Cefic - European Chemical Industry Council

CEFIC BASF CEO Markus Kamieth appointed president of Europe's chemical industry association	08.01.2026
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE EU27 competitiveness expected to erode further by 2030 amid rising energy costs / Bloc's global market shrinks over 15 years – Cefic	07.01.2026
YEAR-ENDER 2025: TARIFFS Trump tariffs shook EU plastics industry in 2025 / 15% duty ignited retaliatory firestorms / Diversification and capacity shifts ahead in 2026	16.12.2025
EU POLICY Commission launches bioeconomy strategy / Substitution of fossil fuels / Cefic says enthusiasm is premature / Bioplastics capacity growing rapidly	09.12.2025
INEOS Weak European trade defences said causing ‘tidal wave of cheap imports' / Chemicals and plastics maker prepares anti-dumping lawsuits	14.11.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output in H1 2025 pushed lower by weak demand, uncompetitive energy prices / Reliance on Chinese imports grows / Prospects of recovery remain unpredictable – Cefic	29.09.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Subsidies for innovative products underway / Brussels sets the stage but Netherlands leads on circular plastics	15.09.2025
CHEMICALS AND HEALTH ICCA updates materials database / Industry “more transparent than ever”	13.08.2025
CIRCULAR ECONOMY EU Commission opens consultation on Circular Economy Act	12.08.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents new seven-year budget / Council, Parliament oppose taxation plans	25.07.2025
EU POLICY Commission presents Action Plan to address capacity closure risks / Streamlining of ECHA and REACH envisaged	17.07.2025
EU POLICY Funding framework for Clean Industrial Deal projects stands / Focus on renewables / “Long term predictability for business”	14.07.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY EUROPE Cefic unveils five-point plan to accelerate shift to circular economy / Trade body urges action over ambition	26.06.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Poor start to 2025 on weak demand, output / High energy costs undermine global competitiveness / Dependence on imports grows	03.06.2025
EU POLICY MEPs in step with industry on energy / Substance reviews to be simplified / EP calls for acceleration of permitting, licensing	23.04.2025
MOL Hungarian group profits fall in 2024 as petrochemicals remain in the red / Force Majeure at Bratislava lifted / Bottle deposit return scheme ramps up despite losses	28.02.2025
EU POLICY Clean Industrial Deal unveiled in Brussels / 400 business leaders send urgent call to heads of state / Cefic praises ‘bold action' / Ineos's Ratcliffe prefers US approach	27.02.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ‘Trump 2.0' will see major changes in climate legislation / ACC staffers return to EPA	29.01.2025
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY International competitiveness still deficient / Cefic sees need for “bold action”	20.01.2025
GLOBAL TRADE EU agrees major trade deal with Mercosur / Opportunities for EU manufacturers to increase exports of automotive parts, chemicals	07.01.2025
CHEMICALS AND CLIMATE Cefic outlines pathways to achieve Europe's net-zero targets / Insights to guide future legislation	07.01.2025
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY High energy costs disadvantage European output, investment – Atradius report / Gap widening versus advantaged production in US / Stronger growth prospects in China, Middle East	09.12.2024
SYENSQO Former Solvay materials division posts mixed figures again / Low point apparently reached in Q3	18.11.2024
EUROPEAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Output rises in H1 2024 / Demand, run rates remain depressed / Many downstream industries still in decline / Uncertain outlook persists	18.09.2024
EU POLICY Chemicals and plastics producers hail Draghi report / EU should increase investments by EUR 800 bn “to fund radical and rapid reform”	16.09.2024