OCCA Weekly Webinar - Creative Formulation in an Age of Complex Regulation
Venue: Webinar
Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
OCCA Weekly Webinars Series 17 continues with "Creative Formulation in an Age of Complex Regulation" presented by Isla Taylor of Lorama UK Ltd. The webinar will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 19 November at 2:30pm.
Abstract:
In recent years, the coating industry has faced an increasing amount of legislative pressure, driven by concerns around the impact of chemicals on health, environmental impact and product safety. While well-intended and often necessary, they can result in unintended consequences that lead to disruption to long established products and often create unforeseen challenges for formulators, demanding rapid adaptation, resource intense reformulation and careful alignment with global regulatory differences. While for companies operating internationally, such as Lorama Group, the ability to navigate these uncertain landscapes while continuing to innovate is not just a competitive advantage, but critical to both customers and our business sustainability. In these challenging times it is the supplier that is willing to partner with their customers in order to develop the next generation products for specific applications that will both survive and prosper. Lorama has invested heavily in a world class technical and regulatory team that is focussed on delivering sustainable solutions for our partners in industry.
Speaker Profile - Isla Taylor - Technical Lead, Lorama UK Ltd
Isla obtained her BSc (Hons) Biochemistry from the University of Salford in 2019. After graduating, she then pursued an MSc in Polymers, Colourants and Fine Chemicals at the University of Leeds. Isla joined the coatings industry in 2021 when she started working at HMG Paints Ltd. She worked within the Colour and R&D labs for over four years, before joining Lorama in June 2025. Here, she is the Technical Lead and alongside the wider technical team is responsible for pigment dispersions and colourants that serve many industries, including coatings. Isla is an active STEM ambassador, promoting communication and learning between industry and academia, and is an OCCA council member.
