BULGARIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FROM ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW

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BULGARIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FROM ECONOMICAL AND
SOCIAL POINT OF VIEW

• YONCHO PELOVSKI
• BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

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BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

• BBCI IS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 .
• 48 COMPANIES AND ONE UNIVERSITY ARE MEMBERS OF
  BCCI. THEY PRODUCE
• 85 FROM THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
• 80 FROM THE EXPORTED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
• 65 FROM THE EMPLOYERS IN THE BRANCH.
• BCCI REPRESENTS MEMBER COMPANIES IN THE EUROPEAN
  COUNCIL OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY /CEFIC/.
• BCCI IS AN ASSOCIATED MEMBER OF CEFIC FROM 2001
• JOINT PROJECTS DEVELOPED WITH CEFIC WP/PH/10
  (1997 1999)
• CHEMFED/CHEMLEG1 (2001 2003)
• CHEMFED/CHEMLEG 2 (2003 2005)
• PRIORITIES 
• ADAPTATION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EUROEAN
  MARKET 
• BETTER COMPETETIVNES AND EFFICIENCY
• BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND SAFETY
  WORK

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MAIN CHANGES NEW OWNERSHIP AND NEW LEGISLATION

• PRIVATIZATION PROCESS HAS FINISHED IN BULGARIA 4
  YEARS AGO WITH DIFFERENT RESULTS
• Some companies are using their full capacity and
  even are upgrading their equipment and
  technologies and expanding their production
  /Solvay-Sodi, Svilosa, Plasimo, Plastmasovi
  izdelia, Zebra/
• Big companies like Chimko, Agrobiochim, Plama,
  Yambolen, because of heavy depts practically
  colapsed and shut down their production lines
• The number of workers has decreased sharply -
  from
• 120 000 to about 37 000

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DRAMATIC CHANGES IN THE
LEGISLATION IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTION EU LEGAL
ACTS

• ONLY IN THE AREA OF ENVRONMENT CAME IN FORCE
• COMPLETELY NEW LEGAL ACTS - 9 LAWS ONLY FOR
  PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH
• MORE THEN 120 NEW REGULATIONS, APPLYING THE EU
  LEGISLATION
• MORE THEN 30 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND
  PROTOCOLS ARE RATIFIED
• ADMINISTRATION CAPACITY OF STATE CONTROL
  AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS HAS INCREASED ALSO
  DURING TRANSITION PERIOD

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MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE BULGARIAN CHAMBER OF
THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

• STRATEGY
• INTEGRATION THE CAPACITY OF THE MEMBER COMPANIES
  IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW LEGAL
  ACTS
• INTEGRATION AND CO-OPERATION OF BCCI WITH CEFIC
  BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION AND CHEMICAL
  FEDERATIONS FROM EU AND BALKAN REGION
• ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROCESS OF
  DEVELOPMENT OF NEW LEGAL ACTS, RELATED TO THE
  MEMBER COMPANIES ACTIVITIES
• USE OF BEST PRACTICES FROM CEFIC AND EU CHEMICAL
  FEDERATIONS

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MAIN ACTIVITIES FOR SAFETY AND SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULGARIAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

• DEVELOPMENT OF THE DIALOG WITH THE SOCIAL
  PARTNERS AND STATE INSTITUTIONS, APPLYING THE
  PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• DEVLOPMENT THE CO-OPERATION WITH SOME NGOs AND
  UNIVERSITIES ON THE WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF
  EDUCATION
• TRAINING OF COMPANIES EXPERTS FOR BETTER
  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LEGAL ACTS
• IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BUSINESS INITIAYIVES LIKE
  RESPONSIBLE CARE, STEWARDSHIP PRODUCTS AND LONG
  LIFE LEARNING

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SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND RESULTS OBTAINED

• ALL COMPANIES HAVE BEEN ALREADY ASSESSED AND
  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT RERPORTS HAVE
  BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE CONTROL INSTITUTIONS
• THE COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED THEIR IPPC
  APPLICATIONS AND MOST OF THEM ALREADY GOT THEIR
  PERMIT FOR OPERATION
• ALL NEW INSTALLATIONS HAVE ALSO PASSED PUBLIC
  PROCEDURES OF ASSESSMENT AND PERMITING
• SOME COMPANIES HAVE ALREADY SOLVED PROBLEMS WITH
  PAST POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
• LEADING COMPANIES ARE IN THE PROCESS OF
  IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGARAMS FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
  AND DECREASING OF EMISSIONS
• VIA NEW INOVATION FUND EVEN SME ARE IN THE
  PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PRODUCTS

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SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND RESULTS OBTAINED

• 96 OF THE COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR HAVE NEW
  MEDICAL GROUPS FOR SAFETY WORKING CONDITIONS
• MOST OF THE COMPANIES HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS FOR
  BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS AND SAFETY, APPROVED BY
  THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
• THE LAW FOR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES AND PREPARATIONS
  HAVE BEEN IMPROVED BY ACCEPTING ECENTIAL PRPOSALS
  OF BCCI AND CEFIC EXPERTS
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNDERSTANDING DURING
  DISCUSSIONS WITH COMPETENT AUTHORITIES HELPED
  CONCRETE PROBLEMS OF THE COMPANIES TO BE SOLVED

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SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND RESULTS OBTAINED

• BY THE HELP OF CEFIC EXPERTS DURING
  CHEMFED/CHEMLEG PROJECT GUIDBOOKS HAVE BEEN
  PUBLISHED FOR TRAINING COMPANIES EXPERTS
• NEW MODULE WAS INITIATED AND INTRODUCED FOR
  EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
  CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  AND LIFE CYCLE OF THE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS

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SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS AND RESULTS OBTAINED

• ONLY FOR LAST 2 YEARS 28 TRAINING SESIONS FOR
  BETTER QUALIFICATION OF COMPANIES EXPERTS
• 18 EXPERTS HAVE BEEN TRAINED AND CERTIFIED IN THE
  AREA FOR MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS
• INFORMATION CAPACITY MANLY BY THE HELP OF CEFIC
  WAS IMPROVED
• EXCHANGE OF EXPERINCE WAS SUCCESSFULLY DEVELOPED
  WITH A NUMBER OF CHEMICAL FEDERATIONS AND
  ESPECIALLY WITH FRENCH AND TURKISH CHEMICAL
  ASSOCIATIONS
• NEW TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT FOR TRAINING AND
  EDUCATION COURSES IS NOW AVAILABLE

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DIFFICULTIES IN FRONT OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
IN BULGARIA

• UNSUFISIENT CAPACITY AND PROFECIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF
  SOME EXPERTS FROM THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
• LOW HUMAN AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY ESPECIALLY IN
  THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE COMPANIES FOR REACH
  IMPLEMENTATION
• NEW SPECIALISTS MUST BE EDUCATED, LEARNING THE
  BEST AVAILABLE TECHNIQUES, BUT THE TEACHING AT
  THE UNIVERSITIES DO NOT COVER COMPLETELY SUCH A
  NEEDS
• THERE IS NO ANSWER HOW TO ATRACT NEW GENERATION
  TO STUDY TECHNICAL SCIENCES

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SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP AS A BASE FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

• NON-STOP IMPROVING QUALIFICATION OF THE COMPANIES
  WORKERS
• USE OF RESPONSIBLE CARE INITIATIVE AS AN
  INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• USE OF STEWARDSHIP PRODUCTS INITIATIVE AS A PART
  OF REACH IMPLEMENTATION
• IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND PRODUCTIVITY
• DEVELOMENT OF THE SOCIAL DIALOG ESPECIALLY ON THE
  COMPANY LEVEL