May 2022
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This timely conference examined the future for the chemical industry and chemical regulation in the UK.
It brought together policymakers and key stakeholders to examine issues around priorities, clarity and next steps for the UK Chemicals Strategy and UK REACH, as the Government prepares to consult on its plans.
Further sessions looked at engagement with industry across the full supply chain and support for innovation, as well as what wider policy ambitions for the UK to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 mean for the chemicals sector.
Overall, the agenda was structured to bring out latest thinking on:
- policy priorities - UK government plans, coordination, and assessing the needs of industry across the supply chain moving forward
- UK REACH - management of the transition, certainty for industry, costs, and options for support
- key issues for the future - innovation and commercialisation, sustainability and net-zero, and plant protection product regulation
- the global outlook - international chemicals regulation, UK competitiveness and positioning, and market access and the impact of divergence
We were pleased to be able to include keynote sessions from James Dancy, Head of UK REACH Service and Policy, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Steve Elliott, Chief Executive, Chemical Industries Association; Dr Camilla Alexander-White, Chemical Policy Lead, Royal Society of Chemistry; Dave Bench, Chief Executive, CropLife UK; and Colm Jordan, Global Head of Sustainability Communications and Advocacy, Indorama Ventures PCL.
The conference was an opportunity for stakeholders to consider the issues alongside key policy officials who attended from the House of Commons and officials from BEIS; DEFRA; DIT; DfE NI; DAERA, NI; DWI; Environment Agency; GLD; HMRC; HSE; HSE NI; EA; NIEA; OLS; UKHSA; The Scottish Government and the Welsh Government - as well as parliamentary pass-holders from the House of Commons.
