Chemicals

The Chemical and Plastic Industries are typically stable and capital intensive. They are important to our economy and active in the protection of the environment and our health.

The Chemical Industry produces around 70,000 products in the UK which directly affect our quality of life: synthetic fibres and permanent-press clothing, life saving medicines, health improvement products, protective packaging materials, longer lasting paints, stronger adhesives, more durable and safer tyres, lightweight automobile parts, and stronger composite materials represent just a few of the products.

From basic to specialty manufacture, the market is fast becoming a mature, least-cost-producer dominated marketplace where scale and cost base are keys to success. Overseas competition has led to much M&A activity in a bid to secure market share. Meanwhile smaller manufacturers focus on carving out niche markets.

Although the market can be segmented, there is a shared need across the industries to operate at the maximum possible efficiency to minimise unit cost, and maintain high service levels.

SD&S works with companies to provide specific, measurable, operational improvements which include: increasing productivity, reducing wastage, managing inventory, and reducing operational costs.