Chemicals

Hull & Humber's chemical industry is hugely important and represents one of the most established areas of chemical production in the UK. It is home to such industry giants as BP Chemicals, Novartis and Millennium Inorganic Chemicals.

The Humber region is a major exporter of chemical products, and houses one of the fastest growing chemical bases within the UK, and one of the busiest in Europe, with investment in new build, expansion and maintenance exceeding £1 billion in the last 4 years. The Humber region supports a wide diversity of manufacturing enterprises embracing pigments & colours, agrochemicals, fine chemicals, paint and coatings, surface treatments, pharmaceutical intermediates, speciality chemicals, inorganic and organic materials.

Hull & Humber is home to the world leading producer of Acetic Acid, BP.

The Chemicals Cluster in the Humber provides employment to over 10,000 people operating in over 120 companies with a combined turnover that exceeds £6 billion.

In addition, a CATCH (Centre for Assessment of Technical Competency – Humber) exists to make a real contribution to the competitiveness of the Chemical and Allied businesses in Hull & Humber by encouraging people to choose careers in the industry and by facilitating the provision of effective, industry-led training and competence assessment within an authentic plant environment.

For more information on the Chemicals industry in Hull & Humber visit www.humberchemicalfocus.com