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• 23. March 2018 Bericht DE

  Energy Statistics for the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Industry in Germany

  Facts, figures and charts around the topic energy in the German chemical-pharmaceutical industry: Consumption, raw materials base, prices, costs, climate protection, EEG.… Mehr

• 2. March 2018 Leitfaden DE

  Plant Safety and Occupational Safety & Health / Safety Management with third-party companies

  

  VCI Guidance on Dealing with External Companies and Contractors

  The VCI has developed a guidance for the safety evaluation of contractors, in which concepts for the assessment of contractors are presented. The aim of the guidance is to define criteria that can be … Mehr

• 18. January 2018 Pressemitteilung DE

  VCI President Bock on the BDI climate path study

  

  A Herculean task for the German national economy

  Bock summarizes a new study of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) : “The BDI study shows that the 80 percent climate target to 2050 is feasible where technology is concerned, but it will be a H… Mehr

• 9. November 2017 Bericht DE

  REACH implementation post-May 2018

  

  Work focuses are shifting – the workload remains high for authorities and companies!

  The last transitional period for registrations of all phase-in substances in tonnage bands from 1 to 100 tonnes of manufactured/imported volumes per year ends on 31 May 2018. This will be an important… Mehr

• 28. September 2017 Leitfaden DE

  Checklist: Availability of raw materials post 31 May 2018

  

  VCI Checklist supports examination of registration status of raw materials

  The last transitional period for registrations of pre-registered substances ends on 31 May 2018. By that date at the latest, companies must make sure that the substances they continue to need have the… Mehr

• 23. August 2017 Pressemitteilung DE

  VCI: Strengthen the research location Germany with fresh impulses

  

  Innovation as a goal: Chemistry in a leading role

  Innovation orientation: over 70% of companies continually engage in research ++ Research spending: increase in 2016 to the record level of 10.8 billion euros ++ Research promotion: VCI calls for addit… Mehr

• 18. May 2017 Pressemitteilung DE

  VCI President on the launch of the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre ISC3

  

  Bock: Sustainability is fundamental for the successful future of chemistry

  Innovations from chemistry are the prerequisite for a sustainable development ++ The industry stands ready to support the new initiative ISC3 ++ UN sustainable development goals can be achieved if the… Mehr

• 27. February 2017 Pressemitteilung DE

  German federal government should take an active role in EU Environment Council

  Improvements are needed in emission trading

  The EU environment ministers meet on 28 February to discuss the future of emission trading (ETS). Speaking on behalf of the energy-intensive industries, Utz Tillmann calls for reform plans to give mor… Mehr

• 15. February 2017 Pressemitteilung DE

  VCI on the European Parliament vote on the ETS reform

  

  Carbon leakage protection is not sufficient

  The draft for the revision of emission trading (ETS), as adopted today by the European Parliament, brings both light and shadow – so the VCI’s director-general Utz Tillmann. Some of the decisions will… Mehr

• 15. December 2016 Pressemitteilung DE

  The European Parliament’s Environment Committee tightens EU emission trading (ETS)

  

  Climate protection does not become better, just more costly – stronger pressure on competitiveness

  VCI director-general Utz Tillmann expressed his incomprehension at the Brussels decision on emission trading. The European Parliament’s Environment Committee voted for measures that will make European… Mehr