EFCG – European Fine Chemicals Group

Mainly active pharmaceutical ingredients & excipients, agrochemicals and their intermediates.
Founded in 2004, EFCG is the forum and the voice of the European Fine Chemicals manufacturers. We are a non-profit international sector group within Cefic, the Brussels-based European Chemical Industry Council which represents 29,000 large, medium and small chemical companies in Europe, directly providing 1.1 million jobs and accounting for 17% of world chemical production.
EFCG membership consists of 35 companies located all over Europe and 5 national associations.

CHAIR
S. Denzinger (Merck KGaA)

SUBSTANCES
Pharmaceuticals (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, excipients, intermediates) and fine chemicals

MEMBERSHIP
40 Full Members:

Alzchem Trotsberg (DE), Arxada (CH), Aspen Oss B.V. (NL), Axplora (DE,) BASF (DE), Bracco Imaging (IT), CABB (CH), Capsugel (BE), Cerbios (CH), Dipharma (IT), DSM-Firmenich (CH), EUROAPI (FR), Evonik (DE), Flamma (IT), Grace (DE), Hovione FarmaCiencia (PT), Jubilant France (FR), Lonza (CH), Medichem (ES), Merck KGaA (DE), Midas Pharma (DE), MINAFIN (Minakem) (BE), MOEHS Iberica (ES), OFICHEM (NL), Olon (IT), Polpharma (PL), Procos (IT), Roquette (Fr), Saltigo (DE), Schirm (DE), Seqens (FR), Siegfried (CH), SK Pharmteco (PT), Speichim Processing (FR), WeylChem (DE)

Including 5 national associations: Afaquim (ES), Aschimfarma (IT), BioPharmaChem Ireland (IE), SICOS (FR), BPI-German Pharmaceutical Industry Association (DE)

OBJECTIVES

Implementation of the Critical Medicines Act and the Biotech Act for pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals
Addressing all issues related to manufacturing for the pharmaceutical supply chain, including issues of raw material shortages and competitiveness
Innovation: identifying technological gaps and mapping EU manufacturing network, looking into supply chain vulnerabilities, assessing future skills needs
REACH and environmental issues related to pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals (pharmaceuticals in the environment, substance restrictions, etc…): advocacy for better regulation and enforcement
Cooperation with other EU & US trade associations on common sectoral issues

For more information:
efcg.cefic.org

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