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Responsible Care goes digital: launching the new Self-Assessment webtool
The Responsible Care initiative has launched its new self-assessment webtool, strengthening support for companies towards improving the safe production, handling and use of chemicals across supply chains.
Sustainable Fuels, a sector group of Petrochemicals Europe, lays out 2050 Vision
Sustainable Fuels, the voice of the fuel ethers industry in Europe, launched in October its Vision for 2050 at an event hosted by Angelika Niebler MEP. The Vision outlines the role of liquid fuels in the transport system of tomorrow, delivering affordable and carbon-neutral mobility for all of Europe’s citizens while meeting Europe’s objective of climate neutrality by 2050.
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Chemistry is all about you
EPCA released its 3rd video on STEM education in cooperation with Petrochemicals Europe.
Discover the unique partnership for a better life.
Petrochemicals in action
Discover where petrochemicals are used and how their versatility and properties are invaluable.
Transport
Packaging
Construction
Textile
Paint and Coatings
Household Products
Electronics
Other Applications
Petrochemical Industry in Europe
300.000 Jobs
155 €Billion/year total sales
%
95% of manufactured products
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26% of total chemical sales
Solvents – a key ingredient of durable and sustainable materials
When you see solar panels or bridges you probably don’t think that solvents play a big role in making and protecting them. Yet they do. Solvents are essential to glue solar panels together. Coatings with solvents protect infrastructure like bridges and dams from corrosion and rust, extending their lifetime by decades.
Upcoming Event
Ie-net Webinar: “Will hydrogen reduce the Flemish environmental footprint soon?”
Ie-net, the Association of Flemish Engineers, will organise a Webinar in Dutch to address the following questions: What can hydrogen mean in Flanders? It is one of the few regions where a hydrogen network is already present and where many energy-intensive companies are located, although there is limited possibilities to produce renewable energy. What can Flanders mean for hydrogen? Will we even be able to produce food from hydrogen and CO2?