Chemical Manufacturing
The chemical and pharmaceutical industry is one of the UK’s most energy-intensive sectors, with processes such as distillation, reaction, and drying demanding significant heat and power. Alongside rising costs, manufacturers are under mounting pressure to decarbonise, reduce emissions, and demonstrate compliance across a complex regulatory landscape.
At Businesswise Solutions, we partner with medium and large chemical manufacturers to manage and reduce energy consumption, cost, and carbon emissions – without compromising output, safety, or product quality.
Chemicals Manufacturers are committing to halve CO2 emissions by 2034 and further reduce them by 90% by 2050.
19% of UK industrial emissions
The chemical and pharmaceutical industries are responsible for 19% of the UK’s industrial emissions, making them a target for the net zero transition.
Optimised energy procurement and bureau services
For chemical manufacturers, where energy is both a raw material and a major cost, procurement strategy can make or break competitiveness. Market volatility, global supply pressures, and heavy usage mean off-the-shelf contracts rarely deliver the best value.
Our trading and procurement specialists build strategies tailored to your energy profile. Whether that’s securing flexible contracts to capture market opportunities or managing bureau services that ensure invoices are validated and accurate.
Thanks to an effective energy procurement strategy, we helped a UK chemicals manufacturer achieve a £500,000 saving against day one market price which demonstrates the value of having a proactive managed purchasing framework.
Specialised energy management
Chemical manufacturing is inherently energy-intensive, with steam, heat, and electricity driving everything from batch processing to large-scale continuous operations. Small inefficiencies can add up to significant costs and emissions over time.
Our Energy Management as a Service (EMaaS) provides real-time insight into energy use across sites and processes, helping you pinpoint exactly where improvements can be made. From monitoring production equipment and tracking demand peaks to uncovering process inefficiencies, our solutions give leaders the clarity needed to cut waste, boost efficiency, and reduce emissions.
We installed 36 submeters and 8 bridges at the site of one chemical manufacturer. In doing this, we could look at their energy usage at all levels to find out how they can make savings and become more energy efficient. Upon inspection of the data, we identified that the manufacturer could make 15% savings across their operations.
Unmatched insight into your energy compliance
In the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, compliance is more than a regulatory tick-box. It’s a pathway to significant financial savings and stronger sustainability credentials.
Our compliance specialists bring deep sector experience, ensuring your reporting is accurate, audit-ready, and positioned to unlock maximum value. From securing carbon tax exemptions to managing ongoing scheme participation, we help you stay compliant while strengthening your environmental performance.
Our compliance team are experts in:
- SECR
- CCA / CCL
- ESOS
- ESG policy
- Energy Intensive Relief
For one chemical manufacturer, our compliance work secured over £480,000 in savings in a single year, with projected benefits of more than £3 million over five years.