Chemicals and process
The Tees Valley produces 30% of the UK's chemical output and is home to some of the world's biggest chemical manufacturers.
Around £3 billion of chemicals and related products are exported from the North East of England every year. A proportion of this comes from companies in Stockton-on-Tees with 25% of north-east jobs in chemical manufacturing located here.
The chemicals and process industry in Stockton-on-Tees is one of the key specialist industries making a significant contribution to the local economy.
Available development land and supply chain opportunities mean businesses in the industry thrive in our area. Emerging industries such as hydrogen as well as the local freeport present real opportunities for businesses looking to locate themselves in a specialist industry location.
Our sites
We are home to the largest chemical complex in the UK, and the second largest in Europe in terms of manufacturing capacity. Johnson Matthey is one of our leading businesses with a large focus on research and development into catalysts, precious metals and fine chemicals.
Major international companies such as Venator, Ineos and CF Fertilisers are in our Borough.
They benefit from:
- easy access to road, rail, sea and air routes
- specialist land and infrastructure
- a highly skilled workforce
SNF (UK)
SNF (UK) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of water-soluble polymers. They have developed a range of more than 1,000 products that help to preserve our natural resources, encourage recycling and improve efficiencies of industrial processes.
The production site in Billingham produces materials to support the water and wastewater treatment industry. An expansion is in progress to produce anionic inverse emulsion and bio-acrylamide, which is targeted at serving the anticipated demand for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) applications in the North Sea.
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