Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster
Manufacturing and Innovation Cluster
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| Abbreviation | NEPIC |
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| Motto | The Voice of the Industry |
| Formation | 2003 |
| Legal status | Not-for-profit organisation |
| Purpose | Industry Led Economic Cluster Body for Chemical, Polymer, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Renewables Companies in north-east England |
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Region served
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North-east of England |
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Membership
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600 participating organisations |
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Chief Executive
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Dr Stan Higgins |
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Main organ
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Industrial Leadership Council |
| Website | www.nepic.co.uk |
| Remarks | EU Cluster Management Excellence Gold Label Accredited Body |
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The North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) is an economic cluster created following the industrial cluster ideas and strategy of Michael Porter. This Process Industry Cluster has been created by the chemistry using industries based in North East England where more than 1400 companies are based in the supply chain of the sector. The sector has over 35,000 direct employees and some 190,000 indirect employees in the north-east of England and together they represent over one third of the industrial economy of the region. Companies in the Cluster manufacture 50% of the UK's Petrochemicals and 35% of the UK's Pharmaceuticals and they significantly contribute towards making the region the only net exporting region of the UK. The region has over £13 billion of exports.
NEPIC was created in 2004 by the leaders of local chemistry based process industry companies that are based in the north-east of England. The aim of the organisation being to represent and coordinate industry's collaborative activities on the wide ranging issues that impact on the future and performance of energy intensive process sector; which includes petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, polymers, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and renewables. These issues include renewable and more sustainable energy opportunities,innovation and R&D interests, energy pricing capacity and availability, carbon taxation and carbon emission reduction technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), graduate and technician skills for the sector and industry growth to ensure that the region remains a globally important location for the chemical industry.
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