The hole in the UK chemical industry
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Julia Robinson2025-04-24T10:54:00
Norman Keane thinks ICI’s breakup has left a gap in scale-up knowhow and skills, as well as a lack of facilites
Nearly 30 years on from the gradual breakup and eventual sale of Imperial Chemical Industries there is still an ICI-shaped hole in the UK chemical industry, says Norman Keane, a consultant in bioplastics and renewable chemistry and technical director of the Bio-Based and Biodegradable Industries Association (BBIA).