In a nutshell...
Appe is the voice of the European petrochemical industry, representing about 95 member companies (including affiliated members) with a turnover of more than 67 billion Euro, not including the turnover of its customer industries. It is part of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council.
Who belongs to Appe?
Appe brings together companies manufacturing ethylene and propylene from steam cracking and/or other olefins, and/or aromatics for chemical use, and/or major first stage petrochemical derivatives (excluding polymers). These are the raw materials of the petrochemical industry, which turns them into products used in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer goods. For more information on their uses, check out our product groups or, for a general view of the uses and benefits of the petrochemicals industry, see the section: Petrochemistry in everyday life.
What is Appe's mission?
Its mission is promote the best possible economic, social and environmental conditions to maintain and develop a prosperous petrochemical industry in Europe by demonstrating its benefits to society, its contribution to economy and its commitment to the continuous improvement of safety, health and environmental performance.
What are Appe's objectives?
Appe aims to define and communicate industry's views, mainly on issues related to:
- Health, safety and environment, including REACH, chemicals management, Responsible Care and Product Stewardship
- Regulatory issues
- Trade and competitiveness, e.g. the European feedstocks situation
- Energy and climate change issues
- Logistics, e.g. the European pipeline network
- Market intelligence
- Integration of Western and Eastern European petrochemical activities.
In a number of areas where opportunities have been identified around monomers and polymers, Appe collaborates actively with the Plastics Manufacturers Association (PlasticsEurope).
Besides its common-core activities, Appe comprises products and sector groups, each with its specific set of objectives. Appe looks for and encourages any possible cross-fertilisation around issues of interest to all petrochemical sectors, in particular in the field of health, safety and environment, scientific and technical issues, market intelligence and communications.
One of Appe's priorities is also to achieve efficient co-ordination along the industry chain, so as to deliver consistent messages to its industry's stakeholders, taking advantage of the quantum leap in information technology that we have been witnessing in the last few years.
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