ChemUK 2025
This free to attend event returns on the 21 and 22 May 2025 in Birmingham, UK, with over 500 specialist exhibitors and 150 expert speakers split between four major show zones:
- Chemicals Supply Show Zone
- Chemicals Management Show Zone
- Process & Chemical Engineering Show Zone
- Chemical Laboratory Show Zone
Exhibiting at stand E132, representatives from Ricardo's team of environmental and chemical experts will be on hand to discuss the challenges directly affecting your organisation today, and establish where our chemical, environmental and policy expertise can be combined to deliver solutions for your organisation.
Creating long-term value with Life Cycle Assessments
Rachel Jobson will be delivering a presentation at Chem UK 2025 on behalf of Ricardo. Rachel is a Senior Life Cycle Assessment Consultant who works closely with chemical sector clients. The session, entitled 'Life Cycle Assessment: a vital tool in driving sustainable innovation', explores how organisations need to adapt as industries face increasing pressure to reduce their environmental footprint. Rachel will explore how LCA provides a comprehensive approach to evaluate the environmental impacts of products by assessing everything from raw material extraction to production, use, and disposal, LCA enables companies to make more informed, sustainable decisions, optimize processes, and enhance product design. In this session, we’ll discuss how LCA can drive innovation, improve environmental performance, and create long-term value.
Meet the team!
Solutions for your business

Extended Producer Responsibility and the Chemical sector
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a policy approach that holds producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, particularly for the take-back, recycling, and final disposal of their products and its associated packaging.

Establishing the environmental impact of chemical products
Ricardo, with the support of the Chemical Industries Association (CIA), has published a new guide, ‘Establishing the environmental impact of chemical products’, to help chemical organisations advance their sustainability journey.

A guide to green claims for products and services
Download this handy guide to help make robust green claims and mitigate the risk of damaging greenwashing accusations.

Persistence and biodegredation: essential measures for chemical sector
Our free tool, created by experts and designed for the cheimcal sector, responds to highly complex challenges faced by the industry: biodegradation testing and persistence assessments.