European Association of Chemical Distributors
Organisation Type
Autre
Business sector
Transports et entreposage
Mission Statement
Fecc is the voice of the Chemical Distribution Industry in Europe, with an active membership of companies and national associations. Fecc serves very diverse audiences and communities by representing around 1,600 companies, including:
- all the actors in the chemical value chain and beyond
- ranging from producers to end users,
- all segments, chemical and beyond (bio-based material, recyclates),
- of entities of all sizes: vast majority are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but we have also big multinational companies onboard,
- from Europe, our core area of responsibility, and beyond.
The sector stands for more than 30,000 highly qualified jobs directly and four times as many indirectly. The vast majority of distributors in Europe are small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), many of which are family-owned with long-standing close ties to the regions there are operating in. Furthermore, the European chemical distribution sector creates more than €28 bn turnover each year by adding value in the chemical supply chain and beyond, while meeting the demand and specific needs of over 1 million downstream users of very diverse sectors such as pharmaceuticals, construction, paints & coatings, agriculture, cosmetics, food & feed, automotive. Distributors are in midst of all value chains. Also the services rendered by distributors can vary greatly and can comprise functions like logistics & packaging, formulation, recycling, research & development, innovation, training, regulatory and technical advice, and warehousing.
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- all the actors in the chemical value chain and beyond
- ranging from producers to end users,
- all segments, chemical and beyond (bio-based material, recyclates),
- of entities of all sizes: vast majority are small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but we have also big multinational companies onboard,
- from Europe, our core area of responsibility, and beyond.
The sector stands for more than 30,000 highly qualified jobs directly and four times as many indirectly. The vast majority of distributors in Europe are small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), many of which are family-owned with long-standing close ties to the regions there are operating in. Furthermore, the European chemical distribution sector creates more than €28 bn turnover each year by adding value in the chemical supply chain and beyond, while meeting the demand and specific needs of over 1 million downstream users of very diverse sectors such as pharmaceuticals, construction, paints & coatings, agriculture, cosmetics, food & feed, automotive. Distributors are in midst of all value chains. Also the services rendered by distributors can vary greatly and can comprise functions like logistics & packaging, formulation, recycling, research & development, innovation, training, regulatory and technical advice, and warehousing.
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Our campaign pledge
Health and safety are a priority for Fecc. This campaign is a great opportunity to raise awareness on work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) within our community, which consists of diverse workers in all application segments and all supply chain functions of the chemical industry´s supply chain. At Fecc we are exciting to be part of the campaign and contribute to its success by planning diverse promotional activities (online and offline) to target the chemical distribution sector (at national and international level via our members) and its workers. We aim to raise awareness in our industry, especially all the SMEs, so that everyone has the right tools to find the right solutions against work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
Dorothee ARNS
Director General
Fecc is a long-standing partner of the EU-OSHA campaigns, because safety and health at the workplace is one of our top priorities. Being a partner of the EU-OSHA Healthy Workplaces 'Lighten the load' campaign is a key milestone in Fecc's activities as well as an excellent opportunity to raise awareness of important work-related issues, such as all kinds of loading processes in warehouses, and to exchange learning experiences as well as best practices within the chemical distribution sector.
Main contact
Gerhard AHLBRECHT
Responsible Care & Logistics Manager
gah [at] fecc [dot] org
+32 2/679.02.60
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