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SCI welcomes £350 million support package to strengthen UK chemicals sector

SCI has welcomed the announcement of a £350 million Government support package, the Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund, for the UK chemicals sector, recognising it as an important first step in safeguarding one of the most critical foundations of UK industry.

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“Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero”

SCI CEO quoted in BBC Climate article, on the impact of the UK’s comparatively high energy costs

15 April 2026 - BBC
Britain’s industry ‘on cliff edge’ over cost of electricity

Head of the SCI says high prices are a ‘national act of self-harm’ and calls for an independent review of net-zero strategy

26 February 2026

The Times
SCI CEO Sharon Todd features on Sky News piece 'The UK is losing the industry that makes everything'

16 January 2026

Sky News (link opens on YouTube)
Britain can’t survive on Starmer’s soundbites – industry needs delivery, not more 'missions'

Sharon Todd, CEO, SCI

28 September 2025

LBC
UK life sciences losing out on £15bn a year to overseas rivals

24 March 2025

The Times
50 firms call for next PM to urgently draw up industrial strategy

22 June 2024

Mirror
What is industrial strategy? And why do Labour think the UK needs one?

19 June 2024

City A.M.
Britain has never needed an industrial strategy more than today

Comment by Paul Drechsler, President, SCI

13 May 2024

The Times
Parliament rallies to give Britain its science superpower back

Sharon Todd, CEO, SCI

15 April 2024

Science in Parliament [PDF]
MPs have accepted the UK needs a proper industrial strategy, but where is it?

Sharon Todd, CEO, SCI

12 February 2024

City A.M. (also syndicated in Yahoo Finance)
Is business loving Labour?

1 February 2024

Sky News

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SCI welcomes £350 million support package to strengthen UK chemicals sector
21 May 2026

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SCI Canada announces 2026 award winners
22 April 2026

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SCI announces finalists for its 2026 Sustainability & Innovation Awards Dinner
16 April 2026

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Ané Kritzinger announced as winner of 2026 Westminster Medal by SCI
25 March 2026

Awards News
Student entrepreneurs announced as Bright SCIdea 2026 winners
24 March 2026

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SCI announces finalists for Bright SCIdea 2026
16 March 2026

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SCI welcomes Kimberly-Clark as Corporate Partner
Wednesday, March 4, 2026

UK high energy prices are pushing industry to the edge
Monday, March 2, 2026

SCI welcomes University of York as Academic Member
Thursday, February 26, 2026

SCI CEO Sharon Todd features on Sky News piece 'The UK is losing the industry that makes everything'
Friday, January 16, 2026

Flue2Chem recognised as leading Net Zero project
09 December 2025

Press Release
UK industry vulnerable and lacking resilience in face of future crises reveals new report
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Life science investment benefits 'undervalued' warns report
03 September 2025

Innovation News
Societies issue joint call in response to government Industrial Strategy
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

SCI evidence to Financing and Scaling UK Science and Technology inquiry
Monday, July 7, 2025

Research transforming carbon emissions into household products offers chance for UK to lead in sustainable material manufacturing
Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Allowing commercial access to UK Biobank and NHS datasets could boost economy by over £10 billion a year, new research reveals
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Science start-ups face scale up gaps
02 April 2025

Innovation News
UK economy losing out on £15 billion a year as life sciences investments shift overseas
Monday, March 24, 2025

SCI research: UK life sciences missing out on billions through competitiveness gap
24 March 2025

Innovation News
Flue2Chem: Ayrshire papermill leads early stage of ground-breaking project
Friday, February 21, 2025

Why net zero is the 'opportunity of the century' for industry
30 January 2025

Innovation News
New Industrial Strategy will boost investment say business leaders
13 January 2025

Innovation News
SCI - Milestone reached for ground-breaking trial
Thursday, December 12, 2024

Innovation is key to growth. So why is it getting harder to do?
09 December 2024

Innovation News
SCI launches unique industry-integrated open access journal to address the challenges of Sustainability
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Budget 2024: What it means for science and innovation
30 October 2024

Innovation News
UK Industrial Strategy: Russell Group assembles expert panel
17 October 2024

Innovation News
Life sciences and clean energy core to new Industrial Strategy
14 October 2024

Innovation News
New UK Industrial Strategy coming soon, says Chancellor
24 September 2024

Innovation News
UK chemicals industry jobs at risk without fossil fuel transition plan
29 August 2024

Innovation News
UK Government investment in R&D needed to unlock new growth says study
13 August 2024

Innovation News
Can the UK meet electric vehicle battery demands? Industry experts discuss
17 July 2024

Innovation News
SCI CEO supports Sir Patrick Vallance’s call for visa rethink
11 July 2024

Policy News
PwC poll: skills and education key to industrial strategy
08 July 2024

Innovation News
What is business saying about Labour's election victory?
05 July 2024

Innovation News
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