ICIS Innovation Awards 2026
The Savoy Hotel | London
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Celebrating the breadth of innovation across the chemical and energy sectors, the ICIS Innovation Awards shine a spotlight on groundbreaking achievements in seven distinct categories. Each category crowns a winner, with one exceptional entry chosen as the Overall Winner, recognised as the standout innovation shaping the future of the industry.
Chemicals
- Best Product Innovation from an SME
- Best Product Innovation from a Large Company
The Best Product Innovation categories highlight products that represent the next step in the chemicals industry by focusing on new offerings from both small-and-medium-enterprises as well as large companies at the cutting edge of the industry. The winning products should show environmental benefits, as well as contribute to the sustainability of the company and its customers.
- Best Process Innovation from an SME
- Best Process Innovation from a Large Company
The Best Process Innovation categories give entrants a chance to show how innovative and sustainable they are in the fundamental areas of new process development and process improvement – vital areas of innovation underlying better use of energy and raw materials, improved economics, safer performance, and lower environmental impact.
- Best Digital Innovation from an SME and Large Company
The Best Digital Innovation categories recognise transformative digital innovations that stand apart from the status quo within the chemical industry. This category honours those solutions and projects that are particularly effective in promoting digital transformation and bringing about sustainable change.
Please refer to the European Commission’s definition of SME here to differentiate between SMEs and large companies.
Energy
- Carbon Reduction Award
The Best Product Innovation categories highlight products that represent the next step in the chemicals industry by focusing on new offerings from both small-and-medium-enterprises as well as large companies at the cutting edge of the industry. The winning products should show environmental benefits, as well as contribute to the sustainability of the company and its customers.
- Green Project of the Year
This award recognises projects that integrate sustainability principles into energy production, distribution, or consumption, delivering measurable environmental benefits and long-term impact. Eligible projects are those that have started in the last 18 months or are set to begin in the next 18 months, showcasing the latest advancements driving a greener energy future.
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