European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry (SusChem)
Category
Thematic task force/working group in EU
Area
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
Description
With chemicals sales of EUR 580 billion out of an estimated world market of
EUR 1 736 billion in 2004, the EU-25 is the leading chemical production area in the world. The European chemical industry employs around two million workers and comprises about 27 000 enterprises (excluding pharmaceutical companies), 98 % of which have fewer than 500 employees and can be considered small or mediumsized enterprises
Participating Countries
All EU Member States and Associated countries
Contact
Ger Spork, suschem@suschem.org ,Andrea Tilche, Research DG, Andrea.Tilche@ec.europa.eu