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Community Interaction Award Winner Announced

3 May 2022

H.W. Coates was announced as the winner of the 2021 Chemical Business Association (CBA) Community Interaction Award at their famous Annual Lunch, the largest chemical supply chain event of its kind in the UK.

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The Chemical Business Association achieves agreement to amend regulations on GBL and BDO

9 March 2022

On Monday, 7 March, the Home Office advised in a letter to industry that Ministers have agreed to amend licensing requirements for controlled drugs gamma butyrolactone (GBL) and 1,4–butanediol (1,4-BD, also referred to as BDO) This follows a campaign by the Chemical Business Association (CBA) to highlight these licensing requirements to industry, during which it became clear that the impacts would be significantly greater than originally estimated

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Transportation Consultation

1 March 2022

The Chemical Business Association is now taking much more active role in promoting careers in the chemical supply chain and as part of this, our CEO Tim Doggett sits on the Employment Action Group of Logistics UK.

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Ukraine/Russia – Update

1 March 2022

Like people around the world, we are shocked and deeply concerned by the horrific actions in Ukraine. Our CEO Tim Doggett is being regularly briefed by Government on the situation and we will do our utmost to keep you informed and up to date on relevant matters.

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UK REACH – A Move Towards a Pragmatic Solution

8 December 2021

On Monday 6 December 2021, the Government announced that it will consult on extending the deadlines for UK REACH, and that work will take place to develop a new data model that would be workable and affordable for business and deliver the levels of data to support UK REACH registrations.

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Serious Supply Chain Issues Continue – Business Outlook Remains Poor

17 November 2021

The latest Supply Chain Trends Survey from the Chemical Business Association reveals that the UK chemical supply chain is continuing to encounter serious supply chain issues and that future sales and margins are continuing to decline.

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De Monchy UK Ltd welcomed into membership

2 November 2021

The Chemical Business Association is announce De Monchy UK Ltd as our newest member.

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HGV Driver Shortages – Progress, but Key Issues Remain

28 September 2021

The Chemical Business Association, which has led on the HGV driver shortage issue for the UK chemical supply chain, welcomes the Government’s latest initiatives to manage the impact of the supply chain emergency that is delaying or preventing vital materials from reaching customers in the manufacturing and process industries, key utilities, and the health sector.

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Driver Shortage Media Brief

8 September 2021

This brief provides background to the current issues affecting the UK chemical supply chain, the most prominent of which is the shortage of HGV drivers. Our latest industry survey shows that 96% (62% in our last survey completed June 2021) of members responding currently have issues with road haulage in the UK and 78% have similar issues in Europe.

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