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Sustainability and innovation driving chemistry solutions for the future

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Table of contents

02 Message from the President 06 Our strategic priorities: Sustainability,

and the Director General Competitiveness, Chemicals safety
04 The European chemical industry: 14 Innovation is our creed
key facts and figures 22 Governance, operations, network and membership
By innovating constantly and consuming
fewer resources, Europe’s chemical industry
is a driving force for sustainable development.

It is both a reality and a vision.

But the industry must get society on board

and work in full partnership with stakeholders
for this vision to deliver its full potential.
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Sustainability and innovation will
only thrive with open dialogue
Message from Christian Jourquin, President and Dr. Hubert Mandery, Director General
As we look ahead to 2011, the International Year of Chemistry,
it is clear that the 1.2 million people who work in Europe’s chemical
sector must continue to face up two crucial challenges – sustainability
and innovation.
If all of chemistry’s players want to live up
to the credo “enabler of solutions,” they
must join up both sustainability and
innovation at all levels, from the lab all
the way to shopfloor.
The most striking example of this
“joined-up” thinking is how the European
chemical industry maintains its
longstanding commitment to sustainable
growth. Sustainable practices include:
• Reducing any harmful impact on the
environment and human health;
• Shifting to eco-efficient raw materials
while lowering dependence on fossil-
based materials;
• Creating products and processes with
reduced energy consumption and
resource use;
• Enabling applications which, in turn,
allow users to reduce their own energy
consumption.
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Robust innovation is at the heart of these
technological changes. And this change
takes place increasingly by working together
through the value chain that includes
customers and downstream users. Joining
up people in the supply chain leads not
only to innovation but also to success in
the marketplace. This will allow our
European industry to enhance its global
position and help it to face growing
international competition.
Successful join-up requires meeting with
customers and providers, from technical
or regulatory areas or from marketing
or research & development levels.
Industries in Europe and elsewhere
develop better ways of doing things
by understanding together the new
needs of the market.
The chemical industry has a pivotal role Great leadership requires the ability and
to play in bringing about innovative willingness to listen. As the industry listens, More about the chemical
solutions. To do this, we have to start with it helps foster a healthy dialogue with the industry’s priorities:
people – to constantly attract the best talent public-at-large about chemical products
to keep our industry at the forefront and their safe use and it helps society 07 Sustainability
of cutting edge product development. become more sustainable. This is best Some important answers
achieved through transparency and active
At the same time, the chemical industry engagement with all our stakeholders. 09 Competitiveness
has to be more pro-active in evidencing The quality of this dialogue will be one A leader amid emerging giants
its contribution to society. Furthermore, of the most highly visible and the most 11 Chemicals safety
it has demonstrate the added-value it meaningful parts of our increased Breaking new ground
provides to peoples’ daily lives and the commitment to innovation.
environment. As a € 455 billion industry, 14 Innovation
the chemical sector in Europe must From knowledge and ideas
continue to demonstrate its impact to solutions
on the economy – especially for local
communities – creating high-wage jobs
and requiring well-trained workers.

To meet all the challenges facing our Christian Jourquin Dr. Hubert Mandery
industry and society, we must build President Director General
closer ties with:
• Academia – researchers, universities and
business schools;
• Supply chain – downstream chemical
producers to end-product manufacturers;
• Societal groups – NGOs, trade unions
and young people;
• Public Authorities and regulators.
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Supporting the European

economy and society

The European chemical industry: key facts and figures

The chemical industry plays an important role in supporting the European

economy and society. Not only does the sector provide jobs and added
value, it is a major net exporter − thus helping protect macro-economic
and financial growth and stability during uncertain economic times.

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The European chemicals sector is a pillar ... it has made major investments in improving
of the European economy... its energy efficiency...

World chemicals sales by region, 2009 EU chemicals* industry greenhouse-gas emissions,

energy consumption and production
180
Latin America Others
5.2% 2.0% 170 Chemicals production
160
150
140
EU27

Index (1990 = 100)

130
24.0%
120
North America Rest of Europe Energy consumption
3.1% 110
21.2%
100
90
80 Greenhouse-gas emissions
70
60
Asia
44.5% 50
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Source: Cefic Chemdata International Sources: Cefic Chemdata International & European Environment Agency (EEA)
* Including pharmaceuticals

... but energy consumption goes beyond fuel

Regional shares in world export of chemicals*, 2009 and power use as oil and gas are also an
important raw material source for our sector.
Latin America
2%
EU27*
46% EU chemicals* industry energy consumption
by source, 2008
Africa & Oceania 80
2% Rest of Europe 7.6
4% 70
69.1 Raw material
In million tonnes of oil equivalent

60
Fuel & Power
Asia
33% 50

NAFTA 40
13%
30 19.5
Source: Cefic Chemdata International
* Including intra-EU trade 20
17.1
10 14.1
3.1 0.8
6.7 0.3
0
Oil Gas Electricity Heat Coal Renewables Others

Sources: Eurostat & Cefic

* Including pharmaceuticals
Trade balance in chemicals
140
130
120 EU exports
110
100
Trade Flows (€ billion)

90
EU imports
80
70
60
50 EU balance
40
30
20
10
0
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Source: Cefic Chemdata International

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The European chemical

industry’s strategic priorities

Sustainability, competitiveness and chemical safety

Progress on sustainability, competitiveness, environment

and health are intimately linked: consuming fewer resources,
innovating to meet societal needs, competing in the global
economy and fostering health and environmental safety
will not happen in isolation.

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 Growing more, consuming less?
Chemical innovation is providing
some important answers.
Sustainability
How do we become resource efficient
without compromising quality of life?
Chemical products and chemistry-
driven advances in technology are
providing some critical answers and
ensure the sustainable development
of modern societies. This is why
it is critical that the industry’s voice
is heard in Brussels and in other
European decision-making forums.
European policymakers by and large
acknowledge that the European chemical
industry is a world leader in terms of
value creation and innovation. Making
progress toward sustainability is the
bedrock of our business. We provide
solutions to global challenges such
as greenhouse-gas emissions and
climate change, and are making strides
in reducing harmful emissions through
ever greater process efficiency in energy
and feedstock use and by advancing
the safe use of chemical substances
via REACH, the EU regulation
on the Registration, Evaluation
and Authorisation of Chemicals.
Responsible Care, the global chemical
industry’s initiative to drive continuous
improvement in its environmental, health
and safety performance, was put in place
25 years ago and has been growing ever
since, culminating in the Responsible
Care Global Charter, addressing the
growing public dialogue over sustainable
development, public health issues and
the need for greater industry transparency.
Chemistry cuts carbon emissions
The effort to curb harmful greenhouse
gas emissions worldwide provides
the chemical industry with multiple
opportunities. Many existing solutions
to climate change rely on chemistry to
deliver CO2 savings. Think of insulation
materials, low-energy lighting, light-
weight materials in transport applications
and many other current applications.
Chemistry provides the technological
backbone to exciting, high-tech
developments in nanotechnology,
micro- and nano-electronics, photonics,
advanced materials and biotechnology.
Life-cycle analysis shows that, in many
instances, the carbon emission cuts
made possible by chemistry outweigh
the emissions required for extraction,
manufacture and disposal. For every ton
of greenhouse gases emitted directly and
indirectly during production, the chemical
sector enables more than two tons of
emission savings via efficient products
and technologies provided to other
industries and consumers.
Making further progress, however,
requires a business environment
conducive to innovation and a supportive
regulatory context. There are challenges
on both fronts: Europe is not allocating
sufficient resources to research and
development, and misguided regulation
can inhibit the chemical industry’s ability
to further sustainability objectives.
Better emissions rules needed
The EU is close to adopting a
compromise text of the Industrial
Emissions Directive, which is aimed
at overhauling existing legislation
on emissions from industrial and
agricultural activities.
After the advocacy process,
a compromise text was adopted that
provides for much more flexibility than
the original proposal. For example,
it will be possible for competent
authorities to adapt required measures
to local environmental conditions
and the technical profile of the
installations concerned.
Through the directive, the European
Commission intends to redirect efforts
to reduce emissions and align them
to meet 2020 targets under the EU’s
Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution.
This would be achieved by helping
national governments and industry
implement and enforce emissions rules
and raising standards across the board:
Industrial installations would be granted
permits based on their ability to apply
best available techniques.
Striking the right balance between
economic, environmental and social
aspects will continue to be important
during the implementation phase
of the directive.
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It is hoped that the encouraging,
pragmatic approach can serve as
an inspiration as the EU prepares
for the United Nations Climate
Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico.
We remain concerned by the EU’s
overly unilateral approach to energy
and climate change policies.
The risk of carbon leakage – the
displacement of production and
employment to regions implementing
less stringent climate-change policies –
remains of concern for European
manufacturers unless all major global
players implement policies with similar
constraints and costs to businesses.
What is needed is a global, legally-
binding agreement under which all large
emitting countries pledge to significantly
cut back emissions by 2050.
Unilateralist trap weakens industry
Europe must avoid falling in the
unilateralist trap: a weakening European
industry’s competitive positioning will
not further sustainable development,
quite to the contrary. This is particularly
true for the chemical industry, which
enables emission reductions by deploying
innovative products and solutions.
When the EU sets itself unilateral
objectives that entail EU-specific
costs to address one of the biggest
global challenges, it inevitably
weakens Europe’s industrial base
and competitiveness, and undermines
investment and research and
development. Policies that seek to
stimulate economic transformation
predominantly by means of targeted
regulation; emissions trading; tax
breaks, grants and subsidies; public
investment and procurement must
not be allowed to undermine the proper
functioning of a market economy
or its innovative potential.
In the absence of an international
climate package, initiatives such as the
EU Emission Trading Scheme are creating
a disproportionate burden for European
businesses and consumers.
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Societal needs require robust innovation
Europe and the world are in a critical
need of more and faster innovation.
By accelerating the innovation process,
society can come up with the solutions
that will make it possible to ease the
current pressure on natural resources
and on the environment. Such pressure
will continue to increase due to an
expanding world population and its
legitimate and continuous demand
for better living standards.
Energy and raw materials must be used
in a more sustainable way. The chemical
industry’s production processes,
feedstock use and consumption patterns
must evolve to ensure its long-term
future. But the EU’s current bio-fuels
policies and its Common Agricultural
Policy are fuelling price and market
distortions which discourage
investment and innovation.
Genuine progress requires more and
faster innovation. Europe’s innovation
capability will determine whether it can
continue having a role in a changing
world that is being shaped by the rising
economic prominence of the Asian
continent and major social and ecological
transition worldwide. Precisely because
of its outstanding ability to generate
innovation, the chemical sector is of
major strategic, economic and social
importance to Europe.
Pushing for more innovation
Innovation requires brainpower,
education and skills. Cefic has been
mapping out the skills needed
to meet innovation and sustainability
requirements and providing input
to education programmes at
European schools and universities.
Cefic is taking an active part in the EU
Innovation Flagship Initiatives by taking
the lead on important public-private
partnerships involving sustainable urban
construction, sustainable individual
mobility in large cities, energy for
a low-carbon society and resource
efficiency in processing.
At the same time, Cefic has been
facilitating access to research funding
for companies, developing various
demonstration projects and expanding
the activities of the Sustainable Chemistry
Technology Platform (SusChem).
The SusChem platform is a prime
example of a European public-private
cooperation project that is furthering
innovation throughout the value chain.
SusChem uses visionary projects to
showcase the full-chain approach to
innovation. The Smart Energy Home,
for example, is a project that is developing
energy-saving home design solutions
based on cross-industry collaboration.
Cefic also uses SusChem as a vehicle
to coordinate various industrial sectors
active in nanotechnology. Such cross-
sector collaboration, involving multi-
disciplinary expert teams, is giving birth
to important research projects that may
provide solutions to present-day energy
challenges, such as lightweight materials
for construction and transport, new
material designs and breakthroughs
in diagnostics and healthcare.
New technology requires
public confidence
But successful innovation requires
political will if new technologies and
innovative products are to be brought
to the market. And nanotechnology
is a case in point.
Nanotechnology has become a hot topic
for EU government institutions and
non-governmental organizations. But the
technological potential of nanotechnology
is being reined in by concerns about
safety – which, although often legitimate,
are not impossible to address – and a
pervasive distrust of new technology.
Nanomaterials provide unique solutions
to global challenges such as climate
change, mobility, or housing. It is up
to us all to make sure that any risks
are properly assessed and regulation
properly addressed.
 Flourish in the global economy?
Europe’s chemical industry remains
a leader amid emerging giants.
Competitiveness
The European Commission is due
to report to EU industry ministers
by the end of 2010 on the implementation
of the recommendations of the High
Level Group for the Competitiveness
of the European Chemical Industry.
Adopted in February 2009, the report
provides a blueprint for the future
of the industry and dovetails with
many of the recommendations in
the “EU 2020” strategy paper issued
by the Commission in early 2010.
The EU High Level Group recognised
that the chemical industry is a major
enabling factor in sustainable
development, helping ensure Europe can
secure energy independence and redress
climate change. The group also called for
measures to make sure that European
chemical manufacturers remain
competitive in global markets.
In drawing up the report along with
other stakeholders – including policy
makers, regulators and non-
governmental organisations − the
industry reaffirmed its commitment to
maintaining a high level of research-and-
development spending in the EU, to
making further progress on cutting
greenhouse-gas emissions and to
ensuring compliance with health,
safety and environmental rules.
A year later, the results are mixed.
While some EU measures such
as initiatives aimed at stimulating
the European economy in response to
the financial crisis will provide a welcome
boost to competitiveness, these positive
effects are counterbalanced by many
other important developments on
the EU’s current policy agenda.
Lowering trade barriers welcomed
Among the positive developments,
Cefic heralds the landmark free-trade
agreement with South Korea as well as
continuing trade negotiations with major
economies such as India and Brazil.
Chemicals consumption in emerging
economies is expected to grow
significantly. Access to open global
markets and to raw materials at
competitive prices is of fundamental
importance.
Nevertheless, Cefic is calling for more
decisive EU policy action on a number
of fronts:
• Innovation, which is a cornerstone
of competitiveness;
• Removing the remaining obstacles
to an efficient functioning of the EU
single market;
• A successful conclusion of the Doha
Round of global trade negotiations,
including a chemical tariff liberalisation
agreement.
REACH costly, research funding lacking
The EU Regulation on the Registration,
Evaluation and Authorisation
of Chemicals (REACH) is the most
recent and the most complex product
regulation. It puts huge pressure
on industry and public sector resources.
It is generating considerable costs
for the European industry and hurts its
competitiveness. The next few years will
show whether it delivers. In spite of the
burden, the industry is committed to
make it work: we have interest in a
system which delivers results on human
health – it is something we owe to society
if we are to gain its confidence.
It is worrisome that research and
development expenditure still seriously
lags the EU target of 3% of gross
domestic product. At 1.8% of GDP, the
spending on R&D in the EU remains well
below the level of expenditure in other
developed regions of the world such
as the U.S.
Europe’s relatively low R&D efforts lack
critical mass to give birth to sufficient
innovative materials and solutions.
What’s more, conditions on the European
market are such that too few innovations
are actually brought to market in the form
of new materials and solutions. Cefic
remains concerned that Europe’s ability
to innovate and compete is hampered by
a general distrust of new technology and
an overly “precautionary” approach
to what is new.
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Indeed, there is more to innovation
than mere research. Innovation requires
exploiting new and existing knowledge
into solutions for the entire society.
In addition to research and technology,
innovation requires the right mindset
by all actors involved in the process and
spanning the private and public sectors.
The new EU approach to complement
research policies with innovation partner-
ships is a big step in the right direction.
Risk aversion hampers competitiveness
By and large, however, European attitudes
remain risk averse, which leads to
over-reliance on regulatory instruments
to control risk. This creates market
distortions, where government-favoured
but non-economically viable products or
technologies are crowding out more
efficient and competitive solutions.
Nanotechnology is an example of a highly
promising field of development where an
overly prescriptive regulatory approach
could undermine innovation and
European competitiveness. Cefic is
actively seeking to redress the imbalance
through a number of promising initiatives.
We are addressing the issue of public
distrust through the EuropeanTechnology
Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
(SusChem), which focuses its efforts on
new technologies and perceived risks.
Cefic’s Long-range Research Initiative,
meanwhile, has been extended to cover
the acceptance of new technologies
and products. A third of LRI’s budget
has been earmarked for research
on societal perception.
The regulation of risk in the EU is heavily
influenced by public perception, and the
same holds true for climate change
policies. Cefic is concerned by mounting
calls for the EU to move toward a
unilateral target of 30% reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
from the 1990 level.
Cefic calls for an international climate
change agreement that involves all major
emitters, avoids competitive distortions
and does not impede growth. We are
working with other stakeholders to help
develop a shared, long-term and global
vision and to ensure that measures taken
are fully and equally taken into account.
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Emissions reductions require global ETS threatens competitiveness
agreement
Cefic argues that the EU should seek to
During the past decades Europe’s strengthen its competitive and innovative
chemicals manufacturers have capacity by allocating resources toward
substantially increased their energy energy efficiency rather than discourage
efficiency. They are now among the investment by trading emissions rights
world’s most efficient and any unilateral on financial markets. Although Cefic
measures or targets will undoubtedly put remains actively involved with the
their competitive position at risk. European Commission in developing the
The European Emission Trading Scheme implementation details of ETS, it believes
is a case in point. Launched in 2005, ETS that generating EU-specific costs will lead
is designed to curb carbon emissions in to restructuring and the relocation of
the EU through a cap-and-trade system. employment and manufacturing
Under the second phase of ETS, which outside the EU.
started in 2008, the EU has committed
to cut CO2 emissions by 20% by 2020.
The European Commission’s plans for
Phase Three of ETS, due to start in 2013,
include proposals for increasing the
reduction target to 30% by 2020, as well
as the inclusion of other greenhouse
gases in addition to CO2 and widening
the scheme’s scope to cover a number
of new industrial sectors.
ETS presents a major challenge to
chemical industry’s competitiveness,
because energy can account for as much
as 80% of production costs in some
chemical processes.
ETS has a direct and indirect impact
on costs. Installations covered by ETS
face the additional costs of purchasing
allowances for energy-intensive process-
related emissions. Meanwhile, as
electricity consumers they face price
hikes because power producers are
passing on their own allowance costs
to their customers.
European power prices have surged since
the introduction of ETS. Combined with a
poorly functioning EU market for energy
and a lack of competition, this has had a
significant impact on sectors exposed to
worldwide competition. Although there
are some corrective mechanisms, the
truth is that many manufacturers in
Europe are at a serious competitive
disadvantage because of ETS.
Any global agreement on climate change
must therefore commit all developed
countries and other major emerging
economies to internationally legally
binding and equally strong emission
reduction targets.
 Safe use of chemicals?
Europe continues to break
new ground.
Safety of Chemicals
Cefic and its members continuously strive
to better understand environmental and
human health effects and ensure the
safety of products and processes through
Responsible Care. One of the main
responsibilities of Cefic is to contribute
to the safe use of chemical substances
in compliance with global, EU and
national rules.
The EU Regulation on the Registration,
Evaluation and Authorisation of
Chemicals entered into force in June
2007 and is widely regarded as the most
advanced system worldwide to regulate
the safe use of chemical substances.
Cefic has been intensely engaged in the
establishment of REACH and remains
deeply involved in supporting an efficient
and successful implementation. As a
constructive partner in environmental
and health issues, Cefic continues to
advocate the need for a consistent and
integrated approach and a solid scientific
basis for policy making.
“Smart legislation” encouraging
The European Commission’s embracing
of “smart” legislation is encouraging in
this respect, but multiple inconsistencies
and contradictions remain in the EU’s
regulatory system. Too many pieces of
European legislation on chemicals do still
exist that are not in line with the REACH
approach. The Directive on the Restriction
of the use of certain Hazardous Substances
(RoHS) is a case in point. The directive
suggests a methodology for substance
restrictions which does not contain a clear
reference to REACH and therefore does not
consider sound science or risk assesments.
This will lead to a duplication of criteria,
requirements and procedures.
These inconsistencies and contradictions
undermine the effective of regulation
of risk and they place an unnecessary
burden on industry.
REACH requires industry to assess and
ensure safe use by registering all existing
and future substances with the newly
established European Chemicals Agency.
Some 30,000 substances are expected
to pass through the REACH system in
three phases over 18 years.
The first phase, scheduled for completion
on 30 November 2010, covers “high-
production volume” chemicals (more
than 1,000 tons per year) and substances
“of very high concern.” The European
Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki
oversees the entire process in close
co-operation with EU member states,
institutions and stakeholders.
Cefic represents the industry as an
observer in the Management Board and
technical committees of ECHA.
About 4,400 substances are expected
to be registered by 30 November 2010
by ECHA. This is considerably lower than
some had expected but it does come
close to some of the estimates made
at the onset of the REACH programme.
Work continues to identify potentially
missing substances.
Cefic and its national member
associations have made intensive efforts
to inform, train, guide and help
companies to meet the REACH deadline.
Cefic’s ReachCentrum consultancy has
played an instrumental role in helping
producers manage consortia and
Substance Information Exchange Forums
(SIEFs.) ReachCentrum also offers
workshops and in-company trainings
for European and non European
manufacturing companies.
Progressively all substances above one
tonne either produced or imported
in the EU will pass through the REACH
procedure. This means that information
on thousands of substances – gathered
through a complex and resource
intensive mechanism called a Data
Sharing and Substance Information
Exchange Forum involving many actors –
will lead to an individual assessment and
possible risk management measures.
A challenging task thus lies ahead.
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Cefic prepares for REACH review
A comprehensive review of REACH by the
European Commission is scheduled for
2012. This will be a major opportunity to
address and remedy the teething
problems and shortcomings of the
system as currently established, including
a better integration of existing legislation
affecting chemicals.
In preparation of this important review
in 2012 Cefic has launched an in-depth
monitoring project. The monitoring
involves around 100 companies and
focuses on three areas:
• The working practicalities
of the regulation;
• The effect on the firms’
competitiveness and innovative
capabilities;
• Results in terms of health, safety
and environmental protection.
These are three indicators of direct
interest to industry and on which the
sector is likely to be judged by
government, NGOs and other
stakeholders.
Following an initiative of Cefic, the
Commission, ECHA and industry
stakeholders representing companies
registering under REACH have created a
Directors’ Contact Group to identify and
resolve issues of concern for companies
in meeting the first registration deadline
of 30 November 2010.
This has proven a particularly useful and
pragmatic initiative. The contact group
has taken practical steps to inject
additional flexibility into the preparatory
registration process, to support small
and medium-sized enterprises and to
circumvent difficulties related to changes
in corporate legal entities.
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Next steps needed for REACH New technology issues addressed
The implementation of REACH, Meanwhile, the political pressure for
meanwhile, has focused greater attention tightening rules on nano-materials is
on other important chemical-safety increasing – event though the European
issues: so-called “chemical cocktails” Commission and the chemicals industry
and nano-materials. agree that nano-materials are already
covered by existing legislation and that
Under REACH, risk assessments are no specifically tailored measures are
made on a substance-by-substance basis. necessary. Cefic and the European
REACH does not in principle cover Commission are collaborating to ensure
situations related to combined exposure that, where necessary, REACH and other
of different substances from different product-specific directives will adequately
sources. Some are concerned about address nano-materials safety.
possible risks stemming from such a
so-called “cocktail effect” of chemicals. At the same time, Cefic is contributing
to the OECD’s evaluation of existing test
The potential effects of combinations methods, sponsoring and sharing
of chemicals in complex environments research into nano-materials safety via its
may yield new information about Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) and
substances and their properties. But promoting the worldwide sharing of best
some argue that the use of standard tools practices under Responsible Care®.
of chemicals management – cost-benefit
and risk-benefit analysis, health impact Nano-materials constitute an exciting
assessment – are inappropriate to assess and highly promising field of
the effects of chemical “cocktails.” development. Cefic is committed to
ensure that nano-materials, nano-
The European Commission is set to products and nano-technologies are
finalise by 2012 a scientific assessment researched, designed, manufactured
of risks related to exposure to multiple and used safely and responsibly
chemicals. It will evaluate whether throughout the entire chain.
existing EU legislation is adequate
to manage possible risks resulting
from combined exposure to different
substances.
The debate around chemical cocktails
could have some far-reaching
consequences. Indeed, it challenges
the traditional, substance-by-substance
approach to risk assessment and risk
management that lies at the heart of
REACH and the EU’s current chemicals
management system.
Without clear guidance, policy makers
and government will be inclined to resort
to the so-called precautionary principle.
Needlessly drastic application of the
precautionary principle seriously hampers
the industry’s ability to innovate, to
explore new opportunities and to develop
solutions to the sustainability problems
we are facing today and will be facing
tomorrow.
Strategic approach improves
transparency
Whether it is cocktails, nano-materials or
well-known and widely used substances,
Cefic fully integrates science in all of its
risk-management work.
Under the Global Product Strategy,
Cefic continuously endeavours to better
understand emerging scientific issues
and how these can translate into useful
policy. GPS, a voluntary initiative of the
chemical industry to advance chemicals
management worldwide, is part of Cefic’s
contribution to the UN Strategic
Approach to Chemicals Management
(SAICM).
GPS commits companies to promote
the safe use of chemical products and
enhance product stewardship throughout
the value chain. It is a capacity-sharing
effort aimed at:
• Increasing the knowledge of substance
hazards;
• Identifying risks and proposing safe
handling;
• Bridge gaps in the safe handling of
chemical substances between
developing, emerging and
industrialized countries;
• Ensure the correct handling and use of
chemicals throughout the value chain
and across borders by providing
relevant and reliable information;
• Greater transparency, by helping
companies provide stakeholders with
information about chemicals sold in an
easily understandable format named
the GPS Safety Summary.
GPS is fully aligned with REACH. The
implementation in Europe will be based
on the completed REACH dossiers. The
increased transparency provided through
GPS will leverage the benefits of the work
accomplished under REACH and
contribute to building confidence in
chemicals worldwide.
Worldwide voluntary initiatives
Cefic is also an active participant in a
number of voluntary initiatives, in Europe
and worldwide:
• Cefic is a partner in the Integrated
Assessment of Health Risks of
Environmental Stressors in Europe
(INTARESE), a five-year EU-funded
project that aims to provide methods
and tools for the integrated risk
assessment of health risks from
environmental factors such as air
quality, water pollution and climate
change;
• Through research and workshops
funded by its Long-range Research
Initiative (LRI), Cefic is contributing to
the development of new methods of
integrated risk assessment and tools
aimed at better understanding the
concepts of dose, exposure and risk;
• Cefic supports research into animal
welfare under its innovation strategy.
As EU safety regulations (including
REACH) require animal testing, Cefic
subscribes to the “reduction,
refinement and replacement” of
animals in toxicity testing – the
so-called “3-R principle.” LRI
contributes to the European Platform
for Alternatives to Animal Testing, a
joint initiative of Cefic and of six other
industry sectors and supported by the
European Commission.
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Innovation is our creed

From knowledge and ideas to solutions

Our companies never stop developing new answers

to fundamental questions. We constantly question what
is around us and make it radically better.

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CASE STUDY
BASF

Nano-technology
protects the climate

The need for innovation Thus, less energy is consumed and

CO2 emissions are reduced. In addition,
Is it possible to use less energy and emit X-SEED® helps concrete elements
less CO2 in the production of an essential to meet high standards of strength,
construction material: concrete? durability and aesthetic appearance.

Further information on this

The response through innovation innovation may be found under:
www.construction-chemicals.basf.com/
Precast concrete components facilitate en/innovations
particularly rapid and cost-effective
construction. During the production
of concrete components, heat is
the traditional method that ensures
the material will harden more quickly.
However, the generation of heat is
energy consuming and often causes CO2
emissions. In addition, elevated curing
temperatures mean that the concrete
does not last as long. This is where
BASF’s innovation helps.

Using nano-technology, X-SEED®

from BASF is an innovative additive
that increases speed, flexibility and
efficiency of concrete application. With
the addition of nano-scale crystal seeds,
concrete is hardening more rapidly
during the first six to twelve hours after
its application. The necessity for heating
during the production process becomes
superfluous.

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CASE STUDY
ARKEMA
The need for innovation
Maximising a building’s lifecycle will
reduce maintenance time and costs,
resulting in greater efficiency and
reducing renovation material waste.
The response through innovation
Arkema has produced an acrylic-modified
polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin
in a convenient emulsion form that
will extend the expected lifecycle
of a roof to 30 years or more.
The outstanding durability of the water-
based Kynar Aquatec® coatings not only
maximises a building’s lifecycle, another
significant advantage of Kynar Aquatec®
based coatings is the high solar reflectivity
providing high advantages in cool roofing.
A cool roof can reduce roof surface tem-
perature by as much as 37°C, reducing
the heat transferred into a building
(and the demand on the Heating,
Ventilating, and Air Conditioning system)
and prolonging a roof’s lifecycle.
These VOC-compliant liquid coatings
formulated with Kynar Aquatec® PVDF
emulsions provide easier application
in the field or in the factory, and will dry
at ambient temperature.
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Minimising the
footprint of roofing
Offering excellent adhesion to a variety
of substrates, including metal, PVC,
polyolefin, wood, and concrete, these
innovative liquid coatings can also
be used as a finish coat over
acrylic basecoats.
Main product attributes are:
extreme weatherability, outstanding
water repellency, excellent dirt shedding
(white coatings remain white), superb
mildew resistance, and excellent stain
and chemical resistance.
Arkema received the Pierre Potier* 2010
Award for its Kynar Aquatec® emulsions.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under:
http://www.kynaraquatec.com
http://e-novmag.arkema.com/sites/
webzine/fr/architecture/home.page
* The Pierre Potier Award, created in 2006 on the
initiative of the French Ministry of the Economy,
Finance and Industry, rewards every year chemical
manufacturers who engage in innovation
at the service of sustainable development.
CASE STUDY
DSM
Increased performance in
bio-based automotive materials
The need for innovation
As the limited availability and the
environmental impact of fossil-based
raw materials create a clear need for
new and sustainable raw materials,
the automotive industry is having
to meet tough sustainability targets.
Further to this, today’s automotive
consumer is demanding for more
sustainable products as they become
more and more aware of the CO2
footprint of the cars they drive.
The response through innovation
In response to these important trends,
DSM introduced in April 2010 two
bio-based performance materials for
the automotive industry. Both materials
were developed by leveraging DSM’s
unique competences across Life Sciences
and Materials Sciences.
Palapreg® ECO P55-01, a bio-based
resin for automotive vehicle body parts,
including exterior panels, and EcoPaXX™,
a bio-based, high performance engineering
plastic, are DSM’s first bio-based
products for the automotive industry,
and have been developed without making
any sacrifice to product performance.
Palapreg® ECO is composed of 55%
renewable resources, making it the
composite resin material with the highest
bio-based content available on the market
today. EcoPaXX™ is a high-performance
polyamide that combines the benefits
of a high melting point (approx. 250° C),
low moisture absorption and excellent
resistance to various chemical substances,
including for instance road salt. Approxi-
mately 70% of the material is based on
building blocks derived from castor oil,
a renewable and non-edible resource.
DSM is pioneering the development
of 2nd generation biotechnology which
will go a long way to ensuring that
demand for bio-based products, including
biofuels, will be met without any
meaningful impact being made
on food prices or food production.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under:
http://www.dsm.com
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CASE STUDY
SOLVAY
Tapping the potential
of clean fuel cells
The need for innovation
Fuel cells hold part of the answer
to mankind’s sustainable development
challenges. But size remains a key issue:
to promote a broader, more intensive
use of this clean technology, we need
bigger, more powerful fuel cells.
The response through innovation
Solvay will invest over EUR 5 million
in the construction of a test fuel cell
with a total electric power of 1 megawatt
(MW) at its plant in Lillo near Antwerp,
Belgium. The investment is being
undertaken in partnership with the
Flemish, Dutch and European authorities.
The fuel cell will convert hydrogen
produced by electrolysis at SolVin’s
plant into electricity and by doing
so increase the energy efficiency
of the site’s electrolysis.
In fuel cells, hydrogen binds with
oxygen into water in a catalytic reaction
and this reaction produces electrical
energy and heat. The test Proton
Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell
will be made up of a large number
of membrane electrode assemblies
combining specialty polymers and
platinum electrodes.
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This PEM fuel cell will demonstrate
that fuel cell technology can be scaled-up
to a peak output of 1.7 MW and
a generation of 1 MW at steady rate,
by using Solvay’s innovative specialty
polymers and SolviCore’s membrane
electrode assemblies. The test fuel
cell will also be used by WaterstofNet
for research and test programs to
support and promote the development
of the use of hydrogen in the region.
This 1MW test installation will contribute
substantially to the development of this
promising technology. The fuel cell
in the Lillo plant does not only increase
the energy efficiency of the electrolysis,
but it also creates the possibility to
optimize the efficiency of fuel cell
technology on an industrial scale.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under:
http://www.solvaypress.com/
pressreleases/
CASE STUDY
EVONIK

Ensuring a longer life

and safety for e-mobility

The need for innovation
Electric cars require powerful, safe,
long-life batteries. It is the chemical
industry that is providing the
needed solutions.
The response through innovation
Evonik has already invested more than
100 million in lithium-ion technology
and is now poised to mass-produce
such battery cells – in partnership
with Daimler – at its production site in
Kamenz near Dresden, Germany.
This membrane ensures that the electrical
components in the battery are safely
and reliably separated. The membrane
consists of a material also used to make
coffee cups: ceramic. Evonik has devel-
oped a separator for lithium-ion batteries
that possesses a special ceramic coating.
This component clears the way for the
electric vehicle of the future – because
it is this separator, along with other
components, that allows the batteries
to achieve hitherto unknown power.
Large-scale fleet tests of electric cars
are already under way in European
cities. The vehicles offer clear advantages
for people and the environment: noise
pollution is radically reduced, and CO2
emissions from vehicular traffic amount
to exactly zero point zero.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under: www.evonik.com

Rechargeable batteries of this kind have

so far been widely used only in smaller
appliances like laptops and cell phones.
For more powerful applications, such
as automotive drives, the technology
has until now suffered from a serious
drawback: the batteries were not
sufficiently safe. In the event of failure
they were liable to overheat and therefore
could not be used for automotive drives.

Using new battery components,

Evonik has devised a system solution
for automobiles. At the core of this
system is a novel type of ultra-thin
membrane.

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CASE STUDY
RHODIA

Solving the
solvents issue

The need for innovation
Designing and producing new solvents
which meet increasing consumer expecta-
tions and legislative standards is a huge
challenge facing the European chemical
industry. Furthermore, sustainable solu-
tions have to consider the depletion of
natural resources and fossil fuels.
The response through innovation
Rhodia has developed a new generation
solvent that responds perfectly to these
demands. With its biodegradable,
non-toxic, non-irritant, non-flammable
and low-volatile properties, Rhodiasolv®
IRIS respects both the environment
and the health of its users. Made using
by-products from the polyamide chain,
Rhodiasolv® IRIS helps to optimize the
use of petrochemical resources and
reduce the environmental footprint
of industrial operations.
The solvent provides the basis for safe,
high-performance solutions used in
numerous applications, such as
paint stripping, industrial degreasing,
the removal of graffiti and printing
inks, as well as the production of
resins and crop protection formulations.
Harnessing its expertise in solvents
and surfactants, Rhodia has developed
innovative formulations which combine
efficiency, flexibility and safety with
environmental sustainability. Rhodiasolv®
STRIP, used for paint removal, features
among the offers already on the market.
Drawing on environmental impact studies,
Rhodia is developing a continuous produc-
tion process based on two innovative
catalytic reactions. With this new technology,
a competitive production plant will be
developed, delivering efficiency both in
terms of raw material and energy usage.
The development of new industrial
catalytic solutions is supported
by ADEME (the French Agency for
Environment and Energy Management)
and the 2009 European Life+ program.
Rhodiasolv® IRIS won the Pierre Potier*
2009 Award for “innovation in chemistry
supporting sustainable development”.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under:
www.rhodia.com
* The Pierre Potier Award, created in 2006 on the
initiative of the French Ministry of the Economy,
Finance and Industry, rewards every year chemical
manufacturers who engage in innovation
at the service of sustainable development.

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CASE STUDY
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE
for tomorrow’s living
The need for innovation
Buildings are currently
responsible for more than
40 percent of the world’s energy
use and about 30 percent of global
greenhouse gas emissions. How can
the building industry improve climate
protection ? Bayer is helping to answer
this question and meet these
challenges with sustainable solutions
for the construction industry – in
today’s homes for tomorrow’s living,
from eco-construction elements to
energy-efficient lights and ‘smart’
acoustics and optics.
The response through innovation
As part of its global EcoCommercial
Building (ECB) program, Bayer
MaterialScience are providing
innovations in the form of integrated
energy and material concepts for
industrial, commercial and office
buildings, where local climate conditions
and the energy requirements of each
building are taken into account. One
example is the Bayer CropScience child
care centre in Monheim, Germany, which
has been built to meet its own energy
needs without generating CO2 emissions.
The project was one of ten to be awarded
the “Energy-optimized Building 2009”
prize by the German Federal Ministry
of Economics.
Today’s homes
With the ECB program, Bayer draws
on a network of experts to provide
construction decision-makers with
energy-efficient, environmentally
compatible and economical solutions.
These solutions include Makrolon®
polycarbonate sheets, offering better
heat management through infrared-
absorbing or reflecting roofs, allowing
light to pass through while reflecting heat
and providing hail-impact resistance as
well as good weathering stability. Through
its acquired know-how and production
of innovative materials, Bayer Material-
Science has brought many products to
market besides Makrolon®, including
polyurethane insulating panels for roofs,
walls and floors, polyurethane systems
for floor coatings, energy-efficient
LED indoor and outdoor lighting
and solvent-free adhesives.
Further information on this innovation
may be found under:
www.bayermaterialscience.com/internet/
global_portal_cms.nsf/id/
EN_EcoCommercialBuilding
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A strong base for

efficient advocacy

Governance, operations, network and membership

By leveraging European, national and sectoral expertise,

Cefic proves a strong advocate for the industry
and effectively interacts with European stakeholders.

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 Cefic is the Brussels-based
organisation representing
the European chemical industry
Governance
Cefic’s members are:
• Corporations with a production base
in Europe and a worldwide turnover
in chemicals of more than € 1 billion;
• European national federations;
• Sectoral businesses with a production
base in Europe and a worldwide
turnover in chemicals of less than
€ 1 billion.
Cefic also provides Associate and Partner
status for other parties to engage in
Cefic’s activities in a more limited but
nonetheless relevant capacity: chemical
corporations with no production base
in Europe may join as Cefic Associates,
while other entities with a role or an
interest in the European chemical sector
may join as Cefic Partners. A full list of
Cefic members, associates and partners
is provided on page 28.
Cefic members are represented through
three member assemblies – the Assembly
of Corporate Members (ACOM), the
Assembly of Federation Members
(AFEM) and the Assembly of Business
Members (ABM) – which meet once
a year in a General Assembly.
The General Assembly elects the
governing Cefic Board and Executive
Committee for a two-year period.
The operational management of
Cefic is ensured by the Leadership Team,
which has overall responsibility for
coordinating and steering activities-
throughout the organisation and by
the National Association Board (NAB)
and the Industry Sectors Board (ISB).
Cefic Governing bodies
The Board
Members representing the Assembly
of Corporate Members (ACOM)
Huub Meessen SABIC
(representing Petrochemicals)
Hans Bender Procter & Gamble
(representing Brand chemicals),
Chair of the Product Stewardship
Programme Council
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu Rhodia,
Chair of Audit and Finance Committee
Anton de Vries LyondellBasell
(representing Plastics)
Hans-Ulrich Engel BASF, Chair of Energy,
HSE & Logistics Programme Council
Werner Fuhrmann Akzo Nobel
(representing Chlorine)
Theodore Wojnar ExxonMobil
Ian Hudson DuPont de Nemours,
Chair of Communications Programme
Council
Christian Jourquin Solvay, President
Thierry Le Hénaff Arkema, Chair
of Industrial Policy Programme Council
Wolfgang Plischke Bayer, Vice-President
and Chair of Research & Innovation
Programme Council
Feike Sijbesma DSM
Ben Van Beurden Shell, Chair
of Assembly of Corporate Members
Geoffery Merszei Dow Europe
Members representing the Assembly
of Federation Members (AFEM)
Klaus Engel Evonik, representing
VCI, Germany
Harri Kerminen Kemira, representing
KT RY, Finland
Christian Moretti PCAS Pharma
Synthesis, representing UIC, France
John Saul GSK, representing CIA,
United Kingdom
Pavel Svarc KKCG, representing
SCHP, Czech Republik
Carl Van Camp Total, representing
essenscia, Belgium
Members representing the Assembly
of Business Members (ABM)
Tony Bastock Contract Chemicals,
Vice-President, Chair of Assembly
of Business Members
Alain de Krassny Donau Chemie
Heinz Sieger CU Chemie Uetikon
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The Executive Committee
The Cefic Executive Committee
is composed of all chairpersons
of programme councils, the chairs
of ACOM and ABM, one board member
from AFEM and from the Industry
Sectors colleges and the President.
Tony Bastock Contract Chemicals,
Chair ABM
Hans Bender Procter & Gamble, Chair of
Product Stewardship Programme Council
Jean-Pierre Clamadieu Rhodia, Chair of
Audit and Finance Committee
Anton de Vries LyondellBasell (Plastics)
Hans-Ulrich Engel BASF, Chair of Energy,
HSE & Logistics Programme Council
Ian Hudson DuPont de Nemours,
Chair of Communications Programme
Council
Christian Jourquin Solvay, President
Thierry Le Hénaff Arkema, Chair
of Industrial Policy Programme Council
Wolfgang Plischke Bayer, Vice-President
and Chair of Research & Innovation
Programme Council
Pavel Svarc CEPRO, Chair of Assembly
of Federations Members
Ben Van Beurden Shell, Chair of
Assembly of Corporate Members
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Cefic Operational Bodies The Industry Sector Board
The Leadership Team (ISB)
Philip Brickell EIGA
Hubert Mandery, Director General
(European Industrial Gases Association)
Pierre de Kettenis, Executive Director
Chantal De Cooman Cefic
Petrochemistry
Pierre de Kettenis Cefic
William Garcia, Executive Director Energy,
Brigitte Dero Cefic
HSE and Logistics
Gernot Klotz, Executive Director Research Wilfried Haensel PlasticsEurope
Esa Härmälä EFMA
& Innovation
(European Fertilisers Manufacturers
Wilfried Haensel, Director General
Association)
PlasticsEurope
Jean-Claude Lahaut Cefic
Françoise Humbert, Director Communi-
Hubert Mandery Cefic
cations
Friedhelm Schmider ECPA
Jean-Claude Lahaut, General Counsel
(European Crop Protection Association)
and Executive Director EU Legislation
Alistair Steel Euro Chlor
& Advocacy
Jan van der Meulen CEPE
Lena Perenius, Executive Director
(European Council of Paint, Printing Ink
Product Stewardship
and Artists’ Colours Industry)
Alistair Steel, Executive Director
Susanne Zänker A.I.S.E.
Euro Chlor & Fine, Specialty
(International Association for Soaps,
& Consumer Chemicals
Detergents and Maintenance Products)
René van Sloten, Executive Director
Industrial Policy
Roland Vos, Executive Director Services
The National Association
Board (NAB)
Colette Alma - Zeestraten VNCI,
Netherlands
Claudio Benedetti FEDERCHIMICA,
Italy
Stephen Elliott CIA, United Kingdom
Fernando Galbis FEIQUE, Spain
Jean-Claude Lahaut Cefic
Hubert Mandery Cefic
Ladislav Novak SCHP, Czech Republic
Trygve Østmo Norsk Industri, Norway
Jean Pelin UIC, France
Panos Scarlatos HACI, Greece
Utz Tillmann VCI, Germany
Yves Verschueren essenscia, Belgium
Financial report 2009
Cefic’s annual expenses totalled
€ 44,8 million in 2009

The expenses are split into the Split of expenses by activity and income flow
following categories Based on actuals 2009 (in million E)
• € 14,9 million for Policy Centre
activities. Expenditures covered Policy Centre & LRI financing
the following Cefic programmes:
International Trade, Energy, HSE Expenses Mio E % Financed by
& Logistics, Product Stewardship, Policy Centre 16.8 38 AFEM for 15%
Research & Innovation, Build Trust LRI projects 3.8 8 ACOM for 68%
& Communications, Legislation & ABM for 10%
Services 3.0 7 Sales for 7 %
Advocacy. They also include central
management costs (DG and office
of DG). ABM & ACOM Financing
• € 1,9 million write-off provision Expenses Mio E % Financed by
for ReachLink investment. Sector Groups Research 9.9 22
• € 3,0 million for Services activities, ABM
Sector Groups Management 11.3 25 ACOM
covering Finance & Accounting,
Human Resources, Information
Technology, Events, Business
Development, Office Management
& Archiving.
• € 3,8 million for LRI Research
Projects. Actual expenses and income 2009
• € 11,3 million for running expenses (in thousand E)
of sectoral activities. This covered
the Industry Sectors: Petrochemicals, Actuals 2009 Actuals 2009 Actuals 2009
Policy Centre/Services/ Sectoral activities Total
EuroChlor and Fine Specialty &
Consumer Chemicals. Expenses LRI Research Projects 16,666,426
• € 9,9 million in research costs related Labour 9,829 6,836 616,666
to sectoral activities. Office 1,408 1,017 2,426
Travel 335 303 638
On the income site, the horizontal Meetings 530 907 1,436
Programmes Councils and science Publications 241 17 258
budgets were mainly covered by fees Net Internal Purchasing 20 552 572
paid by national federations (AFEM) Management Contribution 1,482 1,383 2,865
and major companies (ACOM). External Contractors 6,406 9,879 16,285
External Support to Cefic 327 3 330
Non-ACOM companies participating in
sectoral activities (ABM) also contributed Others 2,698 268 2,967
to the financing of the horizontal part Investments (depreciation) 359 0 359
by paying a fee to Cefic on top of the Trainings 26 10 36
sectoral budgets.These fees totalled IT 10 2 12
€ 1,8 million in 2009. Total Expenses 23,672 21,177 44,849

Income
Internal Sales 3,427 0 3,437
External Sales 1,205 1,469 2,674
Sectoral Contributions 0 17,093 17,093
Sectoral Variable Contribution 0 4,209 4,209
Research Funding 0 0 0
Affiliated Sectors 300 0 300
AFEM 2,486 0 2,486
ACOM 12,209 0 12,209
Note: Internal Purchasing ABM 1,800 0 1,800
and Management Contribution Interest 284 14 298
in «Total Expenses» can be off-set
by Internal Sales in «Total Income».
Total Income 21,722 22,785 44,507

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Cefic network
of national associations
and industry sectors
National associations
Austria FCIO - Fachverband der
Chemischen Industrie Österreichs
Belgium essenscia - Belgian federation
for chemistry and life sciences
Czech Republic SCHP - Svaz chemického
prumyslu Ceské republiky
Denmark PIBF - Procesindustriens
Brancheforening
Finland KT RY - Kemianteollisuus ry
France UIC - Union des Industries
Chimiques
Germany VCI - Verband der
Chemischen Industrie
Greece HACI - Hellenic Association
of Chemical Industries
Hungary MAVESZ - Magyar Vegyipari
Szövetség
Ireland PharmaChemical Ireland
Italy FEDERCHIMICA - Federazione
Nazionale dell’Industria Chimica
Netherlands VNCI - Vereniging van
de Nederlandse Chemische Industrie
Norway NI - Norsk Industri
Poland PIPC - Polish Chamber
of Chemical Industry
Portugal APEQ - Associação
Portuguesa das Empresas Químicas
Slovak Republic ZCHFP - Zväz
chemického a farmaceutického
priemyslu Slovenskej republiky`
Slovenia CRA - Zdruzenje kemijske
in gumarske industrije
Spain FEIQUE - Federación Empresarial
de la Industria Química Española
Sweden Plast- & Kemiföretagen
Switzerland SGCI Chemie Pharma
Schweiz - Schweizerische Gesellschaft
für Chemische Industrie
Turkey TKSD - Turkiye Kimya
Sanayicileri Dernegi
United Kingdom CIA - Chemical
Industries Association
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Associate national associations
Bulgaria Branshova Kamara
na Turgovskite Drujestva
ot Chimicheskata Promishlenost
Croatia UKI - Udruzenje Kemijske
Industrije
Estonia Eesti Keemiatoostuse Liit
Latvia LAKIFA - Latvijas Kimijas
Un Farmacijas Uznemeju Asociacija
Lithuania Lietuvos Chemijos Pramones
Imoniu Asociacija
Romania FEPACHIM - Federatia
Patronatelor din Ramura Industriei
Chimice si Petrochimice din Romania
Industry sectors
Fine, Specialty and Consumer
Chemicals (FSCC)
Resins, Dyes, Pigments, Fillers
and Catalysts
Pigments, Dyes, Fillers & Catalysts
ASASP Association of Synthetic
Amorphous Silica Producers
Cyanides
ECMA European Catalysts Manufacturers
Association
EPEM European Producers
of Electrofused Minerals
ESAPA European Soda Ash Producers
Association
Eurocolour Pigments, dyes and fillers
producers
Organoclays
PACTE Producers Association
of nanoCarbon tube in Europe
PSMA Physical Sunscreen
Manufacturers Association
SSPA Sodium Sulphate Producers
Association
TDMA Titanium Dioxide Manufacturers
Association
ZOPA Zinc Oxide Producers Association
Resins
ALIPA Aliphatic Isocyanates Producers
Association
CES Centre Européen des Silicones
EMPA European Melamine Producers
Association
EPDLA European Polymer Dispersion
and Latex Association
FormaCare
HARRPA Hydrocarbon And Rosin Resins
Producers Association
PPRM Polyester Powder Resins
SRM Solvent Resins
UPR Unsaturated Polyester Resins
UV/EB Acrylate Resins
Plastics Additives
EBFRIP European Brominated Flame
Retardant Industry Panel
ECPI European Council for Plasticisers
and Intermediates
EEVA Epoxydised Vegetable Oils
EFRA European Flame Retardants
Association
ELISANA European Light Stabilisers
and Anti-oxidants association
ELOA European Lead Oxide Association
ERCA European Rubber Chemicals
Association
ESPA European Stabilisers Producers
Association
ETICA European Tin Catalysts
Association
FCA Food Contact Additives Sector
Group
PINFA Phosphorus, Inorganic
and Nitrogens Flame Retardants
PUR Pur Amines Catalysts
Performance Chemicals
Oleochemicals and Surfactants
APAG European Oleochemicals
& Allied Products Group
CESIO Comité Européen
des Agents de Surface
ECOSOL European Centre
of Studies on LAB/LAS
Water, Paper and Oil
Treatment Chemicals
ACPA Activated Carbon Producers
Association
CEEP Centre Européen d’Etudes
des Polyphosphates
CEES Centre Européen d’Etude
des Silicates
Cellulose Ethers
CEPAD/EBPP Conseil Européen
des Phénols Alkylés et Dérivés
EAC European Aminocarboxylates
Committee
EUZEPA European Zeolite Producers
Association
INCOPA Inorganic Coagulants Producers
Association
Peroxygens
Persulphates
Sodium Chlorate
SOIA Synthetic Organic Ion Exchangers
and Adsorbents
Food and Protective Applications
Food and Feed
ECAMA European Citric Acid Manufactur-
ers Association
EFG (European Fermentation Group)
GME Gelatin Manufacturers of Europe
IFP Inorganic Feed Phosphates
PAPA (EFPA / EPPAA) Phosphoric acid
and food phosphates
Fine Chemicals
APIC Active Pharmaceutical
Ingredients Committee
EFCG European Fine Chemicals Group
Biocides
EBPF European Biocides Products Forum
PAR Peracetic Acid Registration
SARG Sorbic Acid/Potassium Sorbate
Petrochemistry / APPE
APPE Association of Petrochemicals
Producers in Europe
Acrylonitrile
AGU Automotive Grade Urea
Alkylamines
Amines
APA Aromatics Producers Association
ASG Acetyls Sector Group
ATC Technical Committee of Petroleum
Additive Manufacturers in Europe
(Affiliated Member)
BDO & Derivatives
CCSG Coal Chemicals
EBAM European Basic Acrylic
Monomer Group
EFOA European Fuel Oxygenates
Association
EPRA European Phenolic Resins
Association(Affiliated Member)
ESIG European Solvent Industry Group
Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives
Producers Association
HSPA Hydrocarbon Solvent Producers
Association
LOSG Lower Olefins Sector Group
MSG Methacrylates Sector Group
Methanol
OSPA Oxygenated Solvent
Producers Association
PO & Glycols Propylene Oxide
& Glycols Sector Group
PPA Phenol Producers Association
Plastics /
PlasticsEurope
PlasticsEurope
Expoxy Resins, Fluoropolymers,PC
BPA,PET, Polyolefins, Vinyls
Styrenics chain
ABS/SAN Acrylonitrile Butadiene
Styrene Copolymer-Styrene Acrylonitrile
Copolymer
EPS Expandable Polystyrene
EXIBA Polystyrene
PS Polystyrene
SPA Styrene Producers Association
Halogens / Euro Chlor
Euro Chlor
Chlorinated Paraffins Sector Group
ECSA European Chlorinated Solvent
Association
Potassium Working Group
CTEF Comité Technique Européen
du Fluor
EFCTC European Fluorocarbon
Technical Committee
ESA European Sulphuric Acid Association
Fluorspar
GFPF Global Fluorcarbon Producers’
Forum
Affiliates
AECC Association for Emissions Control
by Catalyst
AFEMS Association of European
Manufacturers of Sporting Ammunition
A.I.S.E. International Association for
Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance
Products
ATC Technical Committee of Petroleum
Additive Manufacturers in Europe
BACS British Association for Chemical
Specialties
CEPE European Council of the Paint,
Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry
ECPA European Crop Protection
Association
EFCC European Federation for
Construction Chemicals
EFFA European Flavour Association
EFMA European Fertilizers
Manufacturers Association
EIGA European Industrial Gases
Association
ENA European Nitrators Association
EPF* European Photocatalysis Federation
EPRA European Phenolic Resins
Association
ERMA European Resin Manufacturers
Association
ETAD Ecological and Toxicological
Association of Dyes and Organic
Pigments Manufacturers
Euro Chlor
FEEM Federation of European Explosives
Manufacturers
FEICA Association of European
Adhesives Manufacturers
IFRA International Fragrance Association
ISOPA European Diisocyanate & Polyol
Producers Association
PlasticsEurope
*Awaiting Board approval
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Cefic member companies Business members (ABM) Bracco

Brenntag
(as per 15 September 2010) AarhusKarlshamn Brüggemann Chemical
Abbott Laboratories Brunner Mond
Abriso* Buckman Laboratories
Corporate members (ACOM) Byk Chemie
Abwassertechnische Beratung-
und Servicebüro Steding (ABS) CABB
Akzo Nobel
Acorn Water Ltd Cabot
Albemarle
Activa Caldic Chemie
Arch Chemicals
Adisseo Caffaro Chimica (SNIA Group)
Arkema
Advachem Cambrex Karlskoga
Ashland
A-Esse Campine
Astra Zeneca*
Agriphar Carbogen AMCIS
BASF
Air Products Chemicals Europe* CarboTech
Bayer
Ajinomoto Eurolysine Cargill
Borealis
Ajinomoto Foods Catalyst Recovery Europe (Porocel)
BP
Ajinomoto OmniChem Catena Additives*
Celanese
Akcros Chemicals Celgene Chemicals
Chemtura
Akdeniz Chemicals CEPSA Química
Chevron Phillips
Aktivsauerstoff Cerbios
Clariant
Alberdingk Boley Chemifloc
Cognis
Alder Chemische Fabrik Budenheim
Cristal Global
Alkim Alkali Kimya Chemische Fabrik WIBARCO
Dow Corning
AllessaChemie Chemiplastica*
Dow Europe
Alufluor Chemisol
DSM
Ambrogio Pagani Chemko
DuPont de Nemours
Amcol Specialty Minerals Chemox*
Eastman Chemicals
Amcor Flexibles Europe Chemson
Evonik Industries
Amino ChemTrade Roth
ExxonMobil Chemical Europe
Anitox Chemviron Carbon
FMC Foret
Aragonesas Industrias y Energia Chevron Oronite
Honeywell
Areva Chimica Dr. F. D’Agostino
Huntsman
Arizona Chemical Company Chimica Pomponesco
INEOS
Arran Chemical Co. Christeyns
Kemira
Arsol Aromatics Ciech
Kuraray Group
Asturiana de Zinc Cilag
Lanxess
Asua Products Cinkarna
Lubrizol
Atlantic Copper CIPAN
Lucite
Aurubis Climax Molybdenum
LyondellBasell
Austrotherm Co.ge.fin
MAPEI
Axellia Colorobbia Italia
Merck KGAA
Axens Compañia Minera Rio Tirón
Mexichem Fluor
Azomures ConocoPhillips
Novartis
Babolna Bio Contract Chemicals
OMV
Baerlocher Coplosa
Oxea*
Balchem Corporation Cordenka
Perstop
Baxter SQA Europe CP KELCO
Polimeri
Befesa Desulfuración Crenox
Procter & Gamble
Befesa Zinc Sondika Croda International
Repsol - YPF Quimica
Belinka Perkemija CU Chemie Uetikon
Rhodia
Bell Laboratories CUF - Adubos de Portugal
Rio Tinto
Berzelius Stolberg CUF Animicos Industriais*
Sabic
Bilbaina de Alquitranes CWK Bad Köstritz
Sanofi Aventis*
BIM Kemi Cytec Industries
Shell Chemicals
Bio-MCN Dabeer
Solvay
Bioxal Danisco
Sumitomo
BK Giulini DCC Maastricht*
Total Chimie
Bluestar Silicones De Craene
TVK
Bochemie Delamine
Unilever
Bode Chemie Denkin
Wacker - Chemie
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Derivados Del Fluor
Boliden Desotec
Borregaard

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Deutsche Oelfabrik gesellschaft Gattefossé Kronos International
für chemische GE Healthcare Kroton Gres 2000
Erzeugnisse (DOG) GE Betz La Seda de Barcelona
Deza Gelatines Weishardt La Unión Resinera Española
Diamantino Malho & Ca. Gelita Laboratoires Anios
Dipharma Givaudan Laboratorios Agrochem
DOMO Caproleuna Grace Laboratorios Miret – Lamirsa
Donau Carbon Grillo-Werke Lallemand SAS
Donau Chemie Grillo Zinkoxid Lamberti
Draslovka Grindeks Lapi Gelatine
DRT H. Lundbeck Laviosa Chimica Mineraria
Dynea Habich * Lenzing
DyStar Haldor Topsoe Lerg
Ecofuel System Hamm Chemie Liebau Chemie
Ecogreen Oleochemicals Hebron Liphatech
Ecolab Hellenic Petroleum Lonza Group
Ediltec Helsinn Chemicals Lukoil Neftochim Bourgas
EGIS Pharmaceuticals Hentschke & Sawatzki Chemische Fabrik Luzenac
Eigenmann & Veronelli Hexion Specialty Chemicals Lysoform Dr. Hans Rosemann
Electroquímica de Hernani Hovione FarmaCiencia Marchi Industriale
Elementis Hypred Mare Austria
Eli Lilly & Company ICL-IP Mario Pilato Blat
Eliokem Igcar Productos Químicos Medichem
Emery Oleochemichals Inchemica Megara Resins Anastasios Fanis
Endura INDAL Melamin D.D. Kocevje
ENI Industrial Chemicals* Merck Sharp & Dohme
EOC Industrial Química del Nalón MFP Michelin
Ercros Industrial Química Lasem Microban
Esco (European Salt Company) Industrias Químicas Associadas Mikro-Technik
ESD - SIC* Industrias Químicas del Ebro Milliken Chemical
Essemar Infineum Minera de Santa Marta
Esterchem Interbon Minersa
Esteve Quimica IQESIL Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company
Eti Soda * ISOCHEM MKS Marmara Entegre Kimya Sanayi
Eurecat ISP Marl Momentive Performance Materials
Eurocarb Products Italgelatine Motim Company
Euroresinas Industrías Químicas Italmatch Chemicals Nabaltec
Eurosupport Catalysts Group IZOCAM Nalco Europe
Euro-Yser, Productos Químicos J.M. Huber Nanocyl
Ewald Gelatine Jackon Insulation Natrocell
Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici (FIS) Janssen Pharmaceutica Neochim
Faci Johnson & Johnson Neste Oil
Fantoni Johnson Controls Hybrid and Recycling Neville Chemical Europe
Farcoll-Fabbrica Resine Collanti Johnson Matthey Macfarlan Smith Nilefos Química
FeF Chemicals* Joseph Storey & Co. Nordische Oelwerke
Feralco Juncá Gelatines S.L.V. Norit Nederland
Ferro Jungbunzlauer Norsk Hydro
Fertiberia KAO Corporation Norzinco
Finorga Katwijk Chemie Novacap
FINSA-FORESA, Industrias Químicas Kemfine Group Novacarb
del Noroeste Kerry Bio-science Novance
Flexsys CC KGHM Metraco Novapex
Floridienne Chimie Kiilto Novo Nordisk
Fluorchemie Dohna Kilfrost Novozymes
Fluorsid Killgerm Nubiola Pigmentos
Forchem Klueber Lubrication Nuova Solmine
Fosfa Knauf Nuplex Resins
Gaba International Kodak Polychrome Graphics Nyco
Gadot Biochemical Industries Koma spol. Nyrstar
Galactic Koppers Europe OCI Nitrogen*
Gale Krems Chemie* Ofichem
Galp Energia SGPS KRKA
Gaschema Kronochem *Awaiting Board approval

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Oleochem Sachtleben Bergbau Tessenderlo Chemie

Oleon Sachtleben Pigments TFL Ledertechnik
OLTCHIM Sachtleben Wasserchemie Thermphos International
Omya International Sadepan Chimica Thomas Swan
Organik Kimya Netherlands SAFC Pharma Thor
Oxiris Chemicals SAFLOC TIB Chemicals
Oxizinc-Agalsa Sanitized TIMAB Industries
PCAS Sapec Quimica Tolsa
PCC Rokita SARAS Tosoh Europe
PelGar International Sasol Total France
Penox SC GHCL UPSOM Romania Total Germany
Pentagon Fine Chemicals SC Johnson Treibacher Schleifmittel
Peter Greven Fett-Chemie Schering Plough Tricat
Petrochem Carless Schill & Seilacher Trifer
Pfizer Schirm Trobas Gelatine
Physalis* Schülke & Mayr Tronox Pigments
PICA Scott Bader Company Troy Chemical
Piramal Healthcare SE Tylose UBE Chemical Europe
PKN Orlen SEKAB Ubichem*
Polioli SEPPIC UMICORE
Poliya* SERATEC Undesa Italia
PolymerLatex Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe Unger
Polynt SI Group Unión Deriván
Portovesme Sidra Wasserchemie United Resins
PPG Industries Siegfried Uquifa
PQ Europe Sifavitor Ursa International
Prayon Sigma-Aldrich van Baerle
Precheza Silcarbon Aktivkohle van Baerle GmbH + Co.
Prignitzer Chemie Silekol Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
Produits Chimiques De Loos - Chemilyl SILKEM Victrex Fluorides
Prom Chem Silmaco VizTec*
Promox Silox Washington Mills Electro Minerals
Pronova BioPharma SIR Industriale WeylChem Frankfurt
Protelor Sirap-Gema Insulation Systems William Blythe
Puccioni SKW Stickstoffwerke Resteritz Woellner
Purac Biochem Sochinaz Worlée
Purolite International Soda Sanayii Xstrata Nickel Falconbridge Nikkelverk
Quaker Chemical SodaWerk Stassfurt Xstrata Zink
Quimitécnica Soderec International YARA International
Quinn Plastics Sodes Zaklady Azotowe Pulawy
Radici Chimica Sopura Zaklady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Moscicach
Rahn SPIGANORD Zaklady Chemiczne POLICE
Raschig Spolana Zaklady Metalurgiczne “Silesia”- Spólka
Reagens Spolchemie Akcyjna
Reckitt Benckiser Stahl International Zapi
Reichhold Statoil Zea Sciences
Reinert Gruppe Stearinerie Dubois Zentiva
Remondis Production Stepan Zeochem
Rentokil Initial Stockemeier
Resindion Süd Chemie
Resiquímica - Resinas Químicas Sulquisa
Respol Resins Sun Chemical
RheinPerchemie Swords Laboratories
Rich. Steinebach Syngenta Crop Protection
Robinson Brothers Synthesia
Rockwood Additives Synthite
Rohner Synthomer
Roquette Frères Synthopol Chemie
Rousselot Syral
Ruhr Zinc Talvivaara Mining Company
Rütgers Germany Taminco
S.I.C.A.V. Tate & Lyle
S.O.G.I.S Industria Chimica TCDO Produktions *Awaiting Board approval

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Cefic Associates Partners
and Partners AAF
Act-International
AFAQUIM
Associated companies Alysom
Aqua Europa
Adeka-Palmarole
Atos Origin
Arez International
BCT Chemtrade Corporation
Aslend Performance Materials
British Color Makers Association
Axcentive
Chemische Fabrik Wocklum Gebr. Hertin
Bio-Cide International
Club MCAS
Delamin
Codelco Kupferhandel
Erco Worldwide
Dartex Coatings*
FRX Polymers*
Dr. P. Pleisch
Halliburton
EuCheMS
Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha
EWPM - European Wood Preservative
Ishizuka Glass Co
Manufacturers Group
Jubilant Pharmaceuticals
Fibran Italia
Kenya Fluorspar
First Solar
Koppers Lambson
Flexipack*
Maaden Phosphate
Group Roullier (TIMAC Agro
Metafrax
Internationale)
Methanex
Harke Chemicals
Nama Europe
IMPCA
Plazit
Integra Services
Rotem Amfert Negev
Interacid Trading
Safripol
Inter Chem Trading
Sallies
Kemmax
Samine
Leitat Technological Center
SKW QUAB Chemicals
Normpack
Songwon International
Petrofer
Steris
Phoenix OPC Trading
Tar Alliance
Prai Trading & Shipping
Tayca Corporation
Radarchim
Vergenoeg Mining
Reachway
Solvadis Chemag
Sulzer
Teijin Aramid
Tetra Pak
Verband Chemiehandel
Vink + Co.

*Awaiting Board approval

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