If the chemical industry in the Humber was a single ‘plc’ it would rank some where in the top 25 league table of global chemical enterprises.
Dr Glyn R Hughes, Chief Executive, Humber Chemical Focus Ltd.The Humber has plenty of diversity too. Petrochemicals, oleochemicals, pharma, pigments and paints are all present with also a strong down stream consumer-personal care presence.
Although always highlighting our large and successful chemical sector in the Humber we are increasingly spending time talking about our cousins in the scale energy and power sectors. Carbon is the common denominator in all of this of course. The Humber lands, moves and processes over 60+ million tonnes of it in the form of coal, oil and gas. It’s even more if you include the carbon embedded in agricultural feedstocks for which the Humber is a major transport and storage hub.