Enforcement of EU chemicals safety and environmental legislation will play a central role in implementing the European Green Deal agenda and the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. No matter how ambitious the legislation is on paper, it will never fulfil the level of protection of consumers and workers it has set out to offer, if not…
Clarity on what “Safe and Sustainable-by-Design” chemicals are will help the chemical industry successfully navigate unprecedented challenges, including the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS), circularity, digitalisation, and the transition to carbon neutrality. This was one of the main messages sent by Cefic Director General Marco Mensink during his intervention at ECHA’s Safer Chemicals Conference. On…
Accelerating development of Safe and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) chemicals is one of the growth opportunities for the chemical industry under the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. But what does Safe and Sustainable-by-Design exactly mean and how can we leverage this opportunity? In our new paper “Safe and Sustainable-by-Design: Boosting innovation and growth within the European chemical industry” we…
Being part of a movement to raise awareness of the latest developments, help promote stronger markets here in the EU for sustainable chemistry, and to accelerate chemical innovations which are safe and sustainable-by-design. Together we can demonstrate Europe’s potential to become a leader in sustainable chemistry.
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.
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.
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.
