“The ambitions of the EU Green Deal: climate neutrality, circular models, and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, are huge. The only solution to achieve these ambitions is innovation. Sometimes we can develop solutions within our companies, but sometimes we need to look outside our boundaries to innovate. Start-ups could be an answer” says Pierre Barthelemy,…
Brussels, 5 May 2021 – Welcoming the publication of an updated EU Industrial Strategy, Cefic Director General Marco Mensink said: “The Industrial Strategy is a timely update that brings the EU’s industrial vision more in line with the goals of the Green Deal and ongoing COVID crisis. The pandemic has highlighted the indispensable role of chemicals in…
The need to foster and drive innovation within industry to reach the 2050 climate targets and addressing the question of how can EU ETS help companies to adapt their technologies were at the centre of the panel debate organised by POLITICO Europe on 20 April. The panel consisted of Marco Mensink, Cefic Director General, Haege…
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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.
