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1 THE CHEMISTRY USING INDUSTRIES A MAJOR FORCE IN THE NE OF ENGLAND PRESENTATION TO BECBC JULY 1 st 2015

2 Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Polymers - importance to UK Plc 10,760 businesses 445,000 employees UK Sales 70bn Exports 37bn 12bn Trade Surplus 25bn or 15% of UK Manufacturing GVA ~ 2 Billion Capital Expenditure per annum Twice the size of UK aerospace GVA at 92,000 (chem) & 212,000 (pharma) per employee

3 Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Polymers in the North East Home to over 50% of the UK s Petrochemical Industry Home to 35% of the UK s Pharmaceuticals industry Home to more than 100 Fine & Speciality chemical companies Home to a rapidly growing Biotechnology sector generating 2bn of sales Home to over 250 Polymer and Rubber companies Over 1,400 supply chain companies One of Europe s highest concentrations of Architectural and Engineering Activities and Technical Consultancy (AETC) expertise

4 Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals and Polymers - importance to North East Plc Over 35,000 people employed A further 200,000 are indirectly employed Generates over 26 billion of the region s GDP It is the regions largest industrial sector

5 The Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) Set up by industry to develop the long term future and improve competitiveness of the Process sectors in North East England. NEPIC is a Cluster organisation that represents the 800+ Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Speciality, Polymer & Rubber, Petrochemical & Commodity Chemical and Supply Chain companies based in North East England.

6 NEPIC Mission Statement The Cluster has the following remit: Identify and promote industrial interaction Create partnerships with other relevant trade bodies Improve industry networks and connectivity particularly with SMEs Increase industry attractiveness Bring focus to lobbying activities by maintaining a voice of the industry to Government, young people, community; and employees Provide strategic direction through industry leadership Develop the green industry agenda Champion skills development Identify business opportunities and promote member to member business Lead the development of major investment & innovation themes Identify gaps and be the inward investment hub for the sector Be a Voice for the Industry

7 A true supply chain cluster Over 800 companies working together to make the industry and the region more competitive Examples: Analytical services Business support organisations Construction companies Consultants Business & management Construction Engineering General HSE & risk management HR IT & telecoms Productivity Consumer products Education & training Engineering Equipment suppliers Mechanical Maintenance Laboratory equipment suppliers Legal & financial firms Logistics Marketing & PR firms Project management companies Recruitment companies Research institutions Software solutions Utilities & facilities management Waste management & recycling

8 Meeting the differing needs of sectors

9 The Tees Valley A Great Location for the Chemistry Using Industries and associated supply chain

10 Why Teesside? - Established process industry sector A world-scale petrochemical location Home to one of the largest crackers in Europe, owned by SABIC and producing ethylene, propylene and butadiene Companies already operating in Teesside include SABIC, Huntsman Polyurethanes and Pigments, Lotte Chemical, Sembcorp, Mitsubishi, Johnson Matthey, BP and INEOS Co-location opportunities with suppliers and downstream customers BP CATS pipeline brings 20% of the UK s natural gas to Seal Sands from the North Sea Over 750m ($1.2bn; 896m) of inward investment into Tees Valley over the past three years alone, including from world leading companies.

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12 Why Teesside? - Wide choice of sites and premises Three complexes with sites available, serviced and non-serviced Sites include Wilton International; owned by Sembcorp Utilities it is one of the largest chemical complexes in Europe

13 Three Chemical Parks on Teesside

14 Why Teesside? -First-class infrastructure, logistics and utilities Available, affordable utility provision from steam and water to power and nitrogen Reliable grid access Deep water port, chemical shipping, road, rail and air transport to UK and Europe. Almost 70% of cargo handled through Teesport is related to process industry Three major bulk liquid storage and logistics facilities. Excellent rail freight and warehousing facilities Steam available at various pressures Natural gas, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen all readily available Substantial water reserves and infrastructure for water supply and treatment Communal effluent treatment facilities receiving aqueous waste from the main sites

15 Why Teesside? - Support services and supportive regulatory environment One of Europe s highest concentrations of engineering design, construction and maintenance companies Home of The Centre for Process Innovation which is part of the UK s Advanced Manufacturing Catapult centres Home of the Wilton centre specialising in world class research and technology facilities including laboratories and pilot plant accommodation Chemical consultancies specialising in all aspects of the industry Wide range of security, fire, ambulance and safety services A favourable environment for planning and operating consents Supportive local administration and regulatory authorities.

16 Why Teesside? - Financial incentives and Comprehensive business support Main sites classified as European Union(EU) Objective 2 regional status Enhanced Capital Allowances available on Enterprise Zone sites Companies able to apply for Regional Growth Fund grants. Lifelong investor support package Buoyant area receiving government backing and recognised as leading the way.

17 Why Teesside? - Skilled and trained workforce Dedicated process and engineering training facilities Skilled, affordable and loyal workforce, with one of the lowest turnover rates in the country Two world-class universities, with 30,000 students at Teesside and Durham with three more in rest of NE at Newcastle, Northumbria and Sunderland 2,000 students a year taking engineering at local colleges.

18 Why Teesside? Other key manufacturing sectors Teesside and the NE are also strong in other high skill, high added value sectors including Oil and Gas a key centre for the offshore industry Digital including Digital City the most vibrant hub in the UK Healthcare Automotive suppliers

19 Some of the current key projects in the sector Air Products Phase 1 & 2 waste to energy plants. Phase 1 close to completion Wilton 11 - waste to energy plant - joint venture with SembCorp and SITA under construction SNF Oilfield chemicals plant at Billingham under construction Sabic conversion of ethylene cracker to ethane feedstock - under construction York Potash Polyhalite Project - awaiting planning permission Plus many other smaller projects and debottlenecks Longer term looking at coal gasification and carbon capture and storage projects

20 Thank you for your time If you want to know more about the NE process sector or NEPIC contact

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