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Chemical supply chain shows positive signs of strengthening

21 February 2024

The Chemical Business Association (CBA), the voice of the UK chemical supply chain, has released results from the latest quarterly supply chain survey, which shows a cautious but growing optimism throughout the CBA membership* for the months ahead

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Blog: CBA at Chemistry At Work Week

8 February 2024

How important is encouraging the next generation in ensuring a sustainable future for the chemical supply chain?

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Awards to remember – CBA’s 100 year anniversary awards

12 December 2023

The Chemical Business Association (CBA), the voice of the UK chemical supply chain, recently celebrated its 100th anniversary in spectacular fashion, with the re-instatement of an annual Awards Dinner honouring members and their outstanding achievements.

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Chemical Business Association welcomes UK REACH announcement

10 November 2023

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) welcomes the announcement today (9th November 2023), from Government on UK REACH and the alternative transitional registration model (ATRm).

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CBA’s CEO joins TAF board

19 July 2023

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) is delighted to announce that its CEO, Tim Doggett, has been elected to the Trade Association Forum’s (TAF) Board of Directors.

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CBA’s Chemical Supply Chain Awards are now OPEN for entries!

23 June 2023

Whilst we are celebrating our 100th anniversary this year, we also want to celebrate you, our fabulous members, so we have created some special awards that you can all enter, in addition to our usual ones, just for the occasion. So, get your thinking caps on and get entering! Which one will you take home?

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CBA-sponsored Business of Science Conference a resounding success

7 June 2023

The Chemical Business Association (CBA) were proud sponsors of this year’s Business of Science Conference, which took place at the University of Leeds on 18th May. The event, first held in 2016 to celebrate the commercialisation of science, innovation and technology, featured several notable industry speakers, including Sir Jonathan Van-Tam, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, Indro Mukerjee, CEO of InnovateUK, Tom Riordan, Chief Executive of Leeds City Council, and Kully Thiarai, Creative Director & CEO of Leeds 2023. By invitation of the organiser, Steve Bennett, several members of the Association’s Future Council attended the conference, as well as a day of talks prior to the event. The pre-conference session, named the Future Leaders Forum, had the aim of encouraging networking and further engaging young people with the conference and industry.

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Chemical Business Association wins prestigious awards

10 March 2023

Chemical Business Association (CBA) is pleased to announce it has won both the ‘Sector Representation of the Year’ and the ‘Membership Engagement’ awards at the 2023 Trade Association Forum (TAF) Awards. The Association, which represents the whole of the UK chemical supply chain, was also shortlisted for the 'Crisis Management Award' and the 'Innovation of the Year Award’, the latter of which was highly commended by the judging panel.

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Latest Chemical Business Association trends survey released

8 March 2023

The latest quarterly survey of Chemical Business Association (CBA) member companies has revealed insight into the sector, with order books, current sales, and margins showing some improvement*. Despite supply chain constraints remaining a concern, the business outlook for the next three months is beginning to look a little more positive.

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