About Us

Silicones Europe is a non-profit trade organisation representing all major producers of silicones in Europe. We provide information on silicones from a health, safety and environmental perspective.

Our primary mission is to raise awareness of silicones and their many uses as well as to promote their safety from a health, societal and environmental perspective.

What we do

Commission, co-ordinate, and guide scientific research on questions of health, safety, and the environment.

Interpret and evaluate data.

Provide information and perspective to European and international regulators.

Co-ordinate input from the silicone industry on issues affecting the overall chemical sector.

Liaise with sister organisations – especially the Silicones Environmental, Health and Safety Council of North America (SEHSC) and the Silicones Industry Association of Japan (SIAJ)

Provide information on the benefits of silicones in everyday life.

How we do it

Silicones Europe is a sector group of Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council. Founded in 1972, Cefic is the forum for large, medium and small chemical companies across Europe, which provide 1.2 million jobs and account for approximately about 15% of world chemicals production.

Our industry in numbers (2022)

Europe Silicones industry

485,000

of formulated silicone products produced. *Based on survey of silicone polymer manufacturers and importers which captured over 80% of the EU-27 levels of baseline production.

25,000 people

directly employed. *Covered activities: R&D, manufacturing, logistics and range of other activities required to produce and sell high-quality products to the customers in the EU27 or abroad.

€4.00 billion

direct annual sales value. *Sales value of production of D4, D5, D6 and silicone polymers in the EU-27.

Europe Downstream Value

€1,000 billion

estimated annual sales value of final products containing silicones. *Includes the final sales turnover value of production of products across the abovementioned DU sectors.

3.00 million

people estimated employment

Where can you find us?

European Headquarters:

CHT, Germany.
Dow, Switzerland.
DuPont, Switzerland.
Elkem, France.
Evonik, Germany.
Momentive, Germany.
Shin-Etsu, The Netherlands.
Wacker, Germany

Sites:

CHT

Bridgwater, UK.
Geretsried, Germany.
Oyten, Germany.
Lainate MI, Italy.

Dow

Wiesbaden, Germany.
Seneffe, Belgium.
Barry, UK.

DuPont

Geneva, Switzerland.

Elkem

Caronno Pertusella VA, Italy.
Lübeck, Germany.
Roussillon, France.
Saint-Fons, France.
Saint-Fons, France.
Salaise-sur-Sanne, France.
Santa Perpetua, Spain.

Evonik

Essen, Germany.
Pandino, Italy.
Geesthacht, Germany.
Antwerp, Belgium.
Ostende, Belgium.
Hamina, Finland.
Wesseling, Germany.
Bonn-Beuel, Germany.
Zubillaga-Lantarón, Spain.

Momentive

Termoli, Italy.

Shin-Etsu

Gyor, Hungary.
Almere, The Netherlands.

Wacker

Nuenchritz, Germany.
Burghausen, Germany.
Pilsen – Skymany, Czech Republic.