FECC Issues Guidance on EU Industrial Accelerator Act Consultation for Chemical Distributors

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The European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC) has submitted its response to the European Commission's consultation on the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), broadly welcoming the initiative while setting out key conditions for effective implementation.

FECC calls for chemical distribution to be explicitly recognized as a strategic enabler within the IAA, including access to funding and infrastructure planning. On permitting, the association warns that speed alone is insufficient — real harmonization across Member States must extend to logistics and storage, not just manufacturing.

FECC urges that decarbonization measures avoid distorting open markets or restricting access to essential chemicals, and that low-carbon demand frameworks remain technology-neutral. With most distributors being SMEs, support mechanisms must be proportionate and administratively accessible.

The association makes a pointed competitiveness argument: climate targets are only achievable if Europe remains attractive to invest and operate in. A regulatory environment driving business closures or relocations would, in its view, ultimately undermine both economic strength and climate objectives. Read the complete FECC report below.