The European chemical industry faces a challenging start to 2025 The competitiveness of the European chemical industry continues to be under serious pressure, with no sign of improvement early in 2025, neither on the cost side, nor on the demand side. Looking at the first quarter of 2025, the EU27 chemicals capacity utilisation stands at…
On 3 April, the European Commission services presented their latest thinking on the revision of the REACH Regulation during a meeting of CARACAL – the expert group of Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP, which advises the Commission on chemical legislation. From what we have heard today at CARACAL, it seems that the Commission services…
“For us, it is way past 12 o’clock.” This was the stark warning from Ilham Kadri, President of Cefic, at today’s High-Level Strategic Dialogue on the Chemical Industry Package led by Executive Vice President Stéphane Séjourné and Commissioner Jessika Roswall. Addressing policymakers, industry leaders, and civil society, Kadri and her fellow CEOs made it clear:…
This year, we celebrate two major milestones: 20 years of European Responsible Care® Awards excellence and 40 years since Responsible Care® begam in Canada. This edition focuses on the core principles of Responsible Care®, with a special category honoring Jean Bélanger, its founder. Application are open until 30 June 2025.
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.