The EU Commission’s ambitious plan for a European Green Deal, launched shortly before the pandemic struck in early 2020, aims to make the continent the world’s first...
06.12.2019
- The new political framework, set out by the Strategic Agenda and the Political Guidelines, has set bold priority areas for the next five years. In preparation for the new policy...
17.01.2019
- Following the UK Parliament’s rejection of prime minister Theresa May’s plan for an orderly Brexit, European business still lacks clarity about the state of play after Mar. 29...
29.11.2018
- The UK chemical industry was quick to support a draft UK-European Union Brexit withdrawal agreement when it was published in mid-November. “We have given it a cautious welcome,”...
20.07.2018
- CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, expects modest chemical production growth of 1.5% in the European Union in both 2018 and 2019. Growth will be similar to that...
10.11.2017
- The European Chemical Council CEFIC, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional political deal on reforming the EU Emission Trading Scheme (EU...
27.10.2017
- The world we live in is in transition. With the adoption of the United Nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and its 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as well as...
24.07.2017
- The chemical industry’s ambition is to play a leading role in the transformation of the European economy to a low-carbon and circular one by creating innovative climate and energy...