The future for the chemical industry and chemical regulation – UK REACH, the UK Chemicals Strategy, certainty and transition, international regulation and competitiveness, and net-zero

This timely conference will examine the future for the chemical industry and chemical regulation in the UK. It is bringing 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.

Overall, the agenda is 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 are pleased to be able to include keynote sessions with 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; and Chair, The Advisory Committee of Novel Foods and Processes; and Dave Bench, Chief Executive, CropLife UK.