125 European Industrial Associations: Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

17-2-2017 (PDF)

Joint Declaration for an ambitious EU industrial strategy

Europe is the cradle of the manufacturing industry and has been at the forefront of industrial revolutions and technological innovations. The industry directly employs over 34 million people across all Member States, in supply chains comprising hundreds of thousands of SMEs and larger suppliers. It also indirectly accounts for millions of additional jobs in related sectors.

The European manufacturing industry has tremendous capacity for research and innovation, boasts a skilled workforce and has earned a global reputation for quality and sustainability. What it now needs is the swift and determined support of the European institutions and the Member States to create more jobs and growth in Europe.

The time has come to raise the alarm about the considerable challenges that we are all facing. Between 2000 and 2014, the share of manufacturing in total EU output fell from 18.8% to 15.3%, while 3.5 million manufacturing jobs were lost between 2008 and 2014. Meanwhile, countries around the world are putting industry at the very top of their political agendas. The “Make in India” strategy aims to ensure India is “the next manufacturing destination” and “Made in China 2025” seeks to turn China into the “leading manufacturing power”. The recent US shift towards “America First” will inevitably have a strong impact on their industrial policy.

At the beginning of his mandate, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker identified the reindustrialisation of Europe as one of his top priorities and confirmed the objective of increasing the share of industry in the European GDP to 20% by 2020. As we approach the preparation of the next Multiannual Financial Framework, it is vital for the European Commission to act and help the EU remain a competitive global industrial power playing in a fairer world market.

Therefore we, the European manufacturing industry, representing a diverse range of sectors, call on the European Commission to:

• reaffirm its commitment to reaching the target of 20% of GDP from industry, with an ambitious and realistic timeline;
• adopt an Action Plan to tackle the challenges that the industrial sectors are facing, in the framework of a Communication that would include concrete steps and milestones;
• and commit to implement this Action Plan in a timely manner and regularly report on progress.

Member States and the European Parliament clearly stated their full support for a strong European industrial strategy via the European Council Conclusions calling to strengthen and modernise the EU’s industrial base (15 December 2016) and the Parliament Resolution on the need for a European reindustrialisation policy (5 October 2016).

We, the Signatories of this Joint Declaration, are ready to step up our cooperation with the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Competitiveness Council to define and implement this ambitious and coordinated European industrial strategy that will help safeguard the world leadership of European manufacturers and jobs in Europe.

SIGNATORIES OF THE JOINT DECLARATION FOR AN AMBITIOUS EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY

• Antonio Perlot Secretary General ACEM – The Motorcycle Industry in Europe
• Dani Kolb Secretary General AECM – Association of European Candle Makers
• Inès Van Lierde Chair AEGIS Europe
• Alain Galaski Director General AIM – European Brands Association
• Jörg Palmersheim Secretary General ALIPA – European Aliphatic Isocyanates Producers Association
• Erik Jonnaert Secretary General ACEA – European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
• Jan Pie Secretary General ASD – AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
• Alessio Rimoldi Secretary General BIBM – European Federation for Precast Concrete
• Dirk Carrez Executive Director BIC – Bio-based Industries Consortium
• Kevin Bradley Secretary General BSEF – International Bromine Council
• Delphine EYRAUD General Secretary CAPIEL – European Coordinating Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Switchgear and Controlgear
• Carmen Arias Secretary General CEC – European Confederation of the Footwear Industry
• Filip Geerts Director General CECIMO – European Association of the Machine Tool Industries
• Uwe Combüchen Director General CEEMET – Council of European Employers of the Metal, Engineering and Technology-based industries
• Dorothea Kadenbach
• Secretary General CEFACD – European Committee of manufacturers of domestic heating and cooking appliances
• Marco Mensink Director General CEFIC – European Chemical Industry Council
• Bernd Holz President CECE – Committee for European Construction Equipment
• Paolo Falcioni Director General CECED – European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers
• Patrizio Antonicoli Secretary General CEI-Bois – European Confederation of Woodworking Industries
• Anne Claire Rasselet Secretary General CEIR – European Association for the Taps and Valves Industry
• Ulrich Adam Secretary General CEMA – European Agricultural Machinery Industry
• Renaud Batier Director General Cerame-Unie – European Ceramic Industry Association
• Marco Vecchio Secretary General CEMEP – European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics
• Sylvain Lhôte Director General CEPI – Confederation of European Paper Industries
• Koen Coppenholle Chief Executive CEMBUREAU – European Cement Association
• SIGNATORIES OF THE JOINT DECLARATION FOR AN AMBITIOUS EU INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
• Renaud Batier Director General CET – European Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Federation
• Frédéric Van Houte Director General CIRFS – European Man-made Fibres Association
• Sigrid de Vries Secretary General CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers
• Nicole Denjoy Secretary General COCIR – European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and Healthcare IT Industry
• Manuel Marsilio General Manager CONEBI – Confederation of the European Bicycle Industries
• Christophe Sykes Director General Construction Products Europe
• Moreno Fioravanti Secretary General EBMA – European Bicycle Manufacturers Association
• Xavier Ibled President EDG – European Domestic Glass
• Jorge Estévez President EEA – European Elevator Association
• Fabio Gargantini Secretary General EFCEM – European Federation of Catering Equipment Manufacturers
• Roberta Dessì Secretary General EFIC – European Furniture Industries Confederation
• Jean-Philippe Azoulay Director General ECPA – European Crop Protection Association
• Corina Hebestreit Managing Director ECGA – European Carbon and Graphite Association
• Antonio Caballero González Secretary General ECSPA – European Calcium Silicate Unit Producers Association
• Federica Sabbati Secretary General EHI – European Heating Industry
• Thomas Nowak Secretary General EHPA – European Heat Pump Association
• Eric Cornut Director General EFPIA – European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations
• Eléonore van Haute Secretary General EGEA – European Garage Equipment Association
• Murray Cook Executive Director EGGA – European General Galvanizers Association
• Paul Wilczek Secretary General EGMF – European Garden Machinery Industry Federation
• Antony Fell Secretary General EFM – European Forum for Manufacturing
• Antonio Caballero González
• Secretary General EMO – European Mortar Industry Organisation
• Andrea Voigt Director General EPEE – European Partnership for Energy and the Environment
• France Capon Secretary General EPMF – European Precious Metals Federation
• Patrick Clerens Secretary General EPPSA – The European Power Plant Suppliers Association
• Christian Eckert Secretary General EPTA – European Power Tools Association
• Thomas Hünlich Secretary General ESGA – European Special Glass Association
• Lionel Aboussouan Executive Director EPMA – European Powder Metallurgy Association
• Hendrik Abma Director General ESIA – European Semiconductor Industry Association
• Maher Chebbo President ESMIG – The European voice of the smart energy solutions providers
• Dominique Richardot Secretary General ESTA – European Steel Tube Association
• Milan Nitzschke President EU Pro Sun – The Sustainable Solar Energy Initiative for Europe
• Fazilet Cinaralp Secretary General ETRMA – European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association
• Julie Leroy Secretary General EuCIA – European Composites Industry Association
• Eleni Despotou Secretary General EuLA – European Lime Association
• Francesco Marchi Director General EURATEX – European Apparel and Textile Confederation
• Ralf Wezel Secretary General EUGINE – European Engine Power Plants Association
• Lionel Platteuw Executive Director EUnited – European Engineering Industries Association
• Alexandre Dangis Managing Director EuPC – European Plastics Converters
• Inès Van Lierde Secretary General Euroalliages – Association of European ferro-alloy producers
• Alfons Westgeest Executive Director EUROBAT – Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers
• Brian Ricketts Secretary General EURACOAL – European Association for Coal and Lignite
• Philippe Veerschueren Secretary General EUROCORD – European Federation of Rope, Twine and Net Industries
• Guy Thiran Director General EUROMETAUX – European non- ferrous metals Association
• Corina Hebestreit Director Euromines – European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals
• Axel Eggert Director General EUROFER – European Steel Association
• Pierre Lucas Secretary General Europump – European Association of Pump Manufacturers
• Felix van Eyken Secretary General Eurovent – Europe’s Industry Association for Indoor Climate, Process Cooling, and Food Cold Chain Technologies
• Nathalie Moll Secretary General EuropaBio – European Association for Bioindustries
• Wouter Lox, MSc Managing Director EuSalt – European Salt Producers’ Association
• Thomas Neesen Secretary General Europacable – Association of European wire and cable producers
• Gerd Götz Director General European Aluminium – The voice of the entire aluminium industry in Europe
• Russell Patten Secretary General EVIA – European Ventilation Industry Association
• Philippe Verschueren Acting Secretary General EWRIS – European Federation of Steel Wire Rope Industries
• Mara Caboara Secretary General EXCA – European Expanded Clay Association
• Maryse Hervé Secretary General EUSFI – Federation of European Specialty Food Ingredients Industries
• Astrid Volckaert Secretary General EuTeCer – European Technical Ceramics Federation
• Ralf Wezel Secretary General EUTurbines – European Association of Gas and Steam Turbines Manufacturers
• Elisa Setién Director General Fecc – European Association of Chemical Distributors
• Nuno Pargana Coordinator FECS – European Sanitaryware Producers Federation
• Joerg Seifert Secretary General FEFANA – EU Association of Specialty Feed Ingredients and their Mixtures
• Franck Verguet General Secretary FEPA – Federation of European Producers of Abrasives
• Alexander Döring Secretary General FEFAC – European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation
• Olivier Janin Secretary General FEM – European Materials Handling Federation
• Roberto Sala President FEPF – The European Federation of Ceramic Table- and Ornamentalware
• Chris Downes Secretary General FERM – Federation of European Rice Millers
• Jacob Hansen Director-General Fertilizers Europe
• Nuno Pargana Coordinator FEUGRES – European Federation of the Vitrified Clay Pipe Industry
• Adeline Farrelly Secretary General FEVE – European Container Glass Federation
• Lisa Kretschmann Managing Director FEPE – European Envelope Manufacturers ́Association
• Jacques Bordat President Glass Alliance Europe
• Axel Jorns Secretary General GlassFibreEurope – European Glass Fibre Producers Association
• Bertrand Cazes Secretary General Glass for Europe – Association of Europe’s manufacturers of building, automotive and transport glass
• Roxane Feller Secretary General IFAH-Europe – International Federation for Animal Health Europe
• Jorgo Chatzimarkakis Secretary General Hydrogen Europe
• Mella Frewen Director General FoodDrinkEurope
• John Cooper Director General FuelsEurope
• Didier Jans Secretary General IMA Europe – European Industrial Minerals Association
• Beatrice Klose Secretary General INTERGRAF – European Federation for Print and Digital Communication
• Jörg Palmersheim Secretary General ISOPA – European Diisocyanate and Polyol Producers Association
• Diederik de Stoppelaar Secretary General LightingEurope – Lighting industry in Europe
• Adrian van den Hoven Director General Medicines for Europe – European generic, biosimilar and valued added pharmaceutical industries
• Dr Claire Skentelbery Director General NIA – Nanotech Industries Association
• Yves Goemans President PFP – Primary Food Processors
• Karl-H. Foerster Executive Director PlasticsEurope – Association of Plastics Manufacturers
• Pierre Lucas Secretary General Pneurop – European Association of manufacturers of compressors, vacuum pumps, pneumatic tools and allied equipment
• Adrian Harris Director General Orgalime – European Engineering Industries Association
• Veronique Steukers Director, Health & Environment Public Policy Nickel Institute
• Rémi Gruet CEO Ocean Energy Europe
• Astrid Volckaert Secretary General PRE – European Refractories Producers Federation
• Arnaud Duvielguerbigny Managing Director PU Europe – European voice for the polyurethane (PUR/PIR) insulation industry
• Claude Chanson General Manager RECHARGE – Advanced Rechargeable & Lithium Batteries Association
• Christophe Tytgat Secretary General SEA Europe – European Ships and Maritime Equipment Association
• Magdalena Vallebona Secretary General TBE – Tiles & Bricks Europe
• Nadi Assaf Secretary General T&D Europe – European Association of the Electricity Transmission and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
• Axel Jorns Secretary General TechFabEurope – European Association of Technical Fabrics producers
• Jean-Luc Mériaux Secretary General UECBV – The voice of the EU Meat Industry
• Dirk Fincke Secretary General UEPG – European Aggregates Association
• Philippe Citroën Director General UNIFE – The European Rail Industry
• Giles Dickson CEO WindEurope – Association for wind energy in Europe