The chemical industry provides solutions that are essential to meet Europe’s climate-neutrality and circularity goals, but there are still insufficient demand incentives for more costly sustainable products. As such, Cefic published a view paper highlighting if and how ‘market pull’ measures could support the business case for chemical companies to transition to low-carbon and circular…
As highlighted in the reports by Mario Draghi and Enrico Letta on the future of Europe’s economy and the Single Market, Europe’s trade policy needs to adapt to an ever-more complex geopolitical landscape to maintain EU’s long-term competitiveness. Following the Antwerp Declaration, Cefic published a position paper which calls for a carefully balanced EU trade…
Starting January 2025, Cefic will hold the secretariat of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) for a two-year term, becoming the focal point of its efforts to advance the sound management of chemicals worldwide. “Chemistry is the mother of all industries, and as President of ICCA, I look forward to working closer than ever…
Explore this year’s outstanding Responsible Care Awards 2024 projects, including 14 winners and 9 commendations. These projects exemplify diverse ways the industry is building a competitive, resilient, and sustainable future for Europe.
As highlighted in the EU Chemical industry Transition Pathway recently published by the European Commission, the chemical sector is heading towards the biggest transformation in its history. A transformation covering four different dimensions, as we go climate neutral, circular, digital while transitioning to safe and sustainable chemicals. A new interactive and customizable map shows planned and ongoing projects and investments in low-carbon technologies made by the EU chemical manufacturers. You will be able to explore the activities across different European countries and across a broad range of technologies.
Cefic’s 2024 Facts & Figures report reinforces the need to take bold and urgent action to secure Europe’s industrial future, not only to implement the Green Deal but also to prevent further de-industrialisation in Europe.
To help those keen to acquire an accurate picture of the industry, what it does, where, and why. We have produced the "Landscape of the European Chemical Industry", providing a regional overview and country-by-country snapshots, the challenges it faces and our ambitions for the future. The forces that shape its locations, challenges and solutions are as complex as many of its formulas.