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Fecc Membership - Unione Confcommercio Milano
“Fecc: THE European voice of the chemical distribution industry” AssICC, General Assembly Rome, 26 May 2014 Dr. Uta Jensen-Korte, Director General, Fecc Content • Fecc in a nutshell Membership The European distribution sector Mission & Objectives • Fecc’s activities Fecc Membership National Associations: 15 Company Members: 37 Associate Members: 9 Fecc represents around 1650 companies of which 830 are distributors with around 30,000 employees annual sales turnover of about 27 billion Euros Source: Fecc Statistics 2013 (2012 data) Chemical distribution - ICCTA Key statistical data - Survey 2013 (Data 2012) Fecc Americas ICCTA (Fecc + Americas) 1.617 609 2.226 N. of Distributors: 832 455 1.287 N. of Employees: 32.158 37.839 69.997 27.2 33.0* 60.2 1.114** 2.054** 3.168 N. of Member Companies: Turnover (billion Euros): N. of sites: Source: Fecc/ICCTA Statistics 2013 (2012 data) * Canada not available ** Austria, Brazil Switzerland and Denmark not available Fecc company members 90% listed in the ICIS 2013 Top 100 EU chemical distributors ALGOL OY AB AZELIS BARENTZ BIESTERFELD BRENNTAG BTC EUROPE CALDIC CHEMIE BV CAMPI Y JOVE CG CHEMIKALIEN C.H. ERBSLÖH SE CORNELIUS GROUP DKSH EIGENMANN & VERONELLI SpA FUCHS KIMYA (Turkey) GROLMAN GROUP HARKE GROUP Aug. HEDINGER GmbH & Co. KG HSH Chemie Distribution Group IMCD Group INVENTEC (Dehon) JSC RUSKHIMSET (Russia) KRAHN CHEMIE GmbH LANXESS Distribution NORDMANN RASSMANN GmbH OMYA (Schweiz) AG QUIMIDROGA S.A. QUIMITECNICA.COM R2 Group SAFECHEM EUROPE GmbH STERA CHEMICALS STOCKMEIER-GROUP TELKO TENNANTS DISTRIBUTION Ltd. TER Group UNIVAR Europe Ltd VELOX GmbH VWR International, LLC Fecc membership 15 National Associations: AT (WKO), BE (BACD), CZ (SCHOD), DK (KLS), FI (TKL), FR (UFCC), IE (IACI), IT (AssICC), NL (VHCP), PT (GROQIFAR), ES (AECQ), CH (SGCI), SE P&K), UK (CBA) 9 Associate members: AkzoNobel Chemicals BASF Dow Corning Dow Europe Evonik Shell Chemicals Europe Solvay SQM Europe Wacker Chemie European chemical distribution sector Source: BCG study - 2013 * Other W. Europe – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal & Sweden. ** Central & E. Europe – Bulgaria, Czech R, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia & Slovenia. Chemical distribution sector 2011: % Members supplying this sector 2010: % Members with this activity 2011: % Members with this activity Source: Fecc Statistics 2012 (2011 data) Chemical Distributor Types - Europe Geographical Presence Pan-European Distributors can with reasonable accuracy be characterised by their “business set-up“ and their geographical reach across Europe Pan-European Generalists („Full-line Distributors“) Schematic Pan-European Specialty Distributors („Buy & Build“ / LBO‘s) Traditional Specialty Distributors (often family owned) Regional Alliances Alliances National / “Sectorial” Specialty Distributors Regional / National Industrial Chemicals Distributors Focus on Specialities Focus on Industrial Chemicals Business Set-up Source: TER GROUP, DistriConsult analysis Chemical Distribution: Key considerations Value added services, access to emerging markets and ability to adapt to regulations and complexity (ATKearney 2013, BCG 2013, Accenture 2012) Projected key value added services Mixing, blending, formulating Customs handling Vendor managed inventory Chemical Distribution: Forecast • From 2008 to 2012 the chemical distribution market grew by more than 9% (or 7% excluding inflation) • Growth is likely to continue – 6-7% Source: BCG study - 2013 Mission & Objectives Mission Promote the European chemical distribution industry in order to ensure a sustainable business environment for the sector in the short, medium and long term Represent Fecc members' interests at European and international level Foster co-operation within the chemical distribution sector Objectives Regulatory affairs Responsible Care Communications Co-operation within the industry Fecc Strategy 2011-2014 “Become THE opinion maker within our industry so that we are the natural partner for our members, European Institutions and stakeholders” Motivating Improving Succeeding Sustaining Innovating Out Reaching Networking Fecc Secretariat Director General Uta Jensen-korte [email protected] • • • • ICCTA Fecc Secretariat DCG CARACAL SQAS/ESAD etc… Office Assistant Communications [email protected] Camila Diaz Oliveros [email protected] • Newsletter / Website • Invoicing • • • • • Administration • … Congress / Events Media relations Publications Copy writing HSE Life Science & Trade RC & LOG Ophélie Roblot Joel D’Silva Jan Thienpont (1May 13) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] • SHE Cttee (REACH, CLP, Seveso, Biocides, etc.) • ECHA contacts • CARACAL • Sherpa DCG etc… • • • • GTDP Cttee (Pharma,Food,Cosmetics) EXCiPACT (Board Member & Treasurer) International Trade Cttee Distribution Agreements and Competition Law • Other legal issues • • • • • • RC Cttee PS Cttee Logistics Cttee Precursors Cttee SQAS/ESAD steering Cttee ICCTA backup Fecc’s activities Product Stewardship • Joint committee of distributors & manufacturers • Joint Cefic/Fecc PS guidelines (revised) & Fecc PS good practices for Chemical distributors PS Cttee focusses on topics affecting the whole supply chain: • • • 2013: Chlorinated solvents: The time is over only to sell a product 2014: Food Safety: How to comply as a chemical distributor Fecc’s activities Responsible Care • Initiative of continuous improvement in health, safety , security and environmental performance • Together with Cefic a voluntary third party verification system was set-up to evaluate performance of chemical distributors, SQAS Distributor / ESAD • Cefic and Fecc works on the integration of corporate social responsibility and sustainability into SQAS and ESAD Fecc actively promotes RC within its membership! RC/RD Implementation (data 2012) * % Distributors committed to RC/RD by country (2010-2012) * DATA CH AND A NOT RECEIVED Activities of the Working Committees Good Trade and Distribution Practices • Active in all Pharma, food, feed and cosmetics related issues • EXCiPACT -international GMP and GDP standard for excipients • Asbl set up January 2014 • Responded to EC consultations on APIs and Excipients. • Cosmetics Regulation update document – 2013 • Fecc Regulatory & Quality Symposium March 2014 International Trade • Analysis/ Factsheets of trade in Magreb, Turkey and Russia • Trade Meeting – Russia and beyond? – November 2013 • Monitors developments pertaining to FTAs and trade barriers • Distribution Agreements & Competition Law Workshop‘s Activities of the Working Committees • Logistics Committee Monitors the developments in EU and international legislation Development of guidance e.g. Best Practice Guidance on the safe (Un)Loading of Road Freight Vehicles Precursors • Fecc/Cefic commented on the Regulation on explosive & drug precursors • Participation and input to the CBRN Advisory group & subgroups of the Commission • Fecc Model Agreement on voluntary measures on substances subject to Trade controls Activities of the Working Committees Safety, Health & Environment • Support for the 2018 REACH registration deadline (DCG, guidance) • Joint industry guidance on supply chain communication & on extended Safety Data Sheets • Involvement in the development of an electronic exchange format for Exposure Scenarios • Member of the ECHA Expert Network on Exposure Scenarios (ENES), 6th Workshop (13/14 May 2014) • Update on the Seveso Directive & Biocidal Product Regulation Hot topics The 2018 deadline and the overall cost of registration • Transparent and fair cost sharing in SIEFs • Staged payment to help an SME that would like to buy a LoA • Free letter of Access for multiple registered substances between 1-10 t • More acceptance of (Q)SAR for newly registered substances Extended SDSs Harmonisation of information to Poison Centres Improvement of the C & L Inventory EU Falsified Medicines Directive and related activities EXCiPACT Fecc Model Distribution Agreement Partnership in the supply chain Building alliances INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHEMICAL ICCA-ICCTA, Cefic-Fecc Fecc an Affiliated Association of Cefic • Joint forces for advoacy & expertise to mutual benefit DUCC • A.I.S.E, CEPE, Cosmetics Europe, EFCC, ECPA, FEA, Fecc, FEICA, I&P Europe, IFRA • Contributing constructively to the implementation of REACH &CLP ASSOCIATIONS Conclusions Benefits of Fecc membership • Majority of chemicals legislation initiated in Brussels important to have contact with EU institutions to track and influence, to ensure your concerns are heard • Early awareness of legislative developments • Technical advocacy and advice to membership • Networking opportunities with institutions and within membership • Industry visibility due to Fecc membership Fecc and NA’s have different roles – they are complementary We look forward to continuing enhanced cooperation! 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