EUROPE: SPiCE3 receives funding from Cefic to continue for another two years

The Sectoral Platform in Chemicals for Energy Efficiency Excellence (SPiCE3) project, which provides free resources to European chemical sector, has received funding from Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, allowing the project to continue for an additional two years.

SPiCE3 was launched in April 2013 to provide accessible, hands-on assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), helping them to implement concrete measures that can boost their energy efficiency. Some of the resources include workshops, peer-to-peer monitoring, onsite coaching and targeted events promoting best practice.

"As an energy intensive industry, the chemical sector alone consumes around 12 % of the EU's total energy demand, and one-third of EU industrial energy use," said Cefic. "In addition, energy can be up to 25% of the total costs of an SME in the EU chemical sector. Increasing energy efficiency is thus essential to preserving the industry's competitiveness while, at the same time, helping to meet the EU's climate goals.

Over 6,500 European companies have taken advantage of the initiative so far. Please visit www.spice3.eu for additional information.

Source: Weekly “PetroChemical News”, Durham, NC, USA; 18 Jan 2016
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)