Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2026 | Hans Ingels Head of Unit | Methylmethacrylate proposed for harmonised classification as respiratory sensiter category 1 | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Hans Ingels Head of Unit | Methylmethacrylate proposed for harmonised classification as respiratory sensiter category 1 | — |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Estelle Goeger Cabinet member | Overview of the Commission's Single Market Strategy. | — |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Estelle Goeger Cabinet member | Overview of the Commission's Single Market Strategy. | SRC |
| 28 May 2025 | Heiko Kunst Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System and challenges faced by the chemical industry. | — |
| 28 May 2025 | Heiko Kunst Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System and challenges faced by the chemical industry. | SRC |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Ongoing safeguards investigation into alloying elements (SAFE010) | — |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Ongoing safeguards investigation into alloying elements (SAFE010) | SRC |
| 11 Sept 2023 | Dimitri Lorenzani Cabinet member | Restriction proposal on silicon | SRC |
| 11 Sept 2023 | Dimitri Lorenzani Cabinet member | Restriction proposal on silicon | — |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | Handover joint letter Micro-Algae coalition for sustainable fisheries | — |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Carmen Preising Cabinet member | Handover joint letter Micro-Algae coalition for sustainable fisheries | SRC |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene Cabinet member | Handover joint letter Micro-Algae coalition for sustainable fisheries | — |
| 14 Jul 2021 | Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene Cabinet member | Handover joint letter Micro-Algae coalition for sustainable fisheries | SRC |
| 07 Jun 2021 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Pact for skills: re/upskilling needs for a successful green and digital transition in the energy intensive industries ecosystem | — |
| 07 Jun 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Pact for skills: re/upskilling needs for a successful green and digital transition in the energy intensive industries ecosystem | — |
| 07 Jun 2021 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Pact for skills: re/upskilling needs for a successful green and digital transition in the energy intensive industries ecosystem | SRC |
| 07 Jun 2021 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Pact for skills: re/upskilling needs for a successful green and digital transition in the energy intensive industries ecosystem | SRC |
| 11 May 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Discussion on the impact of COVID-19 | — |
| 11 May 2020 | Thierry Breton Commissioner | Discussion on the impact of COVID-19 | SRC |
| 14 Jan 2016 | Bernardus Smulders Cabinet member | AECA Round-Table on “Dealing with Regulatory Burden | — |
| 14 Jan 2016 | Bernardus Smulders Cabinet member | AECA Round-Table on “Dealing with Regulatory Burden | SRC |
| 07 Jan 2016 | Kilian Gross Cabinet member | anti-dumping duties | SRC |
| 07 Jan 2016 | Nele Eichhorn Cabinet member | silicon metal | — |
| 07 Jan 2016 | Kilian Gross Cabinet member | anti-dumping duties | — |
Mission & Goals
Evonik kombiniert Innovationskraft und Technologiekompetenz, um über die Chemie hinauszugehen. Das Unternehmen mit Sitz in Essen ist in über 100 Ländern tätig und beschäftigt rund 31.000 Mitarbeiter. Ihr gemeinsamer Antrieb: mit maßgeschneiderten Produkten und Lösungen als Superkraft für die Industrie den Kunden den entscheidenden Wettbewerbsvorteil zu verschaffen - und dadurch das Leben der Menschen zu verbessern. In allen Märkten. Jeden Tag. Evonik engagiert sich in gesellschaftspolitischen Debatten und bringt sich als Dialogpartner in Meinungsbildungsprozesse auf regionaler, nationaler, europäischer und internationaler Ebene ein. Unsere Mitarbeiter stehen im Austausch mit Politik, Gesellschaft und Verbänden, um politische Rahmenbedingungen mitzugestalten und an Konsultationen, Anhörungen und Diskussionen teilzunehmen. Die Evonik Industries AG vertritt die Interessen des gesamten Konzerns, einschließlich aller Tochtergesellschaften (z.B. Evonik Operations GmbH, SYNEQT GmbH uvm.).
EU Legislative Interests
EU Green Deal Clean Industrial Deal Chemikalienstrategie/REACH CBAM: Revision of the CBAM Methodology EU-ETS I + II EU-Taxonomie CCS/CCU RED CSDDD Verzollung von Siliziummetall Chemical Industry Package Action Plan Affordable Energy (2025) Implementation of the Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, Verbindung zur ETS Directive (EU) 23/959 Carbon-Dioxid Removal und Long term strategy negative Emissions Simplification State Aid rules (07/2025) Energy Taxation Directive COM/1221/563 final Decarbonisation Accelerator Act Electricity Market Design Directive EU2024/1711 Regulation (EU)2024/1747 Delegated act on low carbon hydrogen Recommendation and guidance für europäische harmonisierte Netzentgeltsysteme, Legislativverfahren
Communication Activities
Gemeinsame Veranstaltung mit Covestro und Lanxess in der Landesvertretung NRW bei der EU: Paneldiskussion zum Chemical Industry Package (18. März 2025) mit verschiedenen MdEPs.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Evonik Industries ist auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene bei einer Vielzahl von Verbänden und Organisationen Mitglied. Auf europäischer Ebene ist Evonik Mitglied bei: A.spire Bio-Based Industries Consortium (BIC) Cefic CEFLEX EAPA - European Asphalt Pavement Ass. ECETOC European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals European Coil Coating Association EuropaBio European Waste - Based & Advanced Biofuels Association EUROPUR FEFANA asbl Hydrogen Europe International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products AISBL (A.I.S.E.) International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS) Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative (I AM-I) NaTrue Petcore Europe PlasticsEurope PU Europe Silicones Europe SpecialtyFoodIngridients VCI WindEurope
Organisation Members
N/A
Additional Information
Die Evonik Industries AG hat 2025 keine EU-Finanzmittel erhalten, jedoch ihre Tochtergesellschaften Evonik Operations GmbH (554.534,55 €) und die Evonik Oxeno GmbH (406.337,50 €) zur Förderung einzelner Forschungsprojekte.