Chemical industry in United Kingdom

Projects in United Kingdom

chemXplore tracks 107 projects in United Kingdom, of which 36 are active.

12 Announced / Concept 9 FEED / Pre-FID 1 FID / Sanctioned 12 Under Construction 2 Commissioning & Start-up

29 new construction, 5 expansion, and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected to start operating
2026
none
2027
4 projects
2028
4 projects
2029
5 projects
2030
5 projects
2031
1 project

7 of the active projects carry no start-up date yet.

What moved recently
  • 17 September 2026 Croda Biotechnology R&D Centre at Sci-Tech Daresbury · Operational / Completed
  • 17 September 2026 EnergyPathways Hycamite hydrogen and graphite plant at Port of Barrow · Announced / Concept
  • 10 September 2026 Hydrasun Aberdeen Nel MC Series PEM Electrolyser Integration Facility · Announced / Concept
  • 28 July 2026 GSK Cambridge R&D Centre, Cambridge Biomedical Campus · Announced / Concept
  • July 2026 VIDA bioenergy Wormslade Biomethane Plant · Commissioning & Start-up

Owners and developers: Velocys (2), Alfanar Group (1), Altalto Limited (1), Associated British Ports (1), BioWatt Facilities Management Limited (1), Carbon Neutral Fuels (1)

Investors: Trafigura (2), GlaxoSmithKline plc (1), His Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1), Hydrasun Limited (1), Lloyds Banking Group plc (1), Mitsubishi Chemical Group (1)

Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 26 of these 36 projects For subscribers

Targeting: Hydrogen (15), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (8), Carbon dioxide (7), Ammonia (2), Diesel, fuels (2), Methane (2)

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Latest British chemical industry news

5 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels seeks community input on Siddick SAF facility

Drop-in on 15 Oct to view early plans for a 40-acre SAF plant at Siddick producing ~42,000 t/yr and creating 500 construction and 150+ permanent jobs.

2 October 2026
Johnson & Johnson: Two‑year ICONIC‑TOTAL data show durable ICOTYDE efficacy in high‑impact plaque psoriasis

Oral ICOTYDE maintains durable skin clearance through Week 112 and yields high site‑specific clearance rates for scalp, genital, hand/foot and nails.

2 October 2026
Carbon Neutral Fuels joins Bioenergy Australia to advance Queensland bioSAF

Joins the national bioenergy body and signs an MoU to explore bioSAF from captured sugarcane waste in Queensland; links to international scale-up pipeline.

1 October 2026
Novo Nordisk: Wegovy normalised liver fat in 88.5% of obese adults in STEP UP subanalysis

MRI‑PDFF subanalysis (n=55) found mean liver fat fell from 8.8% to 3.1% at week 72; 88.5% with baseline liver fat >5% reached <5%.

1 October 2026
Roche: VOYAGER real‑world data confirm Vabysmo effectiveness and safety in nAMD, DME and RVO

VOYAGER shows Vabysmo yields vision gains, marked CST reductions and reduced retinal fluid across nAMD, DME and RVO in routine practice, with no new safety signals.

30 September 2026
Nel ASA wins about $20M in Collins Aerospace orders for submarine PEM stacks

Additional purchase orders for PEM electrolyser stacks tied to US, UK and French submarine programs; bookings in Q3 2026; deliveries slated for 2027–2028.

30 September 2026
Genentech: VOYAGER shows Vabysmo effective and safe across wet AMD, DME and RVO

VOYAGER real-world data show Vabysmo improves vision and reduces retinal thickness across wet AMD, DME and RVO, with rapid anatomical drying and no new safety signals.

30 September 2026
Novo OCTANE: switching from injectable GLP‑1s to Wegovy pill produced 4.1% mean weight loss at 3 months

Ro telehealth real-world data: mean 4.1% weight loss at three months; 40.7% reached ≥5% loss; obesity (BMI≥30) prevalence fell 21.6 percentage points; N=194.

30 September 2026
Novo Nordisk CagriSema lowers food‑cue brain activity, cuts organ fat and shows bone‑marker reassurance

fMRI shows reduced ‘food noise’ and cravings; trials report major weight loss, reductions in abdominal/liver/pancreas fat and preliminary bone‑marker reassurance.

29 September 2026
Plug Power and Arcadia eFuels partner for >1 GW e‑SAF electrolyzer supply; 280 MW for Denmark ENDOR

Preferred electrolyzer supplier for over 1 GW of e‑SAF projects; initial 280 MW GenEco will produce ~110 t/day renewable H2 for jet fuel at Port of Vordingborg; ENDOR moving to FID.

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