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UK Chemicals Seek Post-Brexit Clarity

11.05.2017 - The UK chemical industry is seeking clarity on the future of chemicals regulation after Brexit. In a recent report, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called on the...

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Pharma Chiefs Call for Decision on EMA

25.04.2017 - Pharma chiefs are urging European heads of state to decide sooner rather than later on the new location for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is due to leave the UK as a...

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Union Wants Germany to Apply for EMA

19.04.2017 - Germany’s chemical workers union IG BCE has called on the federal government to push for relocation of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to Germany. Currently based in London...

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Brexit Should Not Weaken EU, Says VCI

29.03.2017 - Brexit negotiations set to begin now that the UK has triggered Article 50 of the EU Treaty, regulating its exit, should not further weaken the European Union and put its...

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Ineos Forwards to the Past with Off-roader

17.02.2017 - Few in the chemical industry would have predicted that Swiss-British petrochemicals group Ineos would diversify into car production, though its chairman, Jim Ratcliffe, is often...

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Denmark Joins Crowd Offering EMA Post-Brexit Base

13.02.2017 - Denmark is the latest country to throw its hat into the ring and offer a post-Brexit home for the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The London-based authority, which employs around...

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Ineos Opens new UK Headquarters

08.12.2016 - Olefins and polyolefins giant Ineos, headquartered in Switzerland for the past six years, has officially opened a second corporate base in the UK after quitting the country for tax...

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Brexit’s Implications for the UK’s Chemical Industry

21.11.2016 - Brexit was predicted by its opponents and even neutral economists to precipitate at best a sharp economic downturn in the UK and at worst a deep recession. So far, four months...