Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | Beatriz Yordi Director | ETS1 Review, General industry competitiveness | — |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Beatriz Yordi Director | ETS1 Review, General industry competitiveness | SRC |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Anna Nykiel-Mateo Cabinet member | Belgian Life Sciences Industry Association requested the meeting to exchange on the upcoming Biotech Act II. | — |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Anna Nykiel-Mateo Cabinet member | Belgian Life Sciences Industry Association requested the meeting to exchange on the upcoming Biotech Act II. | SRC |
| 20 May 2025 | Laszlo Kristoffy Cabinet member | EU biotech policy | SRC |
| 20 May 2025 | Laszlo Kristoffy Cabinet member | EU biotech policy | — |
| 08 May 2025 | Rainer Becker Director | Panelist at Knowledge for Growth conference in the "Biotechnology in the European spotlight: an enabling Biotech Act for a healthy future" debate | SRC |
| 08 May 2025 | Rainer Becker Director | Panelist at Knowledge for Growth conference in the "Biotechnology in the European spotlight: an enabling Biotech Act for a healthy future" debate | — |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Ivo Schmidt Acting Head of Unit | Meeting the Board of Directors of Essenscia | — |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Ivo Schmidt Acting Head of Unit | Meeting the Board of Directors of Essenscia | SRC |
Mission & Goals
essenscia is the Belgian federation of the chemical industry and life sciences sector. The organisation defends the specific interests of more than 700 companies active in chemistry, plastics, pharma and biotech. essenscia’s role is to offer its members a tailor-made service, providing expertise and advice on sectoral issues. essenscia also represents the sector in the media and defends the interests of chemistry and life sciences at all political levels.
EU Legislative Interests
innovation, energy, climate, product policy (o.a. REACH, CLP), Seveso, transport, security, social policy, economy, environment, logistics, customs, international trade, sustainability, circular economy, intellectual property, training & education, communication
Communication Activities
Press releases & publications available on www.essenscia.be
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
amongst others: CEFIC aisbl (Conseil Européen de l'Industrie Chimique), www.cefic.org; FEB asbl (Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique), www.vbo-feb.be AKT asbl, www.akt.be VOKA vzw, www.voka.be Centre antipoisons, https://www.centreantipoisons.be Febeliec asbl, www.febeliec.be ICC Belgium, www.iccwbo.be/ Catalisti vzw, www.catalisti.be ECEG aisbl, www.eceg.org IBJ vzw, www.ibj.be EIGA AISBL, www.eiga.eu Biowin asbl, www.biowin.org Greenwin asbl, www.greenwin.be World Energy Council Amcham Belgium, (amcham.be) Vleva, Aarlenstraat 80, 1000 Brussel (vleva.be) Fetsa aisbl (fetsa.eu) Co-valent vzw, www.covalent.be BlueChem NV, www.bluechem.be Vitalent vzw, www. vitalent.be KVCV, www.kvcv.be
Organisation Members
- nos membres: https://www.essenscia.be/fr/chimie-sciences-de-la-vie/nos-membres/ - nos divisions: La Fédération compte trois divisions régionales. « essenscia vlaanderen » pour la Région flamande, « essenscia wallonie » pour la Région wallonne et « essenscia bruxelles/brussel » pour la Région de Bruxelles Capitale et treize divisions professionnelles : Lubricants Association Belgium, Gaz Industriels et Médicaux, bio.be/essenscia, Prochem, pharma.be, IVP, DETIC, Belplant, Bioplus-Probois, BELFertil, Association belge pour la protection du bois, Belgian Association of Chemical Distributors et essenscia PolyMatters. Les divisions régionales et professionnelles qui sont juridiquement intégrées à la Fédération sont : « essenscia vlaanderen », « essenscia wallonie », « essenscia bruxelles/brussel », Lubricants Association Belgium, Gaz Industriels et Médicaux, bio.be/essenscia, Prochem et essenscia PolyMatters. Les divisions professionnelles de la Fédération qui ont juridiquement leur propre statut sont : pharma.be asbl, IVP asbl, DETIC asbl, Belplant asbl, Bioplus-Probois asbl, BELFertil asbl, Association belge pour la protection du bois asbl et Belgian Association of Chemical Distributors asbl.
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