What is EcoVadis? EcoVadis is the world’s biggest independent supplier of business sustainability ratings. It serves as an indicator of how seriously organisations take environmental and social sustainability management throughout their supply chains. It’s not an audit based on self-reporting. It is a rigorous evaluation based on data, covering four areas: the Environment, Labour and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable...
Stephenson Personal Care is entering its next phase of strategic growth with the appointment of Simon Corner as Commercial Director. Simon brings with him over eighteen years of senior commercial and leadership experience within the specialty ingredients sector. Most recently, he served as Affiliate Manager Northern Europe at Oleon, where he was responsible for driving regional growth, strengthening strategic partnerships, and...
The Chemical & Industrial Consultants Association (CICA) is a not-for-profit membership organisation that brings together around 40 independent consultants with more than 1,000 years of combined experience across the chemical and process industries. CICA provides businesses with access to highly experienced professionals who offer independent advice and practical solutions across a wide range of technical, commercial and strategic challenges. Whether...
Chemical manufacturers and suppliers have faced prolonged disruption in recent years, with geopolitical instability, regulatory divergence, logistics constraints and economic volatility reshaping global supply chains. Ben Beattie, Director of Forbeats, explains how toll processing can help businesses build resilience in uncertain times. The war in Ukraine, continued disruption in the Red Sea and uncertainty around key transit routes such as...
SEQENS, a global leader in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients, announces the launch of two new sustainable solvents: NEO Butyl Lactate and NEO Propyl Lactate, further strengthening its NEO range structured around 5 key sustainability criteria: bio-based origin, biodegradability, reduced carbon footprint, improved safety profile, contribution to the circular economy. Derived from bio-based lactic acid, both products combine high technical...
Stuart Barker, Commercial Manager EU & UK at Indaver Solvents, explains how Indaver is enabling the chemicals industry to work towards a carbon-positive circular economy. As an international environmental group focusing on sustainable material and energy management, Indaver – and more specifically its business unit Indaver Solvents – offers a range of comprehensive solutions for industrial stream management, recovery and...
SEPAWA CONGRESS 2026 Meet Your Business – personal, relevant, forward-looking Berlin, October 14–16, 2026 – The SEPAWA CONGRESS, Europe’s leading event for the detergents, cosmetics, and fragrance industries, returns for its 73nd edition. With nearly 400 exhibitors and over 4,000 expected participants, the congress offers three days of innovation, science, and networking. Highlights include more than 150 expert presentations, sustainability-focused...
Chemical Solutions Group (CSG), an independent Irish chemicals company, has acquired UK-based Resource Chemicals, significantly expanding its presence and capabilities in the UK chemicals market. This acquisition brings more than 200 established customer relationships into CSG and adds new UK expertise to its operations, particularly in water, hygiene and environmental solutions – key growth areas for the group. With Resource...
Dire Straits: Hormuz & Specialty Chemicals How Gulf Disruption Raises the Cost of Doing Chemistry Long before a direct shortage of a specific research chemical, the reagents, solvents and purification tools needed to make it become more expensive or harder to obtain. For research chemists, CDMO production teams and pharma and biotech R&D labs, this upstream pressure changes the cost...
Chemspec Europe has unveiled further details of its highly anticipated conference programme, offering attendees fresh insight into the key themes, sessions and new interactive formats shaping this year’s event. Taking place on 6–7 May 2026 alongside the exhibition at Koelnmesse in Cologne, the programme has been designed to reflect the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing the fine and speciality...
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