Chemical industry in United Kingdom

projects tracked
108
active
36
chemical parks
4

Projects in United Kingdom

chemXplore tracks 108 projects in United Kingdom, of which 36 are active.

  1. 11 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 9 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. 13 projects Under Construction
  5. 2 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 29 new construction, 5 expansion and 1 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

6 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

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

Latest British chemical industry news

8 October 2026
Eni CCUS Holding: Douglas CCS — first offshore CO₂ transport and storage platform

New offshore hub will collect CO₂ from North West England and North Wales and route it via repurposed pipelines to depleted gas reservoirs; delivered in under 18 months; project ~50% complete.

6 October 2026
ViiV Healthcare: Cabenuva long-acting regimen meets primary endpoint vs daily oral ART in viremic patients (CROWN)

Long-acting cabotegravir + rilpivirine achieved superior viral suppression versus standard oral ART at six months when initiated in people with detectable HIV.

6 October 2026
Carbon Clean joins Net Zero Start‑Up Hub to pilot compact CO2 capture for data centres

Selected for a six‑month incubation to test a modular carbon capture unit designed for space‑constrained data centre power plants.

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.

Chemical parks and clusters

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