local expert for sustainable chemistry
BTC Europe Chemical Distribution
ECO Range™ - Turning the world green
Croda
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
Join the Chemicals Supply Zone to be the expert visitors turn to
Discover exhibitors covering:
- Basic, Fine & Ingredients Chemicals
- Specialty Chemicals
- Custom & Bespoke blends
- Oleochemicals
- Additives & Modifiers
- Agents
- Catalysts
- Modifiers
- Surfactants
Sound like you? Enquire to exhibit!
- Solvents
- Dyestuffs
- Oxides
- Peroxides
- Flavours & Fragrances
- Silicates
- Polymers
- Elastomers
- Bio Chemicals & Feedstocks
Visitors suited to the Chemicals Supply Zone:
- R&D Teams / Chemists
- Product Development Teams
- Formulation Chemists
- Research Scientists
- Analytical Chemists
- Procurement Management
- Technical Management
- Utility & Industrial Management
- Consultants
"Excellent exhibition, including all aspects of the chemical industry in the UK" Product Group Leader, Caldic UK Ltd
Zone 2025 HIGHLIGHT: Sustainability Stage at CHEMUK
Last year, Stage 2 at CHEMUK presented a series of industry keynotes and expert panel sessions discussing the very latest intelligence, strategy, and progress towards a sustainable future.
CHEMUK 2025 themes included:
- Green Chemistry/Industrial Biotech/Bio-based Products & Processes
- Sustainable Feedstocks/CO2
- Sustainable Scale-up
- Carbon Accounting/Emissions Reporting/CSRD/ESG Data
- Plastics industry insight
- Recycling insight
- Polymer Liquid Formulations insight
Keep an eye out for CHEMUK 2026 conference announcements!
