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Emission allowances are an important tool of the EU in the nbsp;field of climate change. According to the president of ZCHFP SR Ing. Roman Karlubík, MBA, however, permits threaten many businesses and the nbsp;market is not ready for it. "After all, the nbsp;goal is to raise the nbsp;economy and not to destroy it. The question is why we don't support businesses. After all, it takes away people's jobs and destroys the nbsp;view of the industry. We know the nbsp;solutions, but businesses are not motivated to do so. When the nbsp;company has to pay for allowances, it pays. But when he has a green solution and invests in it, he should be forgiven for something," says the nbsp;president of ZCHFP SR.

The President of ZCHFP SR stated in the nbsp;discussions about green certificates that consumers are not ready to pay more money for greener products.

Debate: Sulík: Emission allowances are a good tool.

Photos: Tomáš Bokor.

Agenda:

• REACH regulation and future changes
• IED
• PFAS
• Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)
• Decarbonization of industry

The meeting in Antwerp was also attended by Roman Karlubík, President of the Associaton of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries (ZCHFP) SR, who said: "Slovak chemical and pharmaceutical companies struggle with the same problems as other European industrial enterprises in ensuring their competitiveness. We therefore welcome the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Agreement, which is essential to complement the EU Green Deal. The Business Plan for Europe must preserve high-quality jobs for European workers in Europe, as well as the innovation capacity of its industry. For this, it is essential to make Europe a globally competitive energy provider."

Press release of the ZCHFP SR

Press release CEFIC - Antwerp Declaration

In the beginning, the general secretary welcomed the guests and briefly presented all the activities of ZCHFP SR. Agenda:

• Presentation of ZCHFP SR, Ing. Silvia Surová
• Presentation of the Slovak LVIC industry, Ing. Branislav Brežný, VUCHT a. s., RNDr. Mária Danišová, Fortischem, a. s.
• IED situation on Slovakia, Ing. Anna Bohers, PhD., MŽP SR
• Revision of the LVIC, Jean Godts, Cefic
• LVIC BREF - state of sites, specifics of specific installations, data collection, site visits, Industry, Slovak Environmental Inspectorate
• BREF strategy for the future
• Hydrogen workshop
• Possibilities of support for ZCHFP SR and members from CEFIC
• PFAS

• Transposition of the IED Political to an useful understanding (training end of this year or beginning of next year) also for authorities.
• Chemical recycling (especially pyrolysis) and information on biomethane in IED annexe 1

The discussion was on the following topics:

• The competitiveness of the Slovak chemical and pharmaceutical industry in then context of the EU industry, and the EC's proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040.
• Transition of the chemical industry to a low-carbon economy.
• A view of the proposals of the Commission and the EU Parliament on the issues of then general pharmaceutical strategy, which is changing after 20 years of validity.
• Horná Nitra and projects for its transformation in connection with the cessation of lignite mining and its burning.

The general secretary of ZCHFP SR Ing. Silvia Surová and members of the Working Committee for Collective Bargaining also took part in the negotiation. Subsequently, on January 31, 2024, Addendum No. 3 for the year 2024 to KZVS for the years 2021 – 2025. The amendment was signed at the ZCHFP SR: for the Energy and Chemical Trade Union, the chairman Ing. Andrej Buch and for the Association of the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industry of the Slovak Republic, President Ing. Roman Karlubík, MBA. The general secretary of ZCHFP SR Ing Silvia Surová and members of the Working Committee for Collective Bargaining also took part in the negotiation.