Cefic - European Chemical Industry Council

PLASTICSEUROPE Covestro CEO Markus Steilemann is new president	25.06.2020
CORONAVIRUS Companies should act now to shock-proof their supply chains / McKinsey report	20.04.2020
CEFIC European chemical producers set up Covid-19 helpdesk / Industry group calls for easing of restrictions on trade of essential products	16.04.2020
BREXIT EU and UK chemical producers supply talking points for trade negotiations / No tariff barriers and REACH as common standard	06.03.2020
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU parliament approves "Green Deal" / MEPs find goals too timid	27.01.2020
EU TRADE Bilateral agreement with Singapore in effect / Basis for further ASEAN trade pacts	13.01.2020
EUROPEAN PLASTICISERS Nigel Sarginson to become new chairman / Matthias Pfeiffer is next vice-chair	09.01.2020
CHEMICALS ECONOMY EU production forecast to be flat in 2020 / Cefic cites slowing global economy / Issues of Brexit not specifically addressed	02.01.2020
ENERGY “Master Plan 2050” from energy-intensive industry panel maps climate goals / Recommendations fed into “Green New Deal”	13.12.2019
HORIZON EUROPE Industry calls on EU council for bigger research budget / Planning starts on programme's first four years	14.10.2019
PLASTICS RECYCLING EUROPE Over 100 partners sign "Circular Plastics Alliance" declaration / EU-wide voluntary targets for raising recyclate usage / EuPC, Cefic and FEAD among signatories	23.09.2019
BREXIT Nearly half of UK REACH registrations not yet transferred to EU entities / More than 700 substances may not be available from 1 November	18.09.2019
REACH ECHA seeks to improve compliance / Cefic launches action plan to help members update dossiers / Industry says NGO criticism is “not helpful”	02.07.2019
INTERVIEW PIE talks to Kevin Bradley from bromine producers' association BSEF / Updated code of best practices / Reduction of environmental emissions of polymer additives	29.05.2019
POLYETHYLENE PE imports from the US gaining steam / Impact on European producers' margins / Vast majority of new capacity still to come / Noticeable decline in imports to EU since January 2019	15.03.2019
BREXIT Uncertainty remains after MPs vote against leaving EU without a deal / EU and UK businesses say no deal is a no-win outcome for both sides	14.03.2019
CHLORINE European production declines / Capacity falls following ban on mercury process	28.02.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA publishes results of additives assessment project / EuMBC and other supply chain players key to project development	27.02.2019
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Ineos chairman Jim Ratcliffe hits out at EU “green” taxes and shale disadvantage / Open letter to the commission / “Nobody seriously invests in Europe”	15.02.2019
BREXIT European Commission adopts "no deal" plans / Lack of REACH regulation provisions / Major supply chain disruptions foreseen	01.02.2019
UNITED KINGDOM Brexit deal suffers heavy defeat / Plastics companies concerned about no deal / Cefic asks for solution to avoid supply chain disruptions / BPF survey	16.01.2019
EU CIRCULAR ECONOMY Report outlines technology solutions to meet EU plastics strategy / Joint R&D agenda from EuPC, SusChem, Cefic, PlasticsEurope and ECP4	14.12.2018
PLASTICSEUROPE Dow Europe's Javier Constante is new president / Michael Zobel and Tim Stedman elected VPs	23.11.2018
ASSOCIATIONS PU value chain's Brussels offices moving closer together	15.10.2018
PMMA Cefic granted funding to advance PMMA recycling in Europe	09.10.2018