Barclays PLC is a British universal bank headquartered in London, with operations across the UK, Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. It operates through two primary divisions: Barclays UK and Barclays International, which includes the Corporate and Investment Bank and Consumer, Cards & Payments. The group provides retail and business banking, corporate banking, investment banking, and markets services.
For companies in the chemicals and broader industrial sectors, Barclays provides financing and advisory services such as revolving credit facilities, term loans, project and export finance, debt and equity capital markets underwriting, and mergers and acquisitions advisory. The bank also offers risk management solutions across foreign exchange, interest rates, and commodities, along with transaction banking services including cash management and trade finance. Barclays structures sustainability-linked and green financing instruments and publishes sector research, including on chemicals and materials.