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FW: my notes FFH Cefic meeting
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PresidentCEFICPhonecallDeadlinefortherequesttocontributeisoverdue[Deadline:
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CeficwantstosupportGreenDeal Theywanttoreachcarbonneutralitygoalsfor2025and2030 ChemicalsindustryindispensableforreachingGDgoals Transitionisconnectedwithinnovation CriticalaboutCommission's"mission"thatappearstobenotintegratedandnotholistictoCefic (hemeantthateveryDGdoesitsownthingandpromotesitsownprioritieswithoutthinking aboutothers) TheCSSRoundtableisanopportunityto"leverage"andtobemoreinclusivebecause "everythingisinterconnected" Ceficwantstodevelopasectorialdeal,afuturechemicalsdeal.Theywanttohaveapredictable planforthefuture(investmentcycles..theywanttostartnowandnotwaitanother23years forpolicymakers) FFHthenspokewordsofsupportandappreciationfortheindustry;KSexplainedthatweare preparingtheCallforinterestfortheRoundtableandthatweareboundtotransparencyrules forthat MBkeenlysupportedthesafeandsustainablebydesignofthestrategybutweneedthecriteria fast(again:investmentcycles) FFHaskedhowtheindustryisdoingatthemomentfromanaccesstofinancepointofview (recovery/resiliencepackage) MBsaidtheapprovalschemeistoolongforindustry,12to18monthswithoutknowingyouwill beapproved.Chemicalindustryneedsto"electrify"tomeettheclimategoalsby2030butis facedbybureaucraticjungle,andnorealsupportforrenewableenergyparksinEurope. MentionedafantasticenvironmentallyfriendlyplantBASFissettingupinChinawithallthe supportfromtheChineseauthorities"forsustainability"(10billionEURinvestmentBASF) FFHaskedhowchemicalindustrywasviewedincountrieslikePoland
repliedthatsometimesinEasternEuropeinefficientchemicalplantsarebeing kept"alive"bytheirgovernments.Healsomentioneddifficultiesforcrossbordertransfersvia "asbestospipes";MMfurthersaidthattheCommissionhassomanyinitiativesthatCeficcannot follow-soonwewillhavetheZeroPollution!Hecomplainedaboutthe"genericrisk"oftheCSS andsaidindustryisdoingitsfirstimpactassessmentsand"impactisveryhigh".
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FFHagreedthattimelinesanddefinitionsarecrucial.
saidthattheannextotheCSSwastheCommission'sworkplanbutthatindustrycannot
necessarilyfollowthat.
FFHsaidthatZeroPollutionisaboutupdatingtheexistingacquisandmakingprogress,
restorationandreducingpollution.
KSagreedthatdefinitionsarekey.ThatwewilldevelopinpartnershipespeciallywithCefic.We
don'tyetknowhowexactlytheywillbepresentedpossibleCommissionrecommendation.We
alreadyhaveastartingpointfor"essentialuse"whichexistsintheMontrealProtocolthatwe
canadjust(notwithoutindustry).
OnfinancingKSsaidthatEuropeisnotfastandagileandboundtoaccountabilityrules,butthat
weaimtobefastwiththerecoveryfunds.
Insummarisingthediscussion,FFHmentionedaccelerating"safeandsustainable"wouldbea
powerfulthingforindustry;MBclarifiedsomethingabout"basechemicals"thatareaffectedby
CO2reductionrulesandiftheyarenolongeravailablebecausetheyarerawmaterials,itisabig
problemforindustry.HeaskedthatCSSandCO2reductiongoalswouldbemoreintegrated.
FFHconcludedthat"crossborderinfrastructuredoesnotwork".MBworriedabout
competitiveness.Heappreciatedthe"frankdiscussion"andreiteratedCeficisaconstructive
partner.
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