Sustainable Chemistry Technology Platform

This webpage has been designed by Hyperion Ltd. We acknowledge contributions from the following:

Dr. Marian Mours CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) mms@cefic.be

Key Websites for the Technology Platform

Website of the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry www.suschem.org

Secretariat for the Technology Platform

	European Chemical Industry Council www.cefic.org
	EuropaBio www.europabio.org
	Camille Burel c.burel@europabio.org
	Dr. Marian Mours suschem@suschem.org

EU Policy Drivers

	The Strategy for a future Chemicals Policy - REACH http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/chempol/whitepaper/reach.htm
	The Key to Competitiveness of European Economies and Enterprises (COM(2002)262)

Technology Foresight Report

Advisory Committee

SusChem Board http://www.suschem.org/content.php?pageId=2531&lang=en

Vision Document

	Chemistry and the EU Chemicals Sector's Role in Sustainable Development (July 2004)
	Industrial or White Biotechnology: a driver of sustainable growth in Europe (April 2005)
	A European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry: The Vision for 2025 and Beyond. March 2005 http://www.suschem.org/media/document/38_2170ctp_final.pdf.

Conference or Consultations

	Europabio Workshop: White Biotechnology: Current Developments in Research, Innovation and Policies
	2nd Stakeholder Event for the European Technology Platform Sustainable Chemistry. Barcelona March 2005 http://www.suschem.org/media/document/38_2316proceedingsreportfinal.pdf?PHPSESSID=18fa394381364f79e7e4c364fa3b635b
	The SusChem 3^rd Stakeholders Meeting. November 2005. http://www.suschem.org/content.php?_document[ID]=3171&pageId=2491&lang=en

Strategic Research Agenda

	Draft Strategic Research Agenda Reaction & Process Design http://www.suschem.org/media/document/38_2665etpsuschemrandpddraftsra-150605.pdf?PHPSESSID=18fa394381364f79e7e4c364fa3b635b
	Draft Strategic Research Agenda Materials Technology http://www.suschem.org/media/document/38_2678draftsramaterialstechnology.pdf?PHPSESSID=18fa394381364f79e7e4c364fa3b635b
	Draft Strategic Research Agenda Industrial Biotechnology http://www.suschem.org/media/document/38_2680draftsraindustrialbiotech.pdf?PHPSESSID=18fa394381364f79e7e4c364fa3b635b

Future?

Implementation Action Plan (expected September 2006)

Relevant European and National or International Associations

	AllChemE Alliance for Chemical Sciences, Technologies and Engineering http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/ENC/allcheme.htm
	RISC – Chemical Sector Information Network (European Commission) http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/chemicals/competiv/risc/db_en.htm
	ESIS – European chemical Substances Information System (ECB) http://ecb.jrc.it/esis/
	GDCh - Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker http://www.gdch.de/gdch.htm
	KNCV - Royal Netherlands Chemical Society http://www.kncv.nl/
	National Chemistry Societies http://www.chemsoc.org/societies/society.htm
	EuCheMS http://www.euchems.org/

National 'Mirror Groups'

Member States Mirror Group initiated by the Dutch Government http://www.suschem.org/content.php?pageId=2537&lang=en

Relevant Framework 5/6 Projects, Clusters, Networks etc.

	Framework 6 funded projects http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm
	Framework 5 funded projects http://dbs.cordis.lu/fep/FP5/FP5_PROJl_search.html
	FP6 ERA-Net Project (ERA-Chemistry)

Sources of Funding for the Technology Platform

The European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry is funded through two SSAs from FP6 (one by Priority Environment (for SusChem) and a specific one for Industrial Biotech under Priority 5 Food, quality and safety)

Similar US or Asia Activities

Asian Chemical News (ACN) http://www.asianchemicalnews.com/home/Default.asp?type=0&liSectionID=111

Useful Hyperion Websites for this Platform

EuCheMS http://www.euchems.org/