Invitation Covestro, Evonik and LANXESS invite you together
with the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union, as part of the Competitiveness Week
to a panel discussion on the topic: "Simplifying chemicals regulation - less is more?" |
The NRW chemicals companies Covestro, Evonik and LANXESS would like to engage in a constructive dialogue with you on the future of chemicals regulation. At a time when sustainability and innovation are crucial, we believe it is important to discuss efficient regulatory frameworks that take into account environmental and health protection as well as competitiveness and jobs. In our panel discussion, we want to discuss the future of the chemical industry with you in order to: - to highlight the challenges and opportunities of current chemicals regulation;
- discuss possible simplifications and improvements to existing regulations;
- discuss the impact of regulation on innovation, sustainability and competitiveness;
- to conduct an open dialogue between chemical industry executives and policy makers.
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6:30 pm Welcome speech Panel discussion | Start of the event Rainer Steffens Head of the Representation of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia to the European Union Martin Hojsík MEP Vice-President of the European Parliament, Member of the Committee on the Environment, Climate Action and Food Safety (Renew) Dennis Radtke MEP
Member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, European Parliament (EPP) Kristin Schreiber
Director for Chemicals, Health, Retail and Agrifood, European Commission, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Melanie Moethrath
Head of Global Product Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Covestro Volker J. Soballa Head of Corporate Product Stewardship, Evonik Markus Eckert Head of Global Health, Safety, Environment and Qualitiy, LANXESS |
