“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
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Membership
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The European distribution sector
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Mission & Objectives
• Fecc’s activities
Fecc Membership
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National
Associations: 15
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Company
Members: 37
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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
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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
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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:
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AkzoNobel
Chemicals
BASF
Dow Corning
Dow Europe
Evonik
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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
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Represent Fecc members' interests at European and
international level
Foster co-operation within the chemical distribution
sector
Objectives
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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]
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ICCTA Fecc Secretariat
DCG
CARACAL
SQAS/ESAD etc…
Office Assistant
Communications
[email protected]
Camila Diaz Oliveros
[email protected]
• Newsletter / Website
• Invoicing
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• Administration
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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…
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GTDP Cttee (Pharma,Food,Cosmetics)
EXCiPACT (Board Member & Treasurer)
International Trade Cttee
Distribution Agreements and
Competition Law
• Other legal issues
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RC Cttee
PS Cttee
Logistics Cttee
Precursors Cttee
SQAS/ESAD steering Cttee
ICCTA backup
Fecc’s activities
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Product Stewardship
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Joint committee of distributors & manufacturers
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Joint Cefic/Fecc PS guidelines (revised) & Fecc PS
good practices for Chemical distributors
PS Cttee focusses on topics affecting the whole
supply chain:
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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
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Responsible Care
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Initiative of continuous improvement in health, safety , security
and environmental performance
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Together with Cefic a voluntary third party verification system
was set-up to evaluate performance of chemical distributors,
SQAS Distributor / ESAD
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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
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Good Trade and Distribution Practices
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Active in all Pharma, food, feed and cosmetics related issues
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EXCiPACT -international GMP and GDP standard for excipients
• Asbl set up January 2014
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Responded to EC consultations on APIs and Excipients.
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Cosmetics Regulation update document – 2013
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Fecc Regulatory & Quality Symposium March 2014
International Trade
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Analysis/ Factsheets of trade in Magreb, Turkey and Russia
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Trade Meeting – Russia and beyond? – November 2013
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Monitors developments pertaining to FTAs and trade barriers
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Distribution Agreements & Competition Law Workshop‘s
Activities of the Working Committees
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Logistics Committee
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Monitors the developments in EU and international legislation
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Development of guidance e.g. Best Practice Guidance on the safe
(Un)Loading of Road Freight Vehicles
Precursors
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Fecc/Cefic commented on the Regulation on explosive & drug
precursors
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Participation and input to the CBRN Advisory group & subgroups
of the Commission
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Fecc Model Agreement on voluntary measures on substances
subject to Trade controls
Activities of the Working Committees
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Safety, Health & Environment
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Support for the 2018 REACH registration deadline (DCG,
guidance)
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Joint industry guidance on supply chain communication & on
extended Safety Data Sheets
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Involvement in the development of an electronic exchange
format for Exposure Scenarios
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Member of the ECHA Expert Network on Exposure Scenarios
(ENES), 6th Workshop (13/14 May 2014)
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Update on the Seveso Directive & Biocidal Product Regulation
Hot topics
 The 2018 deadline and the overall cost of registration
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Transparent and fair cost sharing in SIEFs
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Staged payment to help an SME that would like to buy a LoA
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Free letter of Access for multiple registered substances between 1-10 t
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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
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ICCA-ICCTA, Cefic-Fecc
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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
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Majority of chemicals legislation initiated in Brussels
important to have contact with EU institutions to track and
influence, to ensure your concerns are heard
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Early awareness of legislative developments
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Technical advocacy and advice to membership
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Networking opportunities with institutions and within membership
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Industry visibility due to Fecc membership
Fecc and NA’s have different roles – they are
complementary
We look forward to continuing enhanced cooperation!
Thank you for your
attention!
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