Newsletter Issue 7 - November 2015 by FeccEurope

Issue 7– November 2015

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Anniversary Celebration As “Time Travel Flight Back to the Future” - Chemical Distributor HARKE GROUP celebrated its 50th Founding Jubilee The HARKE GROUP celebrated its 50-year anniversary on September 18th, 2015. About 400 invited guests from all over the world came together in a festively deco-rated hangar of the airport Essen/Mülheim in order to celebrate the founding jubilee of the international distributor for chemical, pharma, food, cosmetics and plastic raw materials: Business partners and friends, representatives of German and

European associations and the industry, the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr as well as the employees of HARKE GROUP. Ellen Harke sen., wife of the deceased company founder Eberhard Harke and mother of today’s owner and president Thorsten Harke, was also present. Besides the speech of the president and company owner, Thorsten Harke, highlighting the company's history, introducing the present development and granting the guests a

view into the future, numerous congratulators appreciated the achievements of the Mülheim tradition company. Thus the Mayor of Mülheim, Mrs. Margarete Wietelmann forwarded the greetings of the city. Also the Deputy Main Manager of the IHK for Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Oberhausen zu Essen, Veronika Lühl, con-gratulated Thorsten Harke and handed the company a certificate of honor issued

on HARKE Chemicals GmbH. HARKE Chemicals – at that time still called “SYNTANA Handelsgesellschaft E. Harke GmbH & Co. KG” before its renaming – was on July 28th, 1965 founded as first company of the today’s HARKE GROUP’s companies. For the trade associations Uwe Klass, President of the German Chemical Distributor Association (Verband Chemiehandel e.V. – VCH), Cologne, as well as Dr. Neville D. Prior, President of the European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), Brussels, directed their greetings to the 2

Members’ news attendants. Also many representatives of international companies, who had been in close partnership with the HARKE GROUP, rose to speak. Thus Mr. Seiichi Itoh, Executive Vice President of AICELLO Corporation (Japan), Ajit Singh, Chairman of ACG Worldwide (India), Mitsunori Nishida, President of Fuji Chemical Industries (Japan) as well as Sergey Skvortsov, Managing Director of Ele-mentoorganika, Russia thanked for the fruitful cooperation and wished HARKE GROUP for the future all the best and continued success. The event location and the slogan of the anniversary celebration, `Back to the Future´ – a time travel flight from the airport Essen/Mülheim, had not been chosen acci-dentally: Thorsten Harke, leading the family enterprise in the second generation for now almost 25 years, half the lifespan of the company group, is not only a successful business man, but also a passionate pilot who himself sits in the cockpit during many of his business trips and who engages himself for the survival of the airport Essen/Mül-heim. Therefore the event had been fully featured in the style of a flight. From the invitation in form of a flight ticket, departure gates, flight crew uniforms up to loud speaker announcements. And there had been quite a lot of announcements, because after the offi-

cial speeches numerous attractions were waiting for the guests, business partners and employees. In line with a tombola they could win sightseeing flights with the historic oldtimer aircraft „Red Baron“, a helicopter and Cessna aircrafts as well as simulator flights in an Airbus and a Turbo-PropSimulator. For all the guests guided tours through the airport and its tower also the new airship of the WDL „Theo“ in its huge green hangar and the Aero Club, celebrating 90th anniversary this year, had been arranged. And as the weather cooperated, everybody took the opportunity to see and / or participate in one or the other attraction in the air or at the ground. After dinner the official part of the anniversary celebration ended and passed over to a jolly „On-BoardParty“ with the Band „The Soulists“ from Hamburg and New York. At the end of the event everybody agreed: “Let’s fly together into the future!“

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Mottie Kessler – Director of the Year 2015 for UK Mid-Market Enterprise Chairman and CEO of 2M Group of Companies, Mottie Kessler, wins national award We are delighted to announce that 2M Holdings’ Chairman and CEO, Mottie Kessler, has been awarded the UK’s MidMarket Enterprise Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors (IoD). Upon receiving the award, Mottie said: ‘Chemicals are the building blocks of everything we need for our daily lives and they are critical in making our world cleaner, safer and healthier. I am very proud to be recognised for this award, on behalf of my colleagues in the chemical industry and our 2M companies teams. This achievement would not have been possible without the immense support of Dr Kessler, my wife and my business partner’

the best across UK businesses and directors at the forefront of leadership excellence. In March 2015, Mottie Kessler also was named Global Director of the Year for the North West of the UK, a prestigious award which was supported by the UK Trade and Industry association. Mottie was also a Finalist for Science & Innovation Director of 2015.

The IoD Director of the Year Awards celebrates the best of

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2M Holding’s splash of colour and a crime-solving experiment brings Chemistry to life for students November 3rd 2015, Catalyst Museum, Cheshire, UK As a chemical distribution company, 2M Holdings knows that future generations of scientists are essential in driving forward the chemical industry. At present, the numbers of pupils choosing science A’levels is low. Despite government initiatives, hundreds of schools and colleges in England are failing to enter any pupils for science and maths A-levels. As a Chemical Manufacturing graduate himself and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year for Manufacturing in the North, Mottie Kessler, Chairman and CEO of 2M Holdings, finds increasing the number of young people entering the industry very important. When the Catalyst Museum asked for 2M’s help in getting pupils into science, Mottie was delighted. Jim Bell, Dispersions Development Manager and Specialty Chemicals expert at Banner Chemicals , a 2M Holdings Company, baffled and then amazed pupils with two experiments: “All pupils seemed to enjoy the day and were very talkative and asked many questions, I really enjoyed presenting to them, as I could recall exactly what I was like at school when interested in science.” In the first experiment, Jim showed pupils how to mix various dyes to create a purple dye bath, dip a strip of fabric into it and have it emerge multi-coloured! The explanation? The fabric was created of different strips of natural & man-made fibres, each fibre showing different fastness properties to each dye in the bath. Read more

Cristian Groenewegen has joined KRAHN CHEMIE Benelux. He will expand the management board and will be appointed as managing director. “Cristian Groenewegen brings a wealth of international distribution and leadership experience to our company. The numerous years of strategic and operational experience in the fields of sales, distribution and product management as well as his strong entrepreneurship will be great assets for KRAHN CHEMIE Benelux”, says Dr. Rolf Kuropka, Managing Director of the KRAHN CHEMIE Group. Cristian Groenewegen is 42 years old. During the last 18 years he held various management positions in sales & marketing. Cristian Groenewegen comes to KRAHN CHEMIE after more than 4 years as Sales Manager Europe at a large American corporation where he has been responsible for the international distribution in Benelux, France, Germany and Scandinavia, the product management as well as for the international marketing. He also gained deep experience with the chemical distribution industry. Source and information 4

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CORNELIUS JOINS EUROPE’S VOICE OF SPORTS NUTRITION INDUSTRY Cornelius, independent European distributor of high quality and innovative raw materials, has joined the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA). Cornelius has become one of the latest companies to commit to ESSNA’s core values of the highest safety standards and upholding EU regulations on the content and labelling of sports nutrition products. ESSNA is the voice of the sports nutrition industry in dialogue with regulators and policy makers and it campaigns in favour of proportionate EU legislation that does not adversely affect the industry. ESSNA also acts as “police” to the industry by monitoring and reporting irresponsible companies that flout EU law and put consumers at potential risk from dangerous products. The boost to ESSNA’s membership follows its first global conference, which took place in Brussels in September. The conference centered on discussions around the future of the sports nutrition industry at a crucial time for the sector and saw a range of speakers from the EU Commission, UK Anti-Doping and UNESDA, among others. Technical Business Manager at Cornelius, Joy Thomas, says: “We are very excited about joining ESSNA as the Sports Nutrition market is one of the key areas of focus for Cornelius. In addition to our stringent quality and audit procedures, regulatory compliance is a top priority for us. Membership is key to our aims and we look forward to working closely with ESSNA and other members." Chairman of ESSNA, Dr Adam Carey says, “ESSNA is delighted to publicly welcome Cornelius to its membership. The sports nutrition market is continuing to rapidly grow and ESSNA’s continued growth reflects this, as well as ESSNA’s growing reputation for protecting our members’ interests and presenting them to important policy-makers. It is crucial that organisations in our sector continue to work together to be able to share views and experiences, focus on providing the best possible service for our customers and raise the industry’s concerns with regulators and lawmakers as one united front.” Source and information

VELOX to present its composites range at Advanced Engineering Show VELOX, a leading European distributor of raw material specialities for the plastics, composites, additives, paints and coatings industries across Europe, exhibited this year again at Composites Engineering Show to be held on the 4th and 5th November at NEC in Birmingham, UK.

manufacturing presence to produce a complete line of resins, gelcoats and adhesives. They promoted their ADVALITE® product line of high performance and very low VOC resin based products.

VELOX composites team introduced its brand new webshop, www.velox-composites.com at the fair. Composites On its booth , VELOX presented its wide professionals can discover VELOX product range online and portfolio of composites specialities including epoxy resins, order their products “live”. On the webshop customers can reinforcements such as natural fibres, pre-pregs, carbon fibre, find a large product choice together with secure payment and as well as tooling materials, core materials and release agents. fast delivery. Source and information This year VELOX shared its booth with Reichhold, its long term supplier in Europe and leading resin producer. Reichhold offers a wide global

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Azelis Group agrees to acquire KODA Distribution Group Azelis Group (Azelis) and KODA Distribution Group (KDG) announced that Azelis has signed a binding agreement to acquire US-based KDG, significantly enhancing its position as a leading global specialty chemicals distributor. The transaction remains subject to regulatory clearances and is expected to be finalised by the end of 2015.

find a forward thinking, dynamic partner that would enhance our reputation and commitment to providing unparalleled customer service via technical expertise, application laboratories and extensive market knowledge. The Azelis approach to the specialty chemicals market aligns extremely well with the KDG model. This partnership allows our management, staff and approach to customers and suppliers to remain unThis major acquisition by Azelis demonstrates its strong comchanged.” mitment to specialty chemicals and technical service, and its continued objective to grow this segment whilst adding value Hans Joachim Müller, CEO Azelis commented, “The specialty to its partners. chemicals market in North America is extremely important and the trend of suppliers moving their smaller accounts to KDG will become known as Azelis Americas, led by Frank Berspecialty chemical distributors will continue for some time. gonzi, CEO and President of KDG who will assume the role as As we got to know the team at KDG, it became clear that they CEO and President of Azelis Americas and will become a share our values and we believe that they are an excelmember of the Azelis Board of Directors. Azelis lent partner to expand our business into the USA and Americas will continue to operate in the USA build on our existing business in Canada. Our product and Canada, using its existing business model portfolios are extremely complementary and demonand go-to-market strategy. It will maintain its strate many synergies with principals, which is a pararegional brands and specialty chemicals sales to customers mount consideration in any acquisition. We are excited to via industry verticals, and through dedicated experts. welcome KDG to the Azelis Group.” This move is seen as extremely positive by both sides with Both companies have shown strong performances during numerous opportunities to better serve customers and prin2015. KDG has demonstrated extensive growth both organicipals worldwide. cally, and fuelled by recent acquisitions into new markets. Frank Bergonzi, CEO and President of KDG commented, Investment in laboratory facilities, new products and custom“Being part of the Azelis Group will provide a strong platform er-facing employees over the last three years is helping to for increased growth and widespread benefits of being part drive Azelis’ year on year growth of more than 10% in Europe of a global organisation with a regional focus. This agreement and more than 15% in Asia Pacific. Source and information will allow us to be closer to our principals and engage with them on a global level, helping to facilitate new opportunities for our future development. It was of prime importance to

Solvay’s Epicerol® Wins JEC Innovation Award in Singapore Solvay’s Epicerol® has won the JEC Asia 2015 Innovation Award for ‘Bio-based ECH for more sustainable epoxy resins’. Both Solvay, owner of the Epicerol® technology and trade mark, and Advanced Biochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. or ABT, the producer of Epicerol®, have been awarded in the Raw Materials category. Epicerol® is a 100% bio-based epichlorohydrin (ECH), a chemical intermediate mainly used in the production of epoxy resins, a key material for a wide range of industries namely

composites, coatings and electronics. A recent partnership with customers saw Epicerol®-based epoxy resins being used in the composite matrix of a Belgian Solar Car, The Punch One, allowing for 45% bio content in the resin. “Solvay and ABT are very proud to have been recognised for Epicerol®’s environmental performance benefits”, said Pan-usa Kongmunwattana, Marketing Manager for ABT. “Epicerol® is a market competitive drop-in for petro-based epichlorohydrin and has been used worldwide by our business partners since 2012.” 6

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2015 Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize The 2015 “Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize” is awarded to Professor Ben Feringa for his groundbreaking research on molecular motors The “Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize” 2015, is awarded by Her Majesty Queen Mathilde to Dutch scientist Professor Ben Feringa for his work on unidirectional molecular motors, a research field that paves the way to new therapeutic and technological applications with nanorobots. “The Solvay Prize rewards decisive breakthroughs in scientific research achieved today and destined to shape the chemistry of the future. The research by Professor Ben Feringa allows us to anticipate a variety of scientific developments, chiefly in healthcare, and underlines chemistry’s essential role, as a science and as an industry, in delivering solutions for society and help human progress. We wish Professor Feringa and his team every success in their research,” said Solvay CEO JeanPierre Clamadieu, who chaired the Solvay Prize ceremony. Ben Feringa, Professor at the University of Groningen, and his teams have over the past 15 years focused on revealing the potential of synthetic chemistry to create new structures and novel functional materials such as molecular switches and motors to perform ultra-precise and controlled actions. His research found that by using light, molecules at nanometer scale can be manipulated and turned into motors. His breakthrough design of the first rotary molecular motor sets the stage for a range of future applications, such as storage of information on a molecular scale, the development of responsive materials or smart catalysts for chemical processes, while in healthcare they could be used to develop artificial muscles or as medication that can be switched on and off for precision therapy. Within the next twenty or thirty years, these molecular motors will power nanorobots which will be capable of better targeting specific molecules in therapeutic treatments.

the chemical sciences. Inspired and intrigued by the machinery of life we went on a quest to control motion at the nanoscale. Our ability to govern dynamic functions, as we demonstrated with our molecular motor, is essential for the development of responsive molecular systems that will form the basis for a whole range of smart products in the future,“ said Ben Feringa, who is also Vice-Chairman of the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Netherlands.” I am convinced that the creative power of synthetic chemistry will bring unimaginable solutions to the sustainable society of the future and to the wellbeing of mankind.” Solvay created the prize in 2013 to celebrate its creation 150 years before by Ernest Solvay and to perpetuate his commitment as a dedicated and inspired supporter of scientific research. The prize of € 300,000 aims to recognize every other year a major scientific discovery that lays the foundation of the chemistry of the future while promoting human progress. It underlines chemistry’s essential role, as a science and as well as an industry, to help solve some of the most pressing issues facing our planet. The independent jury of six international scientists chose to award Professor Feringa, because “He has paved a road to the future of chemistry by synthesizing directional molecular motors,” said Hakan Wennerström, President of the jury. “The jury pays tribute to one of the most creative chemists of the present day. Read more

“I am greatly honored by the prestigious Solvay Prize which is also a superb recognition for my team of talented students whom I’ve had the privilege to guide beyond the frontiers of

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SAFECHEM Circular Economy Business Case presented at the Sustainable Chemistry Conference in Berlin SAFECHEM was invited to present a business case together with the German Asphalt Paving Association at the International Sustainable Chemistry Conference “The Way Forward” in Berlin. More than 190 attendees from the industry as well as authorities like the EPA, associations and NGOs attended the conference “Sustainable Chemistry 2015: the way forward” in Berlin on September 24 and 25, 2015. The conference was organized by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) and the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA) in cooperation with the Green Chemistry Commerce Council (GC3) and the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU). The agenda contained high-level panel discussions, presentations and exchanges between international experts and decision makers. Selected companies presented “best-of examples” from the industry unveiling approaches to protect human health and the environment while generating economic benefits. One best-of-example was SAFECHEM Europe GmbH (SAFECHEM), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, who was invited to present the business case “Authorization of TRI for Asphalt Quality Analysis” together with the German Asphalt Paving Association.

as extraction solvent for bitumen in asphalt quality analysis. Currently TRI is seen as indispensable for this application. The presentation highlighted how SAFECHEM works with all stakeholders along the supply chain in order to obtain an authorization of TRI under REACH in the future. Partners include industry associations, chemical distribution, cleaning equipment manufacturers and waste managers. The result is a best practice risk management strategy aligned to the principles of Circular Economy. It is based on the closedloop solution from SAFECHEM: the customer is supplied with fresh solvent in the SAFE-TAINER™ System and used solvent is taken-back for recycling. Combined with a whole range of services to optimize the chemical use, this solution is embedded in a performance-oriented Chemical Leasing model. “I was very pleased about the high number of positive comments related to this Circular Economy case. Especially the close application-specific relationship with the industry makes this business case unique.” says Steffen Saecker, Business Manager at SAFECHEM, who presented the case together with Knut Johannsen, head of material testing at EUROVIA Services GmbH, head of the working group “asphalt technology” at the German Asphalt Paving Association and chairman of the German Asphalt Institute. Source and information

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DKSH joins forces with Galstaff MultiResine to promote products, innovations and key clients at Chinacoat 2015 DKSH, the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia, joins forces with Galstaff MultiResine to promote products, innovations and key clients at the world’s leading coatings show, Chinacoat 2015. DKSH Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading Market Expansion Services provider and distributor of specialty chemicals, will exhibit at Chinacoat 2015 at hall E4, zone 7, booth E4.E31-35 on November 18-20, 2015 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). DKSH will co-exhibit with key client Galstaff MultiResine and will promote key clients including Toyobo, DDChem, Aditya Birla, IGM and Labema. DKSH executives will be on hand throughout the show to promote and discuss products and innovations from their extensive coatings portfolio. Chinacoat is the world’s leading coatings show and has been running annually since 1996. Global industry players will gather to promote their businesses, products and solutions at an event that is highly recognized and endorsed by the industry. This year in particular, Chinacoat will focus on products like alkyd resin, polyester resin, polyurethanes, epoxy resin, curing agents and additives. “We take pride in once again exhibiting at Chinacoat this year with our valued business partners, who trust in DKSH to represent them in the coatings industry. Currently, China and other countries in Asia Pacific are experiencing robust growth in the coatings market and as a leading Market Expansion Services provider and distributor of wood coating, plastic coating and automotive coating products and solutions, we know that Chinacoat is a key platform for us to impart our knowledge and expertise of the coatings industry,” commented Kevin Bee, General Manager, Business Unit Performance Materials, DKSH China. Read more

DKSH wins 2014 Evonik Strategic Distributor of the Year award in the category “Excellence in Distribution” DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a leading Market Indonesia and Vietnam. “It is with great honor that we receive Expansion Services provider for specialty chemicals, was this award from our valued key client, awarded the “2014 Evonik Strategic Distributor of the Year” Evonik. We have a long history of collaboration together and award in the category “Excellence in Distribution” by Evonik to be recognized for our reporting further cements our posiChannel Management. The award was presented to DKSH for tion as a leading provider of Market Expansion Services and “best in class reporting” after receiving unanimous praise one that continues to adapt to the environment. We believe within Evonik’s internal business lines for its state-of-art rethat the key to a successful relationship with a client is to unporting. Evonik works with around 450 distributors, 36 of derstand their business needs, communicate with them well which are strategic partners, including DKSH. This puts DKSH and keep them informed about the market and development at the forefront of digital market intelligence reporting in the of the business. As we continue on that basis, we very much specialty chemicals look forward tofurther providing our recognized high levels of service,” commented Thomas Sul, Co-Head Business Unit Perindustry. DKSH has been providing Market Expansion Services formance Materials. Source and information. to Evonik in a cooperation since the 1990s and more recently expanded their partnership in 2012 to exclusively distribute Evonik’s coatings and adhesive resins product portfolio in

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COSMETICS EUROPE ISSUES A RECOMMENDATION ON SOLID PLASTIC PARTICLES (PLASTIC MICRO PARTICLES) The occurrence and persistence of plastic debris in the marine environment and waterways is an issue of increasing public debate. Many sources of such debris have been identified and estimated. Scientific evidencei suggests that the vast majority of small plastic particles in the seas come from the breakdown of bigger plastic materials. Although often highlighted in the context of marine litter debate, the use of solid plastic micro particles in cosmetic and personal care products is considered to be limited compared to other sources.

Cosmetics Europe stands ready and is committed to working in partnership with the European authorities to gather scientific data to allow a further assessment of the issue. This knowledge will facilitate scientific decision making and prioritise measures that will result in a true benefit for the environment by reducing the amount of plastic litter in the marine environment.

In order to facilitate global alignment, Cosmetics Europe is Many individual member companies of Cosmetics Europe have working in close contact with its international association partpublicly stated that they will discontinue those uses in cosners. metics that are most likely to end up in the aquatic environment and for which alternatives exist. Mr. Loïc Armand, President of Cosmetics Europe, said: Building on this, in order to engage the whole of the Cosmetic Europe membership and to facilitate sector wide best practice, Cosmetics Europe, the personal care association, is today issuing a recommendation to discontinue their use in wash off cosmetic and personal care products for exfoliating and cleansing purposes.

“In adopting this Recommendation, Cosmetics Europe and its membership are addressing public concerns, and committing to work with regulators on a science based approach to the issue of plastic micro particles. We are also committed to building, with other international associations, global alignment of the cosmetics industry on this issue.”

Amyris and Safic-Alcan win an innovation award at Sepawa Safic-Alcan received together with Amyris the prestigious award. They provided a complete technical dossier illustrating all the innovative aspects of Neossance® Hemisqualane. Holger Plate gave a successful presentation on this high-performance emollient that Safic-Alcan distributes in Europe for its principal, Amyris, an industrial bioscience company based in California (USA). SEPAWA is one of the largest industry associations in Europe whose members are experts in the detergents and cleansers, cosmetics and perfume industries. Neossance® Hemisqualane is an innovative light emollient derived from plant-derived sugar and presenting an ideal natural alternative to petroleum based paraffins and silicones ingredients. It was chosen for its exceptional innovation in the field of cosmetics and for its superior performance as an ingredient in skin, hair and sun care, make up as well as cleansing products. The annual awards recognize new ingredients that are expected to have a disruptive impact on the industry. “We are happy to receive the innovation award as a recognition of our commitment to distribute innovative products offering exceptional quality and technical specificities and of our ability to highlight their unique performances » said Martial Lecat, CEO of SaficAlcan. Safic-Alcan Cosmetics Department is experiencing unprecedented growth with the acquisition of new market shares, mainly in Europe. Source and information 10

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BASF creates chemistry with stakeholders in Barcelona to promote responsible food consumption 

Creator SpaceTM tour stops in Barcelona, Spain, to celebrate 150 years of BASF and encourage collaborative work on global challenges

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Week-long event includes expert summit, Creatathon, activities for children and cultural program

As part of its 150th anniversary celebrations, BASF is hosting a week of activities in Barcelona with the aim of tackling one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century: responsible food consumption. The meeting provides space for co-creation and innovation, sparking reflection and knowledge about this topic. Experts from all areas of the food value chain as well as scientists, representatives from public authorities, artists and citizens are participating in the event. It takes place at the Disseny Hub in Barcelona from October 26 to 30, 2015. The tour stop started today with the opening of a two-day summit. The summit will be attended by almost one hundred experts. “As we are celebrating the 150th anniversary of BASF, we want to connect people and ideas around the globe. We invite our stakeholders to jointly work on solutions for important future challenges. Throughout BASF’s history, chemistry has proven to be an enabler for innovation,” said Dr. Harald Schwager, member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. By 2050, 9 billion people will live on this planet and food production will have to increase by 70% according to estimates of the Food Agricultural Organization (FAO). Given that already today, 805 million people – or 11 % of the world population – do not have sufficient food to follow a healthy diet, feeding the growing world population responsibly is a crucial challenge. “We must encourage the involvement of all stakeholders in the value chain, from the farmer to the final consumer, to identify sustainable solutions for responsible food consumption. During the Creator Space tour in Barcelona, we will focus on three specific areas together with our stakeholders: How to help citizens adopt a healthier and more sustainable diet and lifestyle, how to use water more efficiently in the agricultural sector, and how to avoid food waste and improve waste management,” said Dr. Erwin Rauhe, Senior Vice President and CEO of BASF Española. The Creator Space tour stop in Barcelona is supported by the Waste Agency of Catalonia (ARC); the Food and Agriculture Research and Technology Institute (IRTA) of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and the Natural Environment of the Catalan government; and the Mediterranean Diet Foundation (Fundación Dieta Mediterránea). During the opening of the summit, Ken Webster, international expert on circular economy and head of innovation at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, said in his keynote: “Our existing take-make-waste-economy is under pressure and the time is right to shift to creating new forms of prosperity. A circular economy takes insights from the science of living systems to create effec-

BASF and Volkswagen present Science Award Electrochemistry to Dr. Bryan McCloskey, University of California, Berkeley 

Award honors outstanding research results in the area of lithium-oxygen

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Award ceremony in Tokyo, Japan

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Annual award with total prize money of €100,000, with the first rank worth €50,000

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Members’ news The international “Science Award Electrochemistry” from BASF and Volkswagen goes this year to Dr. Bryan McCloskey, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley. The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and from academia selected Dr. McCloskey for his outstanding research results in the area of lithium-oxygen batteries. He has analyzed the fundamental electrochemical processes in this type of battery by examining the stability of electrolytes and electrode materials. Through his work, the scientist has decisively contributed to a deeper understanding of lithium-oxygen batteries. He receives prize money of €50,000. The award ceremony took place today in Tokyo, Japan. The award was presented by Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE, and Dr. Herbert Diess, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Group and Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, to Dr. McCloskey. “BASF aims to further develop high performance battery materials such as cathode materials and electrolytes. To be successful, innovations in electrochemistry are necessary,” said Dr. Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASFSE. “We are well aware that we still need breakthroughs in research and development to further improve the energy density of batteries. Therefore, we have presented this award for the fourth time to honor outstanding basic research in the field of electrochemical energy conversion and storage. We do this because we want to encourage innovations that will make electromobility a success.

We are convinced that electromobility is a key element of future mobility.” Dr. Herbert Diess, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Group and Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand, explained: “We at Volkswagen are deeply convinced by electric mobility. The Board of Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand has just launched a major electric mobility campaign. Our aim is the ‘electric car for all’. Powerful batteries are the key here to achieving the breakthrough in electric mobility. Research and development for electrochemical battery concepts of the next generation and the one after are therefore extremely important for Volkswagen. Through this route, we shall ultimately be working together closely with science in order to further optimize energy storage systems in terms of their range and hence increase the attractiveness of electric vehicles.” The Science Award Electrochemistry (www.scienceaward.com) was initiated by BASF and Volkswagen in 2012. It is presented annually and targets outstanding scientists in the global academic research community. The aim is to foster exceptional scientific and engineering achievements in electrochemistry and to provide an incentive for the development of high-performance energy stores. The total prize money is €100,000, with the first rank worth €50,000. S Source and information

Chemical Traders and Distributors Association of the Czech Republic—SCHOD CR and Responsible Care This year was important for members of SCHOD CR. After a series of ups and downs and several difficult decisions members of SCHOD CR reached 100% participation in the Responsible Care Programme. The last two member companies fulfilled all the conditions of the Programme, publicly defended the performance and have been certified along with other members who showed considerable progress and have been certified again. At the ceremony of the “Evening with Czech Chemistry” which was held in the restored and impressive “Transport Hall” of the National Technical Museum, was attended by the entire of chemical public and the Ministers of Industry&Trade and Environment there were awarded by Diplomas of Responsible Care to these succesful companies. The commitment by 100% involvement of members was therefore fulfiled. The commitment was closed by the Board and President of SCHOD CR with the Board of FECC and ICCTA on FECC Annual Congress in Prague in 2006. 12

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Univar Serves Up Healthy Food Ingredients with Key Supply Partners at Fi Europe 2015 The Univar Food Ingredients team is taking a more conceptual approach at Fi Europe 2015 by providing visitors with a taste of success with samples of real ingredients from three of their key supplier partners. During the biennial FiE show in Paris from Dec 1 – 3, Univar will be exhibiting at stand 6D9 and serving up food and drinks featuring specialty, innovative ingredients from:

The burgers are excellent examples of Culinology®, the coming-together of culinary arts and food technology. Culinology® translates the latest food trends into workable, appealing recipes for large-scale formulations.

“Univar is one of the world’s leading ingredients distributors,” notes Atkins, “but especially in the food industry, where we are bringing far more to the table than the ingredients. We -Ingredion, a leading global producer of specialty starches that have a string of value-added services, including not only our are used in an extensive range of food and beverage ingredi- own expert food technologists, but a development chef who, ents to improve texture, mouthfeel, shelf life and flavour. under the Ingredion Culinology® umbrella, creates innovative and mouth-watering recipes that bring out the best of the -Novozymes, an expert producer of a wide range of enzymes materials in our food basket in a state of the art development that help improve emulsification properties. kitchen in the UK.” -Fonterra, a leader in dairy innovation with its range of whey In order to promote Univar’s expertise in Sports Nutrition, the proteins and caseins. company will be holding a fun competition involving a games “Together with our partners, we are fully in tune with today’s console at its Sports Nutrition demo desk. Complementing the top taste trends and thought the best way to illustrate this physical challenge will be samples of protein shakes and a was to provide a practical demonstration,” says Simon Atkins, novel ‘Univar Colada’ cocktail to show how Univar thinks outIndustry Director for Food Ingredients, Univar EMEA. “So we side of the box when it comes to its recipes. These protein will be serving an exciting variety of different product samples enriched drinks will feature proteins and caseins from Fonterduring the show, each one showcasing multiple ingredient ra. The lucky challenge winner will be able to walk away from solutions from the world’s leading producers. There is some- the show with a tablet computer. thing for just about every palate and dietary requirement.” All recipes presented by Univar at Fi Europe will be available “We have high quality ingredients that complement current in a unique recipe book, which visitors to the stand will be key trends in the market, whether it is sugar reduction, sodi- able to take away with them. um reduction, gluten-free, clean label, protein enrichment, or Fi Europe will also be the launchpad for the Univar Food Inlactose reduction,” added Atkins. gredients Product Picker. This innovative tool initially focuses This year, Univar is co-exhibiting at the show with Novozymes on the Ingredion and Novozymes offering, allowing Univar’s and the two companies will be serving up lactose-free technical team to guide customers through a specific filtering milkshakes and gluten-free breads containing Novozymes’ process to find the ingredients that best suit their requireinnovative enzymes, further supporting two major trends in ments. Information and products can then be emailed direct today’s food industry. to the customer and samples can be ordered, enabling a Univar will also be serving specialty burgers during lunchtime, smooth and easy process for finding the ideal ingredient. cooked by Ingredion at their nearby stand. Guests will be able to enjoy gluten-free buns, vegan cheese, fat-reduced mayonFor the last hour of the show on 1-2 December, Univar Food naise and other foodstuffs that showcase an extensive range Ingredients will welcome customers, suppliers and friends to of quality starches. its stand, for drinks and canapés while they discuss the sucThere will be the Health and Wellness Burger, the Indulgent cess of the show and cement new business relationships. Burger, the Natural Burger, the Free-From Burger, and the Source and information Save Money Burger.

Members’ news

New Head of Marketing Dagmar Herzog-Pervier Nordmann, Rassmann GmbH is pleased to announce that Dagmar Herzog-Pervier has been hired as Head of Strategic Marketing and Communications, with effect as of 1 October 2015.

company in the business-to-business field. “We are very pleased to welcome Dagmar Herzog-Pervier to our team and we wish her every success in her new position,” says NRC Managing Director Dr. Gerd Bergmann.

Among her main tasks is the support of the management board with the strategic positioning of the ever-growing company, as well as to provide operative marketing support to the sales units in order to maintain NRCs position in the market as one of the most attractive business partners for its customers and suppliers. Dagmar Herzog-Pervier holds a university degree in economics as well as law. She has many years of management experience in an international environment that has included various industrial sectors. Additionally, she has already successfully led the strategic marketing of a world-leading

Barentz International expands its business in the United States by acquiring a stake in AmTech Ingredients Barentz International and US based AmTech Ingredients LLC proudly announce their strategic cooperation for the production and distribution of specialty ingredients across the United States of America. Headquartered close to Minneapolis, in Hudson, Wisconsin, AmTech Ingredients is a leading producer and supplier of powdered specialty food ingredients. With its range of powdered sweeteners, vinegars, condiments, nutritional and shortening ingredients, AmTech serves a wide spectrum of customers worldwide. For Barentz International, the strategic partnership with AmTech ingredients strengthens its position in production as well as distribution of specialty ingredients in the food and pet food sector in North America.

Hidde van der Wal adds: “We have been working with customers in the USA through our Vitablend operations for quite some years now. Having our own production facilities in the USA is of vital importance to safeguard in time and on-spec delivery of ingredients to our US based customers. There is a lot of synergy in our partnership with AmTech Ingredients, both on the production as well as on the sales side. First of all, AmTech’s production capabilities, including their FilterMat Spray Drying tower, are similar to our production set-up in The Netherlands and in Singapore. This means that we will be able to extend our offer in fortification, anti-oxidants and functional blends to customers based in the USA. We are impressed with the technical expertise and skills of the AmTech team, which we have known for years being their distributor for Europe and Asia, and this has been a very important aspect in our decision to join forces with the AmTech team.”

Hidde van der Wal, CEO of Barentz International explains that Barentz had been searching for a strategic partner in the USA for some time to strengthen its position in this part of the world. Barentz was looking for a company that shared similar . values including strong technical expertise, production capabilities, an emphasis on quality ingredients and customer service.

Members’ news

IMCD launches lubricants laboratory in Paris IMCD N.V. announces the launch of its first laboratory for the Lubricants Business Group in Paris, France. Purpose-built, the laboratory is fully equipped with the necessary apparatus for testing and formulation development. The primary function of the laboratory will be to provide a better understanding of formulations and additive synergies, to help in the promotion of IMCD’s base oil and additive product portfolio and to develop new projects in cooperation with its customers and suppliers. On speaking about the development, Sandrine Lebensztein, IMCD Lubricants Technical Director, commented: “IMCD is delighted to launch its first laboratory dedicated to the lubricants market. The laboratory will further enhance IMCD’s technical offering to both its lubricants supplier and customer partners, and provide them with a unique and first class service. This includes offering support with any specific technical issue such as extreme pressure, anti-wear and anti-corrosion to name just a few. Our ongoing commitment to providing strong technical support and development expertise ensures that we uphold our position as a valued partner in the lubricant market.” This new Lubricants laboratory joins IMCD’s existing international network of laboratories for the Coatings, Personal Care, Detergents, Food & Nutrition and Pharmaceutical Business Groups. With this latest addition, IMCD now runs 26 laboratories on all continents where it operates. These laboratories provide formulation and recipe formulation support, internal and external training sessions, product analysis and testing and market trend awareness and development. Crossfertilization of technical expertise between these labs also ensures all business opportunities are maximised.

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IMCD reports 17% EBITA growth in the first nine months of 2015 (including acquisitions) IMCD N.V. (“IMCD” or “Company”), a leading distributor of specialty chemicals and food ingredients, today announces the first nine months 2015 results. Highlights • Gross profit growth of 14% to EUR 249.4 million (+11% on a constant currency basis) • Operating EBITA increase of 17% to 96.3 EUR million (+14% on a constant currency basis) • Net result before amortisation and non-recurring items EUR 63.6 million (first nine months of 2014: EUR 35.1 million) • Cash EPS EUR 1.20 Piet van der Slikke, CEO, commented: 'We can look back on a good first nine months of 2015. Cash generation is in line with our objectives and the contribution to growth came from existing businesses and from newly acquired companies, mainly US based MF Cachat. The integration with Cachat is on track. We remain focussed on margin improvement and optimising the execution of our business model.'

Members’ news

Congratulations to the European Responsible Care Awards Winners 2015 ! Fecc would like to highlight the participation of CG Chemikalien GmbH & Co KG and congratulate CBA for winning the Chemical Security category Award ! Don’t waste water - not even waste water C CG Chemikalien GmbH & Co KG As an 80m3-a-day water consumer, almost a third of it wastewater (c 25m3), CG Chemikalien set itself the challenge to build a neutralisation system in order to recycle and reuse a targeted 90% of wastewater. The project is complicated by the diversity of wastewater produced - not only containing salts but also non-solubles like limewater and iron plus organic and volatile compounds such as formic acid. The process CG Chemikalien has opted for treats waste water in four steps solid content separation, neutralisation/detoxification, vaporisation and flocculation with filtration. A two-week trial run with a test model was completed in June 2015, six months on from the decision to install the system. It demonstrated that most of the wastewater is reusable. The system is scheduled to be installed in September 2015, initial operation set for November 2015 and attaining the goal of 90% waste water reuse by January 2016. Success will also mean that overall water consumption is cut by close to 50%.

Chemical Security - Category Winner Chemical Business Association Britain’s CBA has a 20-year track record of prioritising chemical security and given higher terrorist threat risks it continues to work to improve members’ performance. The Code of Conduct, introduced in 2010, obliged all member companies to report any potential or actual security incidents to CBA regardless of whether they already had a legal obligation to undertake security risk assessments. Its Code of Conduct evolved into the FECC’s European Voluntary Agreement on Trade Controls in 2013 and was recognised by the World Custom Organisation’s Global Shield Programme later that year as an exemplar of best practice as a voluntary contribution to chemical controls. The Code was revised and adopted by the International Council of Chemical Trade Associations in December 2014. The CBA’s security expertise is internationally recognised. During 2014 and 2015, it was invited to address meetings organised by the US Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the World Customs Organisation.

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Fecc Activities

Fecc Membership Meeting 2015 Circular Economy,"Increase Prosperity and Reduce Waste" This year's afternoon session will focus on the Commission's proposal for a new and more ambitious circular economy strategy to transform Europe into a more competitive resource-efficient economy, addressing a range of economic sectors. We look forward to seeing you all ! To find out more and register , go to www.fecc.org

2016 Sponsorship Package Booklet is finally out ! BECOME A SPONSPOR The NEW sponsorship package booklet is available now. Click here to view details. We thank you in advance for your continual support in making our Congress another very successful event ! Should you be interested in sponsoring or need further information about our new package, please do not hesitate to contact : Alexandra Mengesha, Communications and Membership Development Management at ame@fecc.org

Fecc International Trade Committee Meeting 26 November 2015 - Brussels The next Fecc International Trade meeting will be held on 26 November 2015 at Fecc offices, in Brussels. ď&#x201A;ˇ

The agenda includes several presentations by invited speakers

Please send your confirmation of attendance no later than 19 November 2015 to Joel DSilva - jds@fecc.org.

Fecc Activities

Fecc invites you to register for the Good Trade and Distribution Practices (GTDP) Seminar on 27 January, 2016. Please see attached the provisional programme and registration form. If you are interested in attending, please send the form back to us at the earliest, places are limited to 40.

Registration deadline: 15 January, 2016

Fecc GTDP Seminar – 27 January 2016

Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel

Regulatory and quality developments in the Pharma supply chain

Brussels National Airport

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Phone: +32 2 710 80 00

EU Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Chapter 5: Production

Fax: +32 2 710 80 80

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Impact of new regulatory changes on the supply of starting materials to the pharma industry

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Third Party auditing and compliance with new EU GMP: Chapter 5 requirements

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Reduced testing and Quality agreement aspects

Meeting location

Brussels, 1930 - Belgium

How to get there: www.starwoodhotels.com

Accommodation (if required): Fecc has negotiated a group rate for you at the Sheraton Brussels Airport Hotel. The price per room is 179€ and it includes breakfast.

EU Good Distribution Practices (GDP) Guidelines for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient’s (API’s)

• Please go to: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/ Book/FECC to book your room.

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Content and implications on distributors of API’s

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Expectations of the Pharma industry from Distributors

Please book your accommodation as soon as possible and no later than 26 December 2015. After this date rooms will be subject to availability.

EU Guidelines Risk assessment for Excipient GMP 

Risk assessment for Excipient GMP – Essentials.

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How to apply the Excipient Risk assessment for Excipient GMP: Industry perspective.

Registration Fees (VAT not included 21%) 200€ Fecc Members 250€ Fecc National Association Members 300€ Non Fecc Members (Fees are inclusive of refreshments, lunch, documentation and participation certificate)

EU Chemicals Legislation

REACH 2018 Remember: • If you manufacture chemical substances or import them from outside the EU above one tonne per year, you may have registration obligations under REACH. • Additionally, if you manufacture or import a product (mixture, article), it may contain substances that need to be registered individually. •

If you haven't yet pre-registered your substance, late pre-registration may still be an option until 31 May 2017.

For more information: http://echa.europa.eu/reach-2018 You may also be interested in the following webinar “REACH 2018: Know your portfolio and start preparing now”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6fjVtvPTpg

Guidance Fecc has adapted and published the Guidance on Management of ES information in SDS developed by Kemi & Life Science and Brenntag Nordic for its members as well. The guidance aims to provide recommendations to handle exposure scenarios attached to safety data sheets: Recommendations for a compliance check; how a company can handle the received extended safety data sheets and attached exposure scenarios to check if their work is carried out within the boundaries of the scenarios. Recommendations of how to handle the communication flow of safety data sheets and the attached exposure scenarios further down the supply chain. You can download it here

EU Chemicals Legislation

Fecc co-organises the Information session on updated registration process In preparation for 2018 registration deadline, ECHA and industry associations organised this information session to inform stakeholders on the upcoming changes on the registration process incorporating lessons learned from the previous registration deadlines in 2010 and 2013, as well as reflecting new legislative requirements. The meeting was organised in Brussels with industry associations Cefic, Eurometaux, Concawe and Fecc. The changes affect four main areas: 

Implementation of the One Substance One Registration principle. The Commission implementing Regulation under preparation will clarify the rules for data and cost sharing. It will also strengthen the obligation to submit joint registrations. Once implemented, REACH-IT will not allow separate registrations, when a joint registration already exists;

• Updated completeness check process, including revised rules for considering a registration com-plete. Additionally, ECHA will include a manual verification step to prevent dossiers without rele-vant information bypassing the system. This updated check will apply both to initial submissions as well as dossier updates; • Changes in the IT tools. Iuclid 6, with revised OECD harmonised templates and an easier to install desktop version; Chesar 3, which will enable assessment of complex cases; and the new version of REACH-IT, which will be revamped with SMEs in mind; and

ENES 9 Meeting ECHA and several stakeholder organisations have developed a plan for improving the content and use of exposure scenarios during the years 2013-2018, called the CSR/ES Roadmap. The Exchange Network on Exposure Scenarios, ENES, provides broad-based expertise to discuss, review and road-test the actions identified in the CSR/ES Roadmap. The ENES 9 meeting toke place the 5th and 6th of November at the Sheraton Hotel in Brussels Airport with the following main topics: 1. Providing registrants, downstream users and Member State authorities with details on the tools developed under the Roadmap improve information on use and 2. Explaining why those tools are necessary and how they can be used. 3. Promoting the Roadmap's tools among the different REACH actors. For more information: ENES: http://echa.europa.eu/web/guest/about-us/ exchange-network-on-exposure-scenarios CSR/ES Roadmap: http://echa.europa.eu/regulations/ reach/registration/information-requirements/chemical -safety-report/csr-es-roadmap

• Dissemination. ECHA plans to improve how information on chemicals is presented on its website.

For more information on Chemicals Legislation, please contact: Irantzu Garmendia +32 2 679 02 68 iga@fecc.org

EU Chemicals Legislation

Commission invites comments on restricting 291 substances The European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to restrict 291 substances that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR). The aim is to target hazardous substances in textile articles and clothing for consumers. The Commission seeks views on whether its plan is proportional and enforceable, on potential socio-economic impacts and on the likelihood of the identified CMR substances being present in consumer textile articles. The list of CMR substances (individual substances or groups) covered by this possible restriction would be added as a specific appendix to Annex XVII to REACH and could be regularly updated. Please submit your comments at the latest on 22 January 2016. For more information: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/toolsdatabases/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm? item_id=8299

53 new substances to be evaluated ECHA has prepared a proposal to update the Community rolling action plan for 2016-2018. The Member States are planning to evaluate 138 substances, out of which 53 are newly selected. The final plan will be adopted in March 2016. The draft plan has been prepared in close cooperation with the Member States, taking into account risk-based criteria for the selection of substances. ECHA encourages registrants of the listed substances to start coordinating their actions and to contact the evaluating Member States. For more information: http://echa.europa.eu/ documents/10162/13628/corap_2016_2018_en.pdf

Conference: REACH and beyond - challenges and options for improvements Fecc participated in the Conference "REACh and Beyond â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Challenges and Options for Improvements" organized by Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden. The conference aimed to refocus Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention on the safe use of chemicals and at the same time ensure transparency, innovation and competitiveness for the European Chemical sector and in particular SMEs. The event will brought together high level representatives from the EU Member States, the European Parliament and the European Commission, as well as industry associations and consumers and environmental organisations. For more information: http://conferencemanager.events/REACHandBeyond

EU Chemicals Legislation

Registry of Intentions updated and new submitted proposals and withdrawn intentions and submissions Harmonised classification and labelling New intentions: • 4,4'-sulfonylbisphenol, polymer with ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), pentachlorophosphorane and phenol (EC 439-270-3, CAS 260408-02-4) by Germany •

dioctyltin dilaurate; bis(dodecanoyloxy)(dioctyl)stannane (EC 222-883-3, CAS 3648-18-8) by Sweden.

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empenthrin (ISO) (CAS 918500-11-5) by Belgium

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dibutylbis(pentane-2,4-dionato-O,O')tin (EC 245-152-0; CAS 22673-19-4) by Sweden

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theophylline; 1,3-dimethyl-3,7-dihydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione (EC 200-385-7; CAS 58-55-9) by the Netherlands

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ethylene oxide; oxirane (EC 200-849-9; CAS 75-21-8) by Austria

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thiabendazole (ISO) (EC 205-725-8; CAS 148-79-8) by Spain

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imidacloprid (ISO) (EC 428-040-8; CAS 138261-41-3) by Germany

• p-mentha-1,3-diene; alpha-terpinene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylcyclohexa-1,3-diene (EC 202-795-1; CAS 99-86-5) by the Netherlands •

p-cymene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene (EC 202-796-7; CAS 99-87-6) by the Netherlands

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2-methyl-1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (CAS 2527-66-4) by Poland

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diisohexyl phthalate (EC 276-090-2) by Sweden

Submitted proposals • thifensulfuron-methyl (ISO); methyl 3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl- 1,3,5-triazin-2-ylcarbamoylsulfamoyl)thiophene-2carboxylate (CAS 79277-27-3) submitted by United Kingdom •

L-(+)-lactic acid; (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoic acid (EC 201-196-2, CAS 79-33-4) by Germany

• pymetrozine (ISO); (E)-4,5-dihydro-6-methyl-4-(3-pyridylmethyleneamino)-1,2,4-triazin-3(2H)-one (CAS 12331289-0) submitted by Germany •

dodecyl methacrylate (EC 205-570-6; CAS 142-90-5) submitted by Germany

• tris(2-ethylhexyl) 4,4',4''-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tribenzoate (EC 402-070-1; CAS 88122-99-0) submitted by Germany Restrictions New intentions: • Germany plans to submit a Restriction dossier on diisocyanates. The expected submission date is on 15 July 2016. Submitted proposals • (3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl)silanetriol and any of its mono-, di- or tri-O-(alkyl) derivatives submitted by Denmark For more information: http://echa.europa.eu/addressing-chemicals-of-concern/registry-of-intentions

Responsible Care and Logistics

Are you planning to export PIC chemicals in 2016? Notify your intentions now Please remember to submit your notifications for 2016 exports as soon as possible so that national EU authorities and ECHA have enough time to process them. By notifying early enough, you will be less likely to experience delays with your exports. When preparing your notification, ECHA ask you to provide more detailed information about the importer. For example, up-to-date contact details with a full street address will help the authorities in the receiving country process your notification faster. Export notifications | ePIC | News item on ePIC update | ECHA Helpdesk Export notifications | ePIC | News item on ePIC update | ECHA Helpdesk

European Responsible Care Awards 2015 brochures Responsible Care Awards 2015 winners leaflet, please click here Responsible Care Awards 2015 winners file, please click here See page 15

For more information on Responsible Care and Logistics , please contact: Gerhard Ahlbrecht at +32 2 679 02 64 gah@fecc.org

GTDP Committee and International Trade News

GTDP Committee meeting – 22 October 2015 Farmalabor, Canosa di Puglia- Italy The Fecc GTDP committee meeting was hosted by Farmalabor in Canosa di Puglia, Italy. Members were also able to visit the facilities of Farmalabor besides discussing various topics. Fecc would like to thank Farmalabor for hosting the meeting.

EU-China Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Conference—Brussels Alexandra Mengesha (Fecc) attended the 2015 EU-China Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Conference hosted by Codema and held at the Silken Berlaymont Hotel in Brussels on 21 October . The meeting was presided by Mr Andrea Sacchi, CEO of CODEMA and Mr. Louis Frere, Executive Manager at CODEMA. A Chinese Delegation of 15 major companies specialised in Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Associations such as Fecc, ECA and EFPIA were invited. The objective of this meeting was to start a constructive dialogue to move towards an improved exchange of information on Substances. Alexandra presented Fecc’s activities in the Pharma ingredients sector through the efforts made by the GTDP Committee and the EXCiPACT TM Certification scheme & asbl.

For more information on International Trade, please contact : Joel D’Silva +32(0)2 679 02 62 jds@fecc.org

EU and Other News

Joint statement of the Heads of State or Government and leaders of the European Union and its institutions on the terrorist attacks in Paris The European Union is deeply shocked and in mourning after the terrorist attacks in Paris. It is an attack against us all. We will face this threat together with all necessary means and ruthless determination.

France is a great and strong nation. Its values of liberty, equality and fraternity inspired and inspire the European Union. Today we stand united with the French people and the Government of France. This shameful act of terrorism will only achieve the opposite of its purpose, which was to divide, frighten, and sow hatred. Good is stronger than evil. Everything that can be done at European level to make France safe will be done. We will do what is necessary to defeat extremism, terrorism and hatred. We Europeans will all remember November 13th 2015 as a European day of mourning. All Europeans are invited to join in one minute of silence in memory of the victims at noon on Monday, November 16th. Source and information

Press remarks by President Donald Tusk after the informal meeting of EU heads of state or government The purpose of our informal meeting, which took place right after the summit with our African partners, was to speed up the implementation of the decisions taken so far by the European Council. Let there be no doubt: the future of Schengen is at stake and time is running out. Every week decisions are taken in Europe, which testify to how grave the situation is: reintroduction of border controls, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;technical barriersâ&#x20AC;? at the borders. This is a clear demonstration that we need to regain the control of our external border. Clearly not as the only action but as the first and most important action; as a precondition for a European migration policy. In this connection, I welcome the declaration made by Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary today of committing 225 officials to reinforce FRONTEX and EASO. This is good news. It is indeed urgent to fill this gap in implementation. Securing our borders also requires that our rules and laws are applied. The European Union will stick to its international obligations in terms of asylum rights, but it must be clear that without registration there will be no rights. If a migrant does not cooperate, there must be consequences. It is also clear that asylum seekers cannot decide where they will be granted asylum within the European Union. These are issues for the Commission and our Interior Ministers. They will need to turn these principles into operational reality now. Again, if we do not progress this Schengen will be at stake. Our main point of discussion however was on Turkey. President Juncker and Vice-President Timmermans, who was just back from his meeting with the Turkish Prime Minister, gave us a detailed update on where negotiations with this important partner stand. We feel confident that a mutually beneficial relationship can be established that will help us confront the present crisis. We all agreed that the EU side will do what it takes to achieve this while expecting the Turkish side to play its part. Together with President Juncker, I will meet President Erdogan and Prime Minister Davutoglu next Monday in the margins of the G20 Summit. Read more

UPCOMING EVENTS 2-Day EXCiPACT™ Training Course – 17-18 Nov 2015, in Brussels The course is ideal for pharmaceutical excipient suppliers looking to implement and be certified using the EXCiPACT™ Scheme, using either the EXCiPACT™ GMP and/or GDP Standards with ISO 9001, or the new NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363-2014 Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Standard for Pharmaceutical Excipients. This is the ideal course to identify what the EXCiPACT™ Standards and the new NSF/IPEC/ANSI 363-2014 US National Standard are about and how they will be applied during an audit. Equally, excipient users will also benefit from attending, especially those involved in supplier qualification because their excipient suppliers could be offering EXCIPACT™ Certificates (and audit reports) in future when you ask to audit them. For more information – www.excipact.org

2016 IPEC Europe Excipients Forum 4 February 2016, Nice (FR) Our next annual event will take place on 4 February 2016 in Nice, France at the prestigious Negresco Hotel. The 2016 event will address topics such as risk assessment for excipients, ICH Q3D, EXCiPACT Certifying Body experience, QbD and also the use of excipients in paediatrics. Have a look at the exciting provisional programme! Do not miss this must-attend event and register now! Sponsorship opportunities Interested in supporting the organisation of the IPEC Europe Annual Excipients Forum? Here are suggestions on how you can contribute. We remain at your disposal for customised arrangements: info@ipec-europe.org We are looking forward to welcoming you in Nice! Tofind out more, click here

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Meeting

Location

November 17-18

EXCiPACT Training

Brussels

BOARD Meeting

Hilton (Grand-Place), Brussels

Membership Meeting

Hilton (Grand-Place), Brussels

International Trade

Brussels

Responsible Care

Brussels

Meeting

Location

GTDP Symposium

Sheraton Brussels, Airport

Board Meeting

Fecc, Brussels

SHE Committee

Fecc, Brussels

Responsible Care

Fecc, Brussels

ESAD Steering Committee

Cefic, Brussels

Logistics Committee

Fecc, Brussels

Board Meeting

Istanbul

6-8

Fecc Annual Congress

Istanbul

SHE Committee

Fecc, Brussels

Board Meeting

Hamburg

ESAD Steering Committee

Fecc, Brussels

Logistics Committee

Fecc, Brussels

Board Meeting

Brussels

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