Europe’s growth strategy, with the Green Deal and the Recovery and Resilience plan, provides an important opportunity for the bioeconomy to scale up, as investments in new innovative and (more) sustainable bio-based industries can play a critical role to support the green transition. The Commission’s 2020 Strategic Foresight Report mentions the potential of a sustainable bioeconomy, to…
Download the second progress report on the implementation of Cefic’s voluntary Action Plan for REACH dossiers update and improvement found that the number of dossiers evaluated in 2020 in the framework of this Plan increased by 55% compared to 2019.
Applications for the Responsible Care Awards 2021 are now open! We are pleased to introduce four brand new categories which showcase the European chemical industry’s outstanding and innovative work towards safe chemicals management and performance excellence. Following the “Caring in COVID-19 times” awards programme launched in 2020, this year, we will continue to show the industry’s commitment to support health during the pandemic, while also recognising projects that support…
Apply now for the European Responsible Care Awards to show how your organisation is contributing towards achieving climate-neutrality, circularity, while supporting during the pandemic, by caring for the mental health of company employees or accelerating the production of medical devices.
With over 1.2 million workers, €543 billion turnover and €9.3 billion R&I investments, the European chemical industry is a wealth generating sector of the economy and a major contributor to building a sustainable future for Europe.
The 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.
The chemical industry develops materials and technologies that can boost your home’s energy efficiency, make 100% recyclable products, build more efficient wind turbines , help preserve wild fish in oceans?.
Cefic is a not-for-profit making organisation, striving to be the most respected and trusted business association in Europe under EU transparency register n° 64879142323-9. It is devoted to promoting a thriving chemical industry that is broadly recognized to provide sustainable, safe and resource efficient solutions, foster prosperity, growth and investments in Europe and provide safe and resource efficient solutions to meet the challenges for future generations.
