Chemicals Cluster

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Chemicals Cluster
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Management of Cluster Development Process
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Chemicals Steering Group

• Stephen Bertram (chair) Techfill Ltd
• Julian Driver Vickers Laboratories
• Phil Goodier Consultant
• Dr Malcolm Joslin BP Chemicals Ltd
• Prof. Paul Fletcher University of Hull

• Rhys Marks AH Marks Co. Ltd
• Dr Glyn Hughes Humber Chemical Focus
• Mike Carroll - DTI
• Colin Deas - Huntsman Tioxide
• Michael Greenhalgh - Yorkshire Chemicals
• Kevin Williams - Syngenta

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Overview

• Basic Data on Cluster in YH
• Links to other chemical initiatives
• Cluster Analysis
• Cluster Development Plan

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Chemical Industry

• 4.4 bn turnover
• 180 manufacturing sites
• 19,000 people employed directly
• 10,000 people employed indirectly
• Ethylene pipeline
• Humber Ports
• Specialities in West Yorkshire

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Markets Served
(Note percentages add up to more than 100 due
to multiple responses from some respondents)
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Cluster Development Plan
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Chemical Cluster Plans Key Theme

• Innovation

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Cluster Plan

• Innovation
• Learning Skills
• Networking
• Image of the Industry
• Inward Investment
• New Business Incubation

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Innovation

• To support and encourage innovation as the key
  strategic imperative for chemical companies
• Business Support Mechanisms
• Knowledge RICH web portal
• Technology Observatory
• Expertise Database
• Innovation Benchmarks
• Opportunities Bank
• Innovation Promoters
• Regional Centre of Manufacturing Excellence
• Preparatory awards for EU Grants

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Innovation

• Academia-Industry Linkages
• Centres of Industrial Collaboration
• Green Chemistry (York Leeds)
• Polymer Centre (Bradford)
• Particle Science and Engineering (Leeds)
• Materials Analysis and Research Service
  (Sheffield Hallam)
• Network Brokers
• Leadership
• Seminar series with a Business School (in
  preparation)

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Innovation

• New Business Models
• Contract Partnership Organisation
• Chemical Management Services
• Cross-Cluster Projects with Bioscience
• Bioremediation Technology Transfer Project
• Bradford Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation

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Innovation

• Green/Environmental Chemistry
• Green Chemistry CIC (York and Leeds)
• Excellence in environmental and process safety
  (Sheffield)
• Environmental Chemistry CIC? (Hull)

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Learning Skills

• To enhance engineering process training
  delivery within Chemical Cluster
• Build new Training centre for engineering and
  process technicians
• Support new engineering apprenticeship programmes
• Building training capacity in technical and
  management training in collaborations with LSCs
  and Industry bodies
• Humberside HCF/Cogent?ECITB
• West Yorkshire - ?

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Networking

• To establish a range of networking groups in
  order to foster greater collaboration between
  players in the Cluster
• Enhanced business collaboration through
  networking
• Continue support for Humber Chemical Focus
• Establish West Yorkshire public-private network
  partnership
• Regional forum/large voice for Industry on key
  issues

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Image

• To bring a regional and local flavour to the
  CIAs National Reputation Strategy
• Linked to CIAs National Reputation Strategy
• Promote the value of Chemical Industry within
  schools
• Assist companies with improving their community
  relationships
• Promote Chemicals from Yorkshire

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Inward Investment

• Humberside
• Numerous existing Humberside Development projects
• Take advantage of world class infrastructure
• Supply-chain development
• North of England
• Collaboration with ONE and NWDA to promote NOE
  chemical cluster

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New Business Incubation

• To develop support for the incubation of new
  Chemical Businesses
• CIRCE (Chemical Industries Regional Centre of
  Excellence) already provides incubator space
• More extensive incubation service
• Develop links with cluster plan

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Centres of Industrial Collaboration

• Six new centres established in June 2003
• 11m initiative to establish a world-class
  scientific, technical and research resource for
  industry
• Seeking commercial uses for research ranging from
  bio-materials and tissue engineering to polymers
  and green chemistry

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Polymer CIC

• As polymers move into advanced high level
  applications, their role is becoming ever more
  crucial
• Bradford University
• Prof. Phil Coates as Centre Director

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Green Chemistry

• The Greenchemistry CIC has the expertise and
  facilities to develop commercially viable
  processes and products that reduce or replace the
  production and use of hazardous materials
• York and Leeds Universities in partnership with
  the Central Science Laboratory
• Prof. James Clark of York as Centre Director

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Industrial Centre of Particle Science
Engineering

• Research is delivering rapid improvements in our
  understanding of the properties of particles. The
  ability to measure and characterise ever smaller
  particles is transforming our ability to make and
  process materials.
• Leeds and Sheffield Universities
• led by Prof. Richard Williams at Leeds as Centre
  Director and,
• Professor Mike Hounslow of Sheffield University

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Materials Analysis Research Services

• Materials research has produced astonishing
  advances in recent years with new products and
  processes creating exciting opportunities for
  forward-thinking businesses.
• Sheffield Hallam University
• Prof. Jack Yarwood as Centre Director

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Facilities - ipi

• Bradford Institute of Pharmaceutical Innovation
• sophisticated artificial intelligence-based
  predictive and analytical computer methods to aid
  in the design of optimum formulation and delivery
  methods
• comprising drug delivery design, clinical testing
  and analytical facilities, along with associated
  computational suites, biological and clinical
  laboratories

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Contacts

• Lead - Danielle Hankin
• Innovation - Danielle Hankin
• Networking - Danielle Hankin
• Learning Skills - Emily Hodgson
• Image - Emily Hodgson
• Inward Investment - Adam Getliff
• New Business Incubation - Adam Getliff