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 this 21st & 22nd May at the NEC in Birmingham, 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.

Record numbers of NEW exhibitors confirmed

2025 will welcome over 60 brand new exhibitors for visitors to meet with including: 6ix Process Design, Abacus Valves, ABLE Instruments & Controls, Addison, ALBIN PUMP/LMI/Milton Roy Mixing, Ambic Equipment, Andritz, APIS MC, APMG Plastics, ARTECH ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS, AVA-Alms Valve Agency, AZO, Barriquand Heat Exchangers, Beckhoff Automation, Buckley Industrial, C&P Engineering, Chemviron Carbon, Co-ax Valves, Cognite AS, Dabico Airport Solutions, dataPARC, DESAL Supplies, DINNISSEN Process Technology, Elta Group, EPC Handelges, EUROTEC, Framatome, Friedheim International, G Bopp & Co, GMM Pfaudler, Hecht Technologies, Humberside Engineering Training Association, HYDAC, Hydrodif Products, Innomotics, Intertec-HESS, J1 Technologies, John Mayes Engineers, Johnson Valves, Kecol Pumping Systems, Knitwire, KROHNE, Meller, Merinox, OLG, Portobello Engineering, PR Electronics, R&G Fluid Power, Sampling Systems, Sandfield Penstok Solutions, Sigma-HSE, Simmatic Automation, SM Gauge Company, Spiroflow, Step on Safety, Stepart Plastics, Sulzer Pumps Wastewater,

Tantaline, Transworld Steel Enterprise, UK Extrusion, Visilume, VOOVIO Technologies, WEC (Leeds), Watlow, Ytron-Quadro Limited, and Zwick.

IChemE and IMechE to headline engineering speaker programme

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 innovation 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’ at CHEMUK

This feature session, running on Thursday 22nd 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 at CHEMUK 2025

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: The sewage-powered car on track to make history

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.

UK Government at CHEMUK

Attendees will be invited to a full UK Government programme at CHEMUK. HSE and DEFRA will be providing industry briefings on Wednesday 21st May.

The UK Export Academy team will be exhibiting at the show, ready to meet with visitors that are looking to develop international trade opportunities. The academy team will also be running a one-hour panel session on Thursday 22nd May, outlining the international trade landscape.

Dates for the diary

The Process & Chemical Engineering Show at CHEMUK 2025 takes place on Wed 21st & Thu 22nd May 2025

Venue: NEC - National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham B40 1NT

Opening Times: Day 1: 9.30am – 5.00pm Day 2: 9.30am – 4.00pm

Register for your FREE entry badge at: www.chemicalukexpo.com