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SCHP CR Association of Chemical Industry of
the Czech Republic andSocial Dialog

• Ladislav Novák
• Kraków, 26 October 2006

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Position of Chemical Industry in the Czech
Republic

• Shares of individual Czech Rep. industry sectors
  according to revenues in

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Czech Chemical Industry

• Crude-oil processing, production of chemicals and
  pharmaceuticals, plastics and rubber industry
• In the Czech Republic on the 3rd place according
  to total income
• Creates 13 of GDP in the Czech Republic (round
  11 billion EUR)
• 106.000 employees (2005)

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Chemical Industry in CR 2005
Indicator Unit 2005 index 05/04 index 05/04
Indicator Unit 2005 Chemical Industry Manufact. Ind.
Turnover (current prices) CZK bn 349,3 109,7 107,4
Sales (constant prices) CZK bn 347,3 107,4 108,4
Number of employees Thousand 106,2 104,8 100,7
Exports CZK bn 216,0 111,9 108,3
Imports CZK bn 332,1 105,2 102,6
Value added CZK bn 67,9 103,6 103,4
Pre-tax profits CZK bn 19,9 91,9 97,3
1000 CZK 30 EUR
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Assocation of Chemical Industry of the Czech
Republic

• Established in 1990 and covers
• refinery (NACE 23) chemical and pharmaceutical
  (NACE 24) plastic and rubber processing industry
  (NACE 25).
• Associates 110 subjects with turnover over 6
  billion in 2005, i.e. 60 of chemical industry
• 78 individual and 2 collective members
• Association of Paint Manufactures of the CR
• Association of Chemical Traders and
  Distributors of the CR
• A member of European Chemical Council (Cefic) and
  Confederation of Industry and Transport (SP CR)

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SCHP CR and its structure

• General Assembly
• 14 Board members headed by President
• 5 Supervisory Board members
• Executive body Secretariat headed by Director
• Most important committees
• Advocacy, lobbying (REACH, environmental
  legislative, NAP)
• HSE (RC, TRINS, IPPC, etc.)
• PR and image improving
• Trade and competitivness
• RD (NTP SusChem)
• Personal (Social dialogue, collective bargaining)
  

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Preferential Areas of Interest of SCHP CR

• Based on three pillars
• - environmental
• - economical
• - social
• Lobbying and advocacy
• New chemical policy REACH
• National Allocation Plan NAP emissions of CO2
• Harmonisation of environmental legislation
• Improving of image of chemical industry
• Dialog with social partners
• Improving positions within the EU structures
• Supporting RD (creating NTP SusChem)

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Social Dialog

• Legislation
• REACH, envi,
• Law of Labour
• Health, Safety and Environment
• Responsible Care
• TRINS national ICE systém
• IPPC
• Collective bargaining
• on behalf of 22 largest companies

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Examples

• EMCEF/ECEG
• event March 2006
• Support of ECHO towards authorities
• namely REACH
• Cooperation within trialogue
• Government
• Trade Unions
• Associations

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