Referral of the proposed Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund subsidy scheme by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Request from the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

10 September 2026: The SAU has accepted a request for a report from BIST concerning the proposed Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund subsidy scheme. This request relates to a Subsidy Scheme of Particular Interest.

The SAU will prepare a report, which will provide an evaluation of BIST’s assessment of whether the subsidy scheme complies with the subsidy control requirements (Assessment of Compliance). The SAU will complete its report within 30 working days.

Information about the scheme provided by the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

BIST is proposing to create the Critical Chemicals Resilience Fund (CCRF), a subsidy scheme intended to improve resilience in the UK chemicals sector, operating until March 2030. Producers of strategically important chemicals will be invited to apply for funding for new capital projects, this includes producers of chemicals used in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors, and contributors to key supply chains. Through targeted and time-limited support, the CCRF seeks to strengthen the resilience and long-term sustainability of key production assets, reducing risks to continuity of supply and wider disruptions across interconnected chemical clusters and supply chains.