Keyword: European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC)

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EU Chemical Output Down 2% in 2014, CEFIC says

16.04.2015 - European chemical production rose 0.2% in 2014, the chemical industry federation CEFIC said in its just-published Chemicals Trends Report. By contrast, sales fell 1% year-on-year...

Markets & Companies

Low Oil Prices Pose Challenges for European Chemical Industry

24.03.2015 - The sharp drop in oil prices in the second half of last year is causing some dilemmas not only for individual chemical producers in Europe, particularly those making petrochemicals...

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EU Chemical Players Confident Despite Sluggish 2014

12.12.2014 - The EU chemical industry confidence indicator (CCI) published by the European Chemistry Council, CEFIC, soared in October 2014 and reached its highest level since July 2011, the...

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Nordic Countries Pressure EU on Endocrine Disruptors

04.12.2014 - The Nordic Council, representing the governments of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, has called on the European Commission to accelerate plans for identifying...

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Global Competitiveness of EU Chemicals Sector

24.11.2014 - Domestic EU market shareThe European chemical industry, with sales of €527 billion (2013), is one of the largest industrial sectors in the EU. Despite the apparent strength of the...

Strategy & Management

European Chemical Industry: Hope Amid Economic Woes

28.10.2014 - The European chemical industry has reduced its forecast growth in chemicals output in 2014 in the face of evidence of an economic slowdown both in Europe and in the world's fast...

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Solvay CEO Clamadieu Elected President of CEFIC

17.10.2014 - Jean-Pierre Clamadieu was elected president of the European Chemistry Council CEFIC at the chemical trade body's annual meeting on Oct. 17 in Paris, France. He succeeds BASF...

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EU Chemicals Output Dips in June, Says Cefic Trend Report

05.09.2014 - European chemicals output dipped in June 2014 for the second consecutive month, the European confederation of chemical industry associations Cefic said its trend report published...