CEFIC | Restoring sustainable carbon cycles: the chemical industry as a solution provider

The European chemical industry shares the EU’s climate-neutrality ambition and is investing in the technologies and solutions of tomorrow. But there is something we cannot change: the sector has an intrinsic need for carbon molecules.

 “Carbon is the atom of life, of our societies and economies”: this is the starting point for the European Commission’s Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles. From pharmaceuticals, to (bio-based) plastics, organic chemistry needs carbon molecules to shape the world we live in. To reconcile this essential need for carbon molecules and the need to curb CO₂ emissions, it is key to have access to alternative and sustainable sources of carbon.

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