Episodes

  • The chemical industry's transition in France - with Magali Smets, France Chimie
    16 mins
  • The Antwerp Declaration and a look ahead at 2024 - with Marco Mensink, Cefic's Director-General
    Apr 3 2024

    The European Industry Summit on 20 February 2024 is where Europe's industry rallied to present European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Alexander De Croo with the Antwerp Declaration.

    On the day, 72 industry leaders signed the Antwerp Declaration with a common call: we need an Industrial Deal to complement the EU Green Deal. We need a strong business case for Europe's industry to ensure quality jobs in Europe, safeguard our competitiveness, and swiftly continue towards our net-zero goals.

    Since then, more than 900 industry leaders have joined the list of co-signatories.

    In this much-anticipated Brussels Unpacked Podcast Episode, our hosts Justin van Schepen and Philipp Sauer are joined by Cefic Director General Marco Mensink to hear his reflections on the significance of this pivotal moment, the opportunities of the Industrial Deal, and what the European Elections could bring.

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    19 mins
  • Carbon Removals - with Cepi, the European Paper Industry
    21 mins
  • Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Chemicals (CLP) - with Sylvie Lemoine and Liisi De Backer
    23 mins
  • Energy policy development and impact of the energy crisis - with Nicolai Romanowski
    Nov 29 2023

    In this episode of Brussels Unpacked, hosts Phillip Sauer and Justin van Schepen discuss EU energy policies with Nicolai Romanowski, Cefic’s Energy Policy Manager.

    The focus is on the impact of these policies on the chemical industry, particularly in the context of the European Green Deal, the energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the future of energy consumption and production.

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    27 mins
  • Driving Sustainability in the Digital Decade - with Marina Samoylova and Sophie Wilmet
    Oct 19 2023

    In this episode, we're exploring the role of digital technologies in leading the chemical industry towards the EU Green Deal goals.

    Hear from Marina Samoyolova and Sophie Wilmet from Cefic's innovation team as they discuss the results and takeaways from the recently published study on digital technologies for sustainabiliy in the European chemical industry.

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    17 mins
  • Chemical recycling and mass balance - with Annick Meerschman
    Aug 16 2023

    In Europe, about 30 million tonnes of plastic waste are collected every year. However, 84% of that waste is incinerated, exported, or sent to landfills. How can the chemical industry change this? Chemical recycling is the answer.

    The chemical industry has developed new technologies that offer complementary solutions to existing mechanical recycling processes. Unlike traditional mechanical recycling, which grinds down plastics into smaller pellets to be remolded, chemical recycling breaks plastics down to their molecular level, returning them to their original building blocks or monomers.

    In this episode, we spoke with the European Chemical Industry Council's Innovation Director, Annick Meerschman, to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of chemical recycling and its role in achieving a circular economy.

    Visit https://cefic.org/a-solution-provider-for-sustainability/chemical-recycling-making-plastics-circular/ for more information about chemical recycling in Europe.

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    20 mins
  • The Chemicals Transition Pathway - with Florie Gonsolin
    18 mins