Chemical Industry: “Future Packages, Not Lifebuoys for Oldtimers”

Brussels, 10.02.2026

Ahead of tomorrow’s Chemical Summit in Antwerp, Jutta Paulus, The Greens/EFA environmental spokesperson in the European Parliament, states:

“The European chemical industry has relied for too long on the business model of producing on amortized facilities with cheap fossil energy. Meanwhile competitors in Asia have built modern, efficient chemical parks. This is how our industry has slept itself into a crisis. My demand: state support should only be provided for rebuilding with innovation and decarbonisation. We need a future package for sustainable chemistry, not lifebuoys for oldtimers! This is the only way in which can we secure European jobs and maintain Europe’s competitiveness in a globalized world.”