Great British Chemicals will help UK industries use fewer resources, generate fewer emissions, and produce better outcomes for people and the planet, by embracing waste valorisation, process optimisation, and digital innovation.

Our framework will facilitate a continuous pipeline of innovative technologies that unlock value from waste resources, promote industrial symbiosis, and foster public value and leadership in sustainable industries. These will become exemplars of national and global significance.

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Our impact in numbers

14

Academic Partner Institutions

16

Funding awards issued from the FlexFund

30+

Industrial Partners

£1.5m

Leveraged investment to date

Publications

We want to accelerate the path to developing, proving and commercialising technologies. Together, we can build on successes, and shape forward-thinking policy. We can develop pioneering products and processes, that combine cutting edge technologies at the forefront of diverse disciplines.

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Publications

Reports

Written reports form a key part of our outputs and engagement with stakeholders. Please click the links below to learn more.

Kick Off Meeting (Sept 2025)

Our inaugural meeting of the core team to set expectations using Theory of Change activities

Industry Stakeholder Forum (Jan 2026)

Building upon the Kick Off meeting, further Theory of Change activities gathered insights into industrial stakeholder needs, including opportunities for GBC-led solutions. 390 challenges were mapped and 114 solutions generated.

Academic Stakeholder Forum (June 2026)

Our final Theory of Change workshop brought members of the wider academic community together to test the Industry Forum’s priorities from a research perspective, mapping 155 challenges and 127 solutions.

This report will be available soon.

Grangemouth Chemicals Roundtable

An industry insights report in collaboration with Scottish Enterprise and the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI).

Action Plans and Policies

EDI, travel, data management and engagement & RRI are key cornerstones of success. We have devised comprehensive action plans and policies to address each of these and ensure that our actions and activities are fair and transparent.

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Action Plans and Policies