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EnabledFuture Joins the Membership of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemical Association (GPCA)

London, UK – [08.06.2025] — EnabledFuture, an innovative sustainability consultancy and training provider, is proud to announce its membership of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association (GPCA). This marks a significant milestone in EnabledFuture’s ongoing mission to drive sustainable, profitable technology adoption across the global petrochemicals sector.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, EnabledFuture delivers strategic insights and flexible training solutions across petrochemicals, catalysis, batteries, energy transition, critical metals, and circular economy value chains.

The consultancy equips industry professionals with the tools and knowledge to develop optimised technology portfolios for a sustainable future.

Through its GPCA membership, EnabledFuture aims to collaborate with key regional and global players to support sustainable growth, foster innovation in petrochemicals, catalyst and recycling technologies, and strengthen skills development across these industries’ supply chains.

“We’re delighted to join GPCA, as part of our strategic expansion into the GCC at this key stage in the region’s sustainable growth trajectory” said Dr. MK Lynch, CEO of EnabledFuture.

EnabledFuture looks forward to contributing to the GPCA community and to demonstrate its leadership through future-ready, aspirational and inclusive consulting practices.

For media enquiries, please contact:

Dr. MK Lynch

Founder and CEOEnabledFuture

Email: ceo@enabledfuture.com

Website: www.enabledfuture.com

For further information regarding GPCA visit:

www.gpca.org.ae

EnabledFuture will be attending the forthcoming Chemspec Europe – Int. Exhibition for Fine & Speciality Chemicals. For an introduction to our company, or to book a demonstration of EnabledFuture’s PGM Catalysts for Fine Chemicals Subscription Service click here.

The service covers the use of platinum group metal (PGM) catalysts for the manufacture of chemical intermediates and active ingredients employed in pharmaceutical, agrochemical, flavours & fragrances and food, personal care & other (FPCO) products.

Examples of PGM catalyst applications in fine chemicals include: synthesis of aldehydes (popularised by Coco Chanel‘s innovative leadership on perfume strategies) and other components used in the F&F industry; large and functionalised heterocyclics used in life-saving anti-cancer drugs; selective hydrogenation for compounds employed in pain control and carbon-coupling reactions for fungicidal pest-control actives.

The fine chemicals sector utilises significant amounts of all six PGMs – platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and even osmium. Development of new catalysts and catalyst ligands has enabled new generations of life enabling molecules! What we often take for granted requires exceptional catalyst and chemical synthesis expertise and capabilities!

We look forward to meeting you at this prestigious event in the beautiful city of Cologne! Connect with us via the Chemspec App or via LinkedIn.

Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Why Cross-Sector Training is Critical in the Era of Sustainable Industry

In a world racing toward decarbonisation, resource security, and circularity, one of the greatest risks to progress isn’t a lack of technology—it’s a lack of understanding.

Poor knowledge across value chains results in flawed decisions, missed opportunities, and costly misunderstandings between departments, partners, and regulators. Whether in chemicals, catalysts, batteries, hydrocarbons, or hydrogen, professionals are increasingly expected to make sense of complex industrial systems that extend well beyond their original expertise.

Yet too often, teams are forced to act without clarity:

• Business developers pitch solutions they don’t fully grasp.
• Policy teams struggle to assess technological feasibility.
• Procurement and finance functions undervalue critical IP or process choices.
• Sustainability strategies misfire due to unrealistic or siloed assumptions.

This isn’t a failure of talent. It’s a gap in foundational, cross-sector knowledge.

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The Solution: Precision Training for a Converging World

At EnabledFuture, we’ve designed our training to close these gaps—quickly, intelligently, and without overwhelming busy professionals.

Each course we offer is built to demystify the complex: from catalytic processes and petrochemical markets to battery chemistry and hydrogen pathways. Participants walk away not only with better understanding but with the confidence to engage meaningfully across disciplines and across supply chains.

Whether you’re in strategy, sustainability, R&D, operations, or investment, our training will enable you to:

• Make smarter decisions grounded in commercial and technical reality
• Spot risk and opportunity where others see noise
• Speak the language of process engineers, chemists, traders, and policymakers alike
• Strengthen your credibility across internal and external stakeholder groups
• Shape more robust, future-fit business strategies

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Why It Matters Now

As industries restructure around net-zero goals, regulatory pressures, and shifting geopolitical landscapes, the cost of getting it wrong is rising. Training isn’t just professional development—it’s operational risk reduction.

EnabledFuture’s courses are modular, accessible online, and designed to sharpen your understanding in hours, not months. They’re also fully aligned with our Hexagon MBA structure, enabling professionals to build deep, cross-sector expertise over time.

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The bottom line? Poor knowledge is expensive. Clarity is powerful. And in a world of accelerating change, the smartest teams are the ones that learn fastest.

Join them.

Explore our Training Portal

EnabledFuture supports the official non-profit United Nations Women theme for International Women’s Day which is:

“For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment”

We are delighted to have made a financial donation to UN Women which will go towards:

🚑 Providing life-saving assistance during crises, ensuring women and girls have access to shelter, food, and safety.
💜 Advocating for equal rights and opportunities, creating fairer societies where every woman’s voice is heard.
👯‍♀️ Empowering women and girls to break barriers, unlock their potential, and build a brighter, more equitable future.

We are also proud to have made the following official pledge for gender equality:

“EnabledFuture pledges to continue to campaign for fair representation of women in STEM jobs and to see a 50% figure reached for female speakers and panellists at scientific conferences and events.”

We very much look forward to the official UN Women’s wonderful festival of events and initiatives in 2025 as the world celebrates 30 years of achievement on the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a visionary 1995 plan agreed by 189 governments to achieve the equal rights of all women and girls.

We hope that other organisations will support the official UN Women theme and that donations make their way to those that need them the most.

To all our colleagues, clients and supporters, we wish you a very happy International Women’s Day 2025!

#ForAllWomenAndGirls #RightsEqualityEmpowerment #WomeninSTEM #IWD2025

EnabledFuture is delighted to partner with IOM3 (Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining) on CPD-approved training for Rechargeable Batteries!

This intensive 1-day workshop will take place on Wed 6 Nov 2024 , 9:30-16:30 GMT at the IOM3, The Boilerhouse, Grantham location. The key topics include battery basics, sector specific applications, chronology of battery technology, technical deep dives, regulatory frameworks, resource management and techno-economics.

Register for a place

This course is relevant to anyone with an interest in overseeing operational efficiency, looking for eco-friendly solutions and identifying opportunities in green technology.

The course fee for this one-day programme based at The Boilerhouse in Grantham is £595 plus VAT at 20% where applicable.  IOM3 members and subscribers to IOM3’s Business Partner Programme are entitled to a discount of 10% on the course fee.  Fees includes CPD Certificate, lunch and refreshments

EnabledFuture;’s CEO Dr Michelle Lynch will be presenting at the forthcoming Chemspec Europe – Int. Exhibition for Fine & Speciality Chemicals where she will give a presentation on Thursday 20th June at 11.00-11.45 am on “The Landscape for “Precious Metals Catalysts Supply and Refine for Production of Agrochemicals“.

This presentation will highlight growth segments in the fine chemicals market and detail examples of published, non-confidential routes for large volume agrochemicals which use a precious metal catalyst. Precious metal refining challenges will be reviewed and strategic analysis of options for supply chain participants to provide efficient, competitive, and sustainable PGM supply chain products and services will be set out.

The presentation content showcases the Enabled Future Limited PGM Catalysts for Fine Chemicals Subscription Service which is available as an annual subscription divided into quarterly deliverables for Europe and North America. Custom geographies are available on request. The service covers the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, flavours & fragrances and food, personal care and other (FPCO) markets. Please contact us for subscription details.

View and download the slides from Enabled Future Limited CEO – Dr Michelle Lynch‘s recent talk at the ACI Battery Recycling Europe Conference, London, 2nd March 2023