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TRADE/1841 - CEFIC
Meeting date and place
Meeting held on 03/03/2021 10:00 Brussels
Participating organisation(s) representative(s)
European Chemical Industry Council
Participant
European Chemical Industry Council
Participant
European Chemical Industry Council
Participant
European Chemical Industry Council
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Main issues discussed
The meeting took place at the request of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. The discussions focused on:
Economic activity in the context of COVID-19: Cefic underlined that compared to other industries the sector did 
relatively well with a 2% decrease in activity in 2020.
Trade Policy review: Cefic welcomed the Trade Policy Review, recalling the importance of free trade and open 
markets for the EU chemicals industry.
Regulatory cooperation: Cefic underlined the importance of international regulatory cooperation in the sector 
given that regulatory divergences remains the main barrier to trade in the sector.
CBAM: Cefic stressed that the future mechanism should take into account characteristics of the chemicals 
industry, in particular its strong export orientation and the presence of long and complex value chains.
Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: Cefic informed they are preparing an impact assessment on the overall 
strategy, looking at the practical translation of the strategy in the value chain.
Mercosur: Cefic inquired about the implementation and management of the ethanol quota. Cefic recalled the 
importance of ethanol as raw material in the EU chemical value chains and therefore a key component of the 
production cost.
Directorate or unit
TRADE
Internal participants
TRADE E/3
NotetakerParticipant
Ms WEYAND Sabine
TRADE DG
(xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxxxxx.xx)
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TRADE E/3
Participant
TRADE E/3
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