# Petrochemicals Europe

> Petrochemicals Europe is the voice of the European petrochemical industry, representing about 90 member companies with a turnover of 155 billion €/year\.

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## Pages
- [Sector Groups](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/about-petrochemistry/sector-groups/): Petrochemicals Europe comprises products and sector groups, each with its specific set of objectives \& encourages cross\-fertilisation around common issues\.
- [Petrochemistry in Europe \- Petrochemicals Europe](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/): Petrochemicals Europe is the voice of the European petrochemical industry, representing about 90 member companies with a turnover of 155 billion € per year\.
- [Applications](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/about-petrochemistry/applications/): Petrochemistry has done wonders in many applications' fields including transport, housing, hygiene and technology making our lives far easier\.
- [We build the future](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/we-build-the-future/): Petrochemicals make a significant contribution to Europe’s current and future economy and enable innovation in products that shape tomorrow’s world\.
- [About Petrochemistry](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/about-petrochemistry/): You will find here facts and figures on the market situation for petrochemicals \(ethylene, propylene and benzene\): production, capacity etc\.
- [Facts \& Figures](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/about-petrochemistry/petrochemicals-facts-and-figures/): You will find here facts and figures on the market situation for petrochemicals \(ethylene, propylene and benzene\): production, capacity etc\.

## Projets
- [PROJECT Test \#A](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/projets/project-test-a/)
- [Dow\-Shell E\-MISSION PROGRAMME](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/projets/dow-shell-e-mission-programme/)
- [PROJECT Test \#C](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/projets/project-test-c/)
- [PROJECT Test \#B](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/projets/project-test-b/)
- [TOTALENERGIES](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/projets/totalenergies/)

## Applications
- [Household products](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/application/household-products/)
- [Cosmetics \& Medical](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/application/other-applications/)
- [Transport](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/application/transport/)
- [Packaging](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/application/packaging/)
- [Paint and Coatings](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/application/paint-and-coatings/)

## Article
- [New Acrylonitrile Occupational Exposure Limits \(OELs\) set by European Legislation \(CMD4\)](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/article/new-acrylonitrile-occupational-exposure-limits-oels-set-by-european-legislation-cmd4/): The Acrylonitrile Sector Group \(ASG\) has been involved in the OEL Occupational Exposure Limits process since the beginning and communicated earlier about this topic to the industry\. The objective of this follow\-up one\-pager communication is to inform the wider Acrylonitrile industry’s downstream users about the new OELs that were finally set by European regulation in March 2022 and will enter into force in April 2026\.
- [European Solvents Industry Group \(ESIG\) updates its Solvents Human Exposure Database, the largest open source of solvent exposure data available](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/article/european-solvents-industry-group-esig-updates-its-solvents-human-exposure-database-the-largest-open-source-of-solvent-exposure-data-available/): ESIG updates its Solvents Human Exposure Database with data from 2020 and 2021\. The database contains detailed information on oxygenated and hydrocarbon solvents exposure published over the past 22 years, making it the largest open source of solvent exposure data available\.
- [BDO\-GBL voluntary product stewardship](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/article/bdo-gbl-voluntary-product-stewardship/)
- [Environmental Footprint](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/article/environmental-footprint/)
- [Assessing DCPD as a potential endocrine disruptor](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/article/assessing-dcpd-as-a-potential-endocrine-disruptor/)

## Events
- [Transition Finance Event: Let's make the difference\.](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/event/transition-finance-event-lets-make-the-difference/): Join us at the first\-ever Transition Finance Event \(29\-30 November in Geleen, Netherlands\), dedicated to shaping the future of financing the chemical and wider process industry's net\-zero and circular transitions\. Last seats available\!
- [15th World Olefins Conference](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/event/15th-world-olefins-conference/): Experts from across the propylene, ethylene and butadiene value chains will meet to explore the changing market dynamics and delve into the challenges being created by the tighter cracker margins caused by the global energy crisis\.
- [ESF 2023 Energy \& Sustainability Forum: Decarbonising the Downstream Industry](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/event/esf-2023-energy-sustainability-forum-decarbonising-the-downstream-industry/): Petrochemical’s Europe are proud supporters ESF Europe\. Taking place from the 20\-22 February at the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, ESF is the only event dedicated to decarbonisation and sustainability in the downstream industry\. 
For your opportunity to network and knowledge share in the context of decarbonisation and sustainability, petrochemical producing companies can register for free\.
Further details can be found on the event website at ESF 2023 by Euro Petroleum Consultants\.

- [Coming Soon\!](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/event/coming-soon/): Coming Soon\!
Stay Tuned
- [ICIS European Polymers Conference: PET, Polyolefins and Recycled Plastics](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/event/icis-european-polymers-conference-pet-polyolefins-and-recycled-plastics/): Petrochemical’s Europe are proud supporters of ICIS European Polymers Conference: PET, Polyolefins and Recycled Plastics\. Taking place from 9\-10 May 2022 at the Melia Vienna, Austria\. 
For your opportunity to network and share knowledge, you are offered a 20% off promo code \(SPKREF20\)\. 
Further details can be found on the event website\.


## Mediaroom
- [Leila Faramarzi is the New Petrochemicals Executive Director](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/mediaroom/leila-faramarzi-is-the-new-petrochemicals-executive-director/): European petrochemical industry faces serious structural challenges, notably disadvantaged energy prices\. If Europe is to maintain and grow its industrial base, we need to urgently address these issues and create the right conditions for investment and innovation, putting the Clean Industrial Deal into action\.
- [Tipping Point for Europe’s Industrial Backbone: More Closures or a Flourishing Future?](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/mediaroom/tipping-point-for-europes-industrial-backbone-more-closures-or-a-flourishing-future/): European petrochemical industry faces serious structural challenges, notably disadvantaged energy prices\. If Europe is to maintain and grow its industrial base, we need to urgently address these issues and create the right conditions for investment and innovation, putting the Clean Industrial Deal into action\.
- [400 business leaders send urgent call to Heads of State to implement the Clean Industrial Deal following high\-level meeting with Commission President](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/mediaroom/400-business-leaders-send-urgent-call-to-heads-of-state-to-implement-the-clean-industrial-deal-following-high-level-meeting-with-commission-president/): 26 February 2025, Brussels: One year after the launch of the Antwerp Declaration, 400 business leaders have reunited in Antwerp to discuss the just published Clean Industrial Deal with Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen\. Ahead of the European Council meeting in March, industry is now calling on EU Heads of State to take urgent action across all EU Member States without any delay\. 
- [Skills for the Petrochemicals Industry of Tomorrow: Transforming in the Green \& Digital Age ](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/mediaroom/skills-for-the-petrochemicals-industry-of-tomorrow-transforming-in-the-green-digital-age/): Petrochemicals Europe has joined ChemSkills Project, a new European\-funded initiative addressing the digital and green transition in the chemical industry\. ChemSkills is about making sure that education and industry are on the same page, creating a concrete plan to bridge the skills gap and getting the right support\.  
- [Transition Plans Are Set To Become A Licence To Get Funding: Key Takeaways From The Transition Finance Event](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/mediaroom/transition-plans-are-set-to-become-a-licence-to-get-funding-key-takeaways-from-the-transition-finance-event/): An unprecedented industrial transformation that the chemical industry has to undergo by 2050 will require billions of investments over the next decades\. So how can companies secure the appropriate funding to embark on the ambitious transition? More than 200 attendees gathered at a recent Transition Finance event organised in Chemelot, one of the EU’s largest chemical clusters to discuss strategies for accessing much\-needed finance\.

## Resources
- [Quarterly Petrochemical Production Statistics 2017\-2026](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/publication/quarterly-petrochemical-production-statistics-2016-2025/)
- [Methacrylates sector group statement on the potential classification of MMA as a respiratory sensitizer](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/publication/methacrylates-sector-group-statement-on-the-potential-classification-of-mma-as-a-respiratory-sensitizer/)
- [Methacrylates sector group statement concerning the proposed classification of Methyl methacrylate as a respiratory sensitizer](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/publication/methacrylates-sector-group-statement-concerning-the-classification-of-methyl-methacrylate-as-a-respiratory-sensitizer/): The scientific review has been published that MMA is not a respiratory sensitizer\. MSG is continuing to work with the EC to ensure a comprehensive assessment of RAC\. The Methacrylates Sector Group \(MSG\), a sector group of Cefic, is committed to ensuring the health and safety of workers and believes that current control measures are sufficient to protect workers handling MMA\.
- [ARN Statement \- joint position paper with EBAM, MSG and UVEB](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/publication/arn-statement-joint-position-paper-with-ebam-msg-and-uveb/): Cefic’s sector groups MSG, EBAM and UV EB are concerned about ECHA’s report of Assessment of regulatory needs \(ARN\) on Esters from acrylic and methacrylic acid with linear and branched aliphatic alcohols, simple acids and salts, aliphatic cyclic alcohols, polyols and ether alcohols \(other than methanol and ethanol\)\. 
- [Methane emissions in the chemical industry](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/publication/methane-emissions-in-the-chemical-industry/): The paper on methane shows that across the value chain from crude oil/natural gas to chemical products \(e\.g\. plastics\), the largest contributor to methane emissions is the exploration of gas and oil\. Methane emissions at refineries and chemical plants are very small compared to the amount of CO2 that these plants release\.

## Sector Groups
- [Acrylic monomers](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/sector-group/acrylic-monomers/)
- [BDO \& Derivatives](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/sector-group/bdo-derivatives/)
- [Propylene Oxide \& Glycols](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/sector-group/propylene-oxide-and-glycols/)
- [Sustainable Fuels](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/sector-group/sustainable-fuels/)
- [Automotive grade urea](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/sector-group/automotive_grade_urea/)

## Terms
- [MMA](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/term/mma/)
- [Propylene glycol ethers acetates](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/term/propylene-glycol-ethers-acetates/)
- [Benzene](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/term/benzene/)
- [BDO](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/term/bdo/)
- [Acetate](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/term/acetate/)

## Type
- [layout](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/layout_type/layout/)

## Module Width
- [regular](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/module_width/regular/)

## Scope
- [not\_global](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/scope/not_global/)

## Type
- [Electrification](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/type_projets/electrification/)
- [Chemical strategy for sustainability](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/type_projets/chemical-strategy-for-sustainability/)
- [Level playing field cost effective transition](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/type_projets/level-playing-field-cost-effective-transition/)
- [Recycling \& mass balance](https://www.petrochemistry.eu/type_projets/recycling-mass-balance/)

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