Chemicals
The UK is one of the world’s top chemical-producing nations, with a high-performance industry achieving outstanding levels of growth, exports, productivity performance and international investment.
The chemical industry is also a significant provider of jobs and creator of wealth for the UK. It is one of the largest manufacturing industries in the UK, with a turnover of £60 billion. Every day for the past decade the sector has added £20 million to the UK balance of trade.
The sector provides direct employment for 214,000 people and supports several hundred thousand additional jobs throughout the economy. The chemical industry is very efficient, delivering a value added per employee of nearly twice that of the UK manufacturing average.
Business opportunities in Chemicals
13 May 2013 Hong Kong – Calcium nitrate solution required
26 Apr 2013 South Korea - UK manufacturer of metal repair
17 Apr 2013 Czech Republic - Air fuel required
15 Apr 2013 Bangladesh - Chemicals for cooling tower of a combined cycle power plant
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http://www.composites-proc-assoc.co.uk/
Provides composites sector news, papers, and information about events, projects, standards and related links.
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