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Cefic is the Brussels-based organization representing the European chemical industry.
Cefic represents, directly or indirectly, about 29,000 large, medium and small chemical companies which employ about 1.3 million people and account for nearly a third of world chemical production.
Cefic was incorporated in 1972 as an international association with scientific objectives. It is constantly reviewing its priorities, its structures and its ways of operating in order to adapt to new circumstances and challenges. For more information, please read the Cefic statutes as adopted on 21 June 2006.
Cefic members are:
Cefic also provides Associate and Partner status for other parties to engage in Cefic’s activities in a more limited but nonetheless relevant capability: chemical corporations with no production base in Europe might join as Cefic Associates , while other entities with a role or an interest in the European chemical sector may join as Cefic Partners .