Strategy
The purpose of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) is to organize each year one or more reunions in Europe which facilitate legitimate networking and meetings between companies and open debate to the long term sustainable development of the petrochemical industry. Members are parties having a business interest in or with the European petrochemical industry.
To that effect EPCA offers and provides the logistics for:
- the EPCA Annual Meeting organized for EPCA members;
- the organization of seminars, round table sessions, working groups, think tanks and such other activities as decided upon by the EPCA Board and organized for EPCA members and stakeholders.
- A quality platform to meet. This is implemented via :
- A platform for communication, exchange of information as well as transfer of learning between members and stakeholders. EPCA in this connection works on increasing its visibility via the web, co-operation with the press, newsletters, publications and other communication tools.
- A huge global network connecting members and stakeholders.
- All EPCA activities are focused on delivering a message shared with the attendants of an EPCA reunion in the form of a presentation during a business session, expert advice in a workshop, publication, film or other communication mode.
- EPCA is a service provider for its members, driven by customer satisfaction. Company member representatives participate in the Board, Supply Chain Program Committee, think tanks and working groups in accordance with the EPCA statutes.
- In order to optimize resources and avoid overlap EPCA co-ordinates its activities with CEFIC, APPE, PlasticsEurope and other industry associations like NPRA, APLA, APIC and GPCA.
- Through its activities EPCA endeavors to contribute to the improvement of the public image of the chemical industry, but EPCA is not a lobby body nor involved in lobby activities. Lobbying is explicitly excluded from the EPCA statutes.
- EPCA and its members are committed to strict competition law compliance, not only to ensure that every EPCA activity complies with the law, but also that there can be no misunderstanding about such activities. For example, EPCA is providing its members a check list for meetings (Do’s and don’t’s) reminding them of the importance of compliance with the competition law.