The International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), the global voice of the chemical industry, is putting the power of chemistry to work. What others see as challenges, we see as opportunities. ICCA’s member associations, federations, and companies invest, manufacture, and deploy life-enhancing products and technologies around the world—especially in countries that need it most—in order to overcome our world’s most pressing challenges.
Responsible Care is an essential part of ICCA’s contribution to the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)—a policy framework to promote chemical safety and sound management around the world. Through Responsible Care, global chemical manufacturers commit to pursue an ethic of safe chemicals management and performance excellence worldwide.
We live in a world of an ever-growing population with increasing demands but limited resources. As the global voice of the chemical industry, ICCA is committed to helping the world overcome its most pressing sustainability challenges.
The Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) is a voluntary, multi-stakeholder approach that enables all relevant stakeholders to contribute to building a stronger foundation for the sound management of chemicals and waste.
ICCA seeks to foster more competitive and sustainable global chemicals trade, and therefore global manufacturing trade and investment. The global chemical industry engages in over $2 trillion in world trade.
Now—more than ever—people don’t just want sustenance. They want to know that the food we eat, the water we drink, and the products we buy, are affordable, safe, and sustainable. Chemistry plays a unique role in protecting the environment, making our world a more sustainable place, and helping people live longer, healthier lives.
ICCA represents chemical manufacturers and producers around the world. Leaders from the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and American Chemistry Council (ACC) typically share and alternate secretariat responsibilities every two years. ICCA members account for more than 90 percent of global chemical sales, and more than 120 million people around the globe are employed directly or indirectly by our industry.
| Organization | Type | Region/Country | icca_member_type_hfilter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Chemistry Council (ACC) | Full Member, RCLG | United States of America | full-member rclg | |
| Association of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry (ZCHFP SR) | RCLG | Slovak Republic | rclg | |
| Association of Chemical Industries (ACIS) | RCLG | Slovenia | rclg | |
| Association of Chemical Industries of Uruguay (ASIQUR) | RCLG | Uruguay | rclg | |
| Association of Chemical Industry of the Czech Republic (SCHP CR) | RCLG | Czech Republic | rclg | |
| Association of Chemical Producers of Ecuador (APROQUE) | RCLG | Ecuador | rclg | |
| Association of International Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) | Permanent Observer, RCLG | China, Hong Kong SAR | permanent-observer rclg | |
| Association of the Chemical Industry (VCI) | RCLG | Germany | rclg | |
| Association of the Dutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) | RCLG | Netherlands | rclg | |
| Belgian Federation of Chemical Industries and Life Sciences (ESSENSCIA) | RCLG | Belgium | rclg | |
| BioPharmaChem Ireland (BPCI) | RCLG | Ireland | rclg | |
| Brazilian Chemical Industry Association (ABIQUIM) | Full Member, RCLG | Brazil | full-member rclg | |
| Bulgarian Chamber of the Chemical Industry (BCCI) | RCLG | Bulgaria | rclg | |
| Business Association Chemistry Pharma Biotech (scienceindustries) | RCLG | Switzerland | rclg | |
| Business Federation of the Spanish Chemical Industry (FEIQUE) | RCLG | Spain | rclg | |
| Chamber of the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry (CIQyP) | RCLG | Argentina | rclg | |
| Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) | Full Member, RCLG | South Africa | full-member rclg | |
| Chemical Industries Association (CIA) | RCLG | United Kingdom | rclg | |
| Chemical Industries Association of the Philippines (SPIK) | RCLG | Philippines | rclg | |
| Chemical Industries Council of Malaysia (CICM) | RCLG | Malaysia | rclg | |
| Chemical Industry Committee – National Society of Industries (CIQ-SNI) | RCLG | Peru | rclg | |
| Chemical Industry Federation of Finland (KT RY) | RCLG | Finland | rclg | |
| Chemistry Australia | Full Member, RCLG | Australia | full-member rclg | |
| Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) | Full Member, RCLG | Canada | full-member rclg | |
| China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) | Associate Member, RCLG | China | associate-member rclg | |
| Colombian Plastic Industries Association | RCLG | Colombia | rclg | |
| Colombian Safety Council (RI Committee) | RCLG | Colombia | rclg | |
| Confederation of Danish Industry (PI) | RCLG | Denmark | rclg | |
| Croatian Chemical Industry Association, Croatian Responsible Care Group (CCIA CRCG) | RCLG | Croatia | rclg | |
| European Chemcal Industry Council (Cefic) | Full Member | Europe | full-member | |
| Federation of Chemistry and Parachemistry (FCP) | RCLG | Morocco | rclg | |
| Federation of Egyptian Industries Environmental Compliance Office and Sustainable Development (ECO-FEI) | RCLG | Egypt | rclg | |
| Federation of Norwegian Industries (Norsk Industri) | RCLG | Norway | rclg | |
| Gremial Association of Chemical Industrialists of Chile (ASIQUIM) | RCLG | Chile | rclg | |
| Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) | Full Member, RCLG | Arabian Gulf | full-member rclg | |
| Hellenic Association of Chemical Industries (HACI) | RCLG | Greece | rclg | |
| Hungarian Chemical Industry Association (MAVESZ) | RCLG | Hungary | rclg | |
| Indian Chemical Council (ICC) | Associate Member, RCLG | India | associate-member rclg | |
| Innovation and Chemical Industries in Sweden (IKEM) | RCLG | Sweden | rclg | |
| Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) | Full Member, RCLG | Japan | full-member rclg | |
| Korea Chemical Industry Council (KOCIC) | Full Member | Korea | full-member | |
| Korea Responsible Care Council (KRCC) | RCLG | South Korea | rclg | |
| Lanka Responsible Care Council (LRCC) | RCLG | Sri Lanka | rclg | |
| Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI)/ Chemical, Pharmaceutical & Environmental Society (CPECS) | RCLG | Israel | rclg | |
| Mexican Chemical Industry Association (ANIQ) | Full Member, RCLG | Mexico | full-member rclg | |
| Myanmar Responsible Care Council, Myanmar Industries Association (MIA MRCC) | RCLG | Myanmar | rclg | |
| National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI) | RCLG | Colombia | rclg | |
| National Federation for the Chemical Industry (Federchimica) | RCLG | Italy | rclg | |
| Pakistan Chemical Manufacturers Association (PCMA) | RCLG | Pakistan | rclg | |
| Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (PIPC) | RCLG | Poland | rclg | |
| Portuguese Association of Chemical Companies (APQuimica) | RCLG | Portugal | rclg | |
| Responsible Care Indonesia (RCI) | RCLG | Indonesia | rclg | |
| Responsible Care Management Committee of Thailand (RCMCT) Chemical Industry Club | RCLG | Thailand | rclg | |
| Responsible Care New Zealand (RCNZ) | Full Member, RCLG | New Zealand | full-member rclg | |
| Russian Chemists Union (RCU) | Observer, RCLG | Russia | observer rclg | |
| Singapore Chemical Industry Council (SCIC) | Full Member, RCLG | Singapore | full-member rclg | |
| Taiwan Chemical Industry Association (TCIA) | Permanent Observer | Chinese Taipei | permanent-observer | |
| Taiwan Responsible Care Association (TRCA) | Permanent Observer, RCLG | Chinese Taipei | permanent-observer rclg | |
| The Association of Latvian Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry (LAKIFA) | RCLG | Latvia | rclg | |
| The Association of Lithuanian Chemical Industry Enterprises (LChPIA) | RCLG | Lithuania | rclg | |
| The Association of the Chemical Industry of Austria (FCIO) | RCLG | Austria | rclg | |
| The Federation of Estonian Chemical Industries (FECI) | RCLG | Estonia | rclg | |
| Turkish Chemical Manufacturers Association (TCMA/TKSD) | RCLG | Turkey | rclg | |
| Ukraine Chemists Union (UCU) | RCLG | Ukraine | rclg | |
| Union of Chemical Industries (UIC) | RCLG | France | rclg | |
| Venezuelan Association of the Chemical and Petrochemical Industry (ASOQUIM) | RCLG | Venezuela | rclg | |
| Vietnam Responsible Care Council, Chemical Society of Vietnam (VRCC) | RCLG | Vietnam | rclg |
ICCA is partnering with stakeholders from around the globe—from small- and mid-sized chemical companies in emerging economies, to non-governmental and inter-governmental organizations—in order to unlock solutions to society’s biggest challenges in a safe and sustainable way.
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