Cefic - European Chemical Industry Council

ASSOCIATIONS PlasticsEurope appoints Javier Constante and Daniele Ferrari as vice presidents	14.01.2016
ASSOCIATIONS ISOPA general assembly elects new leadership	21.12.2015
PLASTICISERS ECPI urges European Commission to authorise recycling of flexible PVC containing DEHP / Expresses disappointment in European Parliament's objection	27.11.2015
EVENTS Workshop on flame retardants in the electronics industry held in Munich	16.10.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Confidence maintained despite minimal output growth / Sales down 4% / Trade surplus deteriorates / Polymers output continues pointing down in June / Cefic chemicals trends report	09.09.2015
EVENTS “Helsinki Chemicals Forum” to take place in Finnish capital in May / Seminar held in conjunction with ECHA Stakeholders' Day	23.03.2015
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU chemicals output treads water in 2014 / Petrochemicals production down 4% year-on-year / Cefic chemicals trends report	10.03.2015
PLASTICS MARKETS EUROPE Consumption grows 1% in 2013 / Polyolefins, PU and PET see gains / PVC and PS demand continues to fall / Producers under rising pressure / USA as most important trade partner	09.01.2015
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Europe struggles to remain competitive amid US shale gas onslaught / Industry organisations call on EU to help / Oxford study analyses chances and risks	05.01.2015
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PIE speaks to ECPI's sector group manager Stéphane Content about the European plasticisers market / Media wrongly group all phthalates together as harmful / Sustainability a key focus / REACH implementation should be balanced and pragmatic	01.12.2014
ASSOCIATIONS Solvay CEO Clamadieu elected president of Cefic	23.10.2014
PETROCHEMICALS EUROPE Cefic's petchems segment APPE has a new name	12.06.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EU chemicals output continues to rise in Q1 despite petrochemicals decline / Polymers production grows by 1.3% in March / Cefic data	10.06.2014
PVC RECYCLING VinylPlus: Record of more than 440,000 t PVC recycled in 2013 / 81% decrease in the use of lead-based stabilisers in the EU-27	16.05.2014
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Chemical output stagnant in 2013 / H2 growth helped pull sector out of a recession / Net trade surplus reached EUR 46 bn / Sector confidence down slightly in January 2013 / Cefic report	25.03.2014
YEAR IN REVIEW 2013 Part 2 – US shale gas advantage a game changer for European plastics industry / Players seek to level the playing field but authorities slow to react	17.12.2013
ASSOCIATIONS Cefic: Dorothee Arns new executive director	13.08.2013
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Production declines by 2% EU-wide in the first five months of 2013 / Growth engine revving in fits and starts / Company chieftains now more cautious about full-year outlook / Cefic trend report	12.08.2013
SHALE GAS European Chemical Council Cefic calls for action to promote natural gas exploitation / Warns of Europe's increasingly uncompetitive feedstock position	02.04.2013
ASSOCIATIONS Pinfa-NA established to promote environmentally friendly non-halogenated flame retardant solutions in North America	21.03.2013
ASSOCIATIONS Palmersheim new secretary general of ISOPA and ALIPA	23.11.2012
PLASTICS AND CLIMATE CO2 utilisation making strides but barely dents emissions growth / Nova-Institute conference	01.11.2012
ASSOCIATIONS Kurt Bock elected president of Cefic	03.10.2012
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic has launched large sustainable development campaign / Plastics sector plays key role / First ever sustainability report	01.06.2012
ITALY Plastics consumption stands at about 6m t / Heavily dependent on polymer imports / Output down 14% / Core machinery losing ground internationally / Exports down 25%	07.07.2010