The UK expo for process engineers returns this May
The Process & Chemical Engineering Show, running as part of the CHEMUK 2025 Group of Events, will return to the NEC in Birmingham on 21 & 22 May, presenting hundreds of exhibitors and a full programme of expert speaker sessions over two packed days.
The Process & Chemical Engineering Show will showcase the latest technology and specialist services to attending process, plant, and control engineering professionals across the chemical, food & beverage, pharma, oil & gas, water & waste, and energy sectors.
Records numbers of new exhibitors
2025 will welcome over 60 brand new exhibitors for visitors to meet with, including BPMA members Ambic Equipment, Innomotics and Sulzer Pumps Wastewater, with returning members including ABB, Apex Pumps, Axflow, Crest Pumps, Grundfos Pumps, UK Flowtechnik and Vogelsang.
The BPMA is also exhibiting once again, and visitors are welcome to pop along to Stand F66 to discuss the work of the Association and its membership.
IChemE and IMechE to headline
The Process & Chemical Engineering Show speaker programme is an unmissable opportunity to hear from the heads of industry and academia as they discuss the challenges, opportunities, and innovations affecting the process engineering industries.
The IChemE and IMechE will be presenting a series of expert panel discussions, keynotes, and technical clinics at the show. Their respective membership teams will also be exhibiting, ready to meet with current and potential members and companies to see how they can support their personal and business development.
The full speaker programme will be released in March 2025. Please see the website for full details.
‘The Big Education Debate’
This feature session, running on Thursday, 22 May, will invite senior panel leaders from across academia and industry to discuss the UK’s educational framework and commitment to supporting its science skills and science base requirements. This critical debate comes in response to the recent pressures facing higher education chemistry departments across the UK.
Innovation Ecosystem
CHEMUK 2025 will present several of the UK’s primary innovation support organisations, giving startups and spinouts the opportunity to receive the support they need to continue their development journey towards full-scale commercialisation.
Participating partners include the Henry Royce Institute, Innovate UK Business Connect, CPI, Aston University, RSC Changemakers, Materials Innovation Factory, and the Biorenewables Development Centre.
Waste2Race
Visitors this year will be able to see the hydrogen-powered Le Mans Prototype class 3 car, fuelled by sewage, in a project entitled Waste2Race.
The engineering team behind the project from the University of Warwick will be at the show to meet with visitors and explain the technology creating green hydrogen from wastewater, powering the groundbreaking vehicle.
Attendees will also be invited to a full UK Government programme at CHEMUK. HSE and DEFRA will be providing industry briefings on Wednesday, 21 May.
The UK Export Academy team will be exhibiting at the show, ready to meet with visitors who are looking to develop international trade opportunities. The academy team will also be running a one-hour panel session on Thursday, 22 May, outlining the international trade landscape.
Entry is free, and tickets can be requested on the event website.
