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Kemira

Kemira is a global chemistry company providing water treatment solutions for municipalities, pulp and paper producers, and energy sector clients.

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Kemira Urges Broader Definition for Advanced Materials Act

17 Dec 2025
Topic — The consultation seeks to strengthen Europe's research and production capacities for advanced industrial materials.
Message — Kemira requests a definition including sustainable production methods and digital integration. They propose a specific category for bio-based materials and recognition for digital-chemical solutions. They also seek alignment with procurement rules to encourage smarter industrial applications.1234
Why — This expansion would allow Kemira's bio-based products and digital services to qualify for incentives.56
Impact — Traditional material producers could face reduced policy prioritization and competition for innovation funding.7
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Kemira urges harmonized EU standards for secondary raw materials

4 Nov 2025
Topic — The Circular Economy Act aims to promote sustainable production and resource security.
Message — Kemira requests a Single Market for secondary materials with harmonized End-of-Waste criteria and streamlined permitting. They also call for formal recognition of renewable chemistry and biomass balance approaches.12
Why — Unified regulations would facilitate cross-border trade of chemicals derived from industrial side-streams.3
Impact — Producers of virgin fossil-based materials would face stiffer competition from mandatory recycled content requirements.4
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Meeting with Niels Geuking (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2025 · Water Resilience Policies

Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2025 · REACH-asetus

Meeting with Vesa Terävä (Head of Unit Secretariat-General)

14 Oct 2025 · The new Bioeconomy Strategy 2025

Kemira urges extension of biocide data protection rules

13 Oct 2025
Topic — This initiative seeks to simplify EU food and feed safety regulations and marketing authorisations.
Message — Kemira requests that proprietary data for biocidal substances remain protected until the review program concludes. They also want data submitted since 2018 to be included within the scope of protection.12
Why — Extending protection ensures Kemira recovers investments and prevents rivals from using its data for free.34
Impact — Generic competitors lose free access to safety data, potentially delaying their own market entry.5
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Meeting with Katri Kulmuni (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Kemikaalipolitiikan ajankohtaiset aiheet

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Policy on renewable chemicals and Kemira’s PFAS-free chemicals in the context of the forthcoming revision of the REACH regulation

Meeting with Heléne Fritzon (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · kemikalier

Meeting with Pekka Toveri (Member of the European Parliament) and Maa- ja metsätaloustuottajain Keskusliitto – Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners

24 Sept 2025 · Current EU Agricultural topics

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Current EU policy

Meeting with Morten Løkkegaard (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Chemicals

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2025 · Kemikaalilainsäädäntö

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

26 Aug 2025 · EU Chemicals policy, REACH revision

Kemira Urges EU to Differentiate Biomass Balance Methodologies

18 Aug 2025
Topic — EU rules for calculating and reporting recycled content in single-use plastic bottles.
Message — Kemira requests that forthcoming guidance clearly distinguishes among various mass balance applications. They urge the Commission to provide regulatory support for biomass-balanced chemicals.12
Why — Establishing a framework would strengthen the credibility and adoption of their renewable chemicals.3
Impact — Fossil fuel suppliers lose as the industry accelerates its shift away from fossil resources.4
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Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Deutscher Bauernverband

16 Jul 2025 · Politischer Austausch

Kemira urges EU to prioritize biomass for renewable chemical production

1 Jul 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to accelerate industrial decarbonisation investments while supporting European competitiveness and productivity.
Message — Kemira requests the EU prioritize biomass for industrial use and implement mandatory renewable content quotas. They also want formal recognition of mass balance certification to facilitate the green transition.123
Why — This would secure affordable raw materials and drive higher market demand for Kemira’s renewable chemistry.45
Impact — The bioenergy sector faces reduced biomass availability as priority shifts toward chemical and industrial applications.6
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Meeting with João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Jun 2025 · Chemical industry

Kemira urges EU to prioritize bio-based chemicals in industrial strategy

11 Jun 2025
Topic — The initiative aims to renew the EU's strategy for a circular and competitive bioeconomy.
Message — Kemira wants the bioeconomy treated as a strategic priority for chemical value chains. They advocate for prioritizing biomass for high-value industrial chemicals over energy production. The company requests harmonized sustainability criteria and formal recognition of mass balance certification.123
Why — Harmonized rules provide the predictability needed for Kemira’s long-term investment and innovation.4
Impact — Energy firms lose biomass access as resources are prioritized for high-value industrial chemicals.5
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Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jun 2025 · Defossilised Chemicals

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2025 · Water Resilience, Chemicals, REACH

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jun 2025 · EU Water Policy

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

14 May 2025 · Water resilience/ revision of the REACH regulation

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament) and Dow Europe GmbH and

13 Mar 2025 · Chemical policies, REACH

Meeting with Paul Speight (Head of Unit Environment)

5 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on renewable chemicals and innovation in chemical policy

Meeting with Katri Kulmuni (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · Vesipolitiikasta ja vihreän siirtymä

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · EU Affairs

Kemira calls for industrial focus in EU water strategy

21 Feb 2025
Topic — A multi-annual cross-sectoral plan to achieve water resilience and security in Europe.
Message — Kemira recommends a dialogue involving industry to align goals and ensure cross-sectoral collaboration on water. They advocate for better enforcement of existing regulations and a transition from management to resilience. Additionally, they call for stronger requirements to remove PFAS and address pollution in consumer goods.123
Why — Tighter water quality standards would boost demand for Kemira’s chemical treatment technologies.4
Impact — Producers of PFAS-containing consumer goods would face stricter replacement requirements and costs.5
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Meeting with Anna-Maja Henriksson (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Water and renewable chemistry

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament) and Finnish Food and Drink Industries' Federation (Elintarviketeollisuusliitto ry)

4 Dec 2024 · Ajankohtaisaiheet

Meeting with Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Dec 2024 · Austausch neue Legislaturperiode

Meeting with Pekka Toveri (Member of the European Parliament) and Chemical Industry Federation of Finland (Kemianteollisuus ry)

20 Nov 2024 · Current Topics in EU politics

Meeting with Li Andersson (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2024 · Bioeconomy

Meeting with Maria Ohisalo (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2024 · Ajankohtaiset asiat, tuleva kausi

Meeting with Jussi Saramo (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Kiertotalous

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Water Resilience and Renewable Chemistry

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Priorities in water policy

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Water Strategy

Response to Extension of the review programme of existing biocidal active substances

20 Dec 2023

Kemira appreciates the opportunity to provide an opinion with reference to the initiative of extension the review period beyond 31 December 2024. The aim of the BPR is to have safe biocidal products on EU market - ensuring a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment, therefore BPR was received with interest by industry. It was expected to simplify and streamline the processes, to ensure a level playing field through the Article 95 list and a high level of harmonisation for biocidal product (BP) authorisation via the mutual recognition or Union authorisation processes. In 10 year we learned that the impact of the BPR on the biocide business is a complex mix of technical, commercial and regulatory challenges. In the above context we support the proposed six-year extension Review Programme even is longer than the three to five years originally suggested. We agree with the assumption that the delay has occurred despite of constant efforts Competent Authorities and Applicants and a new deadline is more realistic and will bring the programme to completion. At the same time we would like to express the concern to the lack of amendment to Article 95(5) of the BPR regarding end of data protection for existing substances. In our opinion this action must be joined by a parallel action by the Commission to remove or amend Article 95(5) BPR to remove hard-stop for data protection in order to prevent serious commercial inequity and a significant risk to public health. This parallel action would simply correct an oversight which occurred when the review program was extended in the past (from 2014 to 2024) but data protection period was not adjusted accordingly (from 2025 to 2036). The intended 10 year data protection is clear from Article 60. We believe this is an unintentional oversight and we opt for a solution in the form of adopting a further delegated act without a need to revise the whole content of BPR. Kemira has made huge investments to fulfil the regulatory compliance imposed by BPR and in our opinion these kind of issues on data protection create market distortion between businesses and again introduce uncertainty in the regulatory process removing incentives to invest in biocides.
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Kemira urges inclusion of water chemicals in EU Taxonomy

27 Apr 2023
Topic — The initiative establishes a classification system for sustainable investments across various environmental objectives.
Message — Kemira requests including water treatment chemicals and services in the technical screening criteria. They also recommend broadening phosphorus recovery rules to include precipitated phosphate salts.12
Why — This would allow the company to benefit economically from its environmental involvement.3
Impact — Providers of alternative recovery solutions are harmed by rules favoring single technologies.4
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Kemira warns packaging rules could favor unsustainable fossil-based plastics

31 Mar 2023
Topic — The Commission is reviewing packaging requirements to improve design and reduce waste.
Message — Kemira argues recycling must be valued equally to reuse and that mandatory reuse targets should consider food safety. They request that recycled plastic content targets apply only to all-plastic packaging.12
Why — This protects Kemira's chemical business from unfeasible requirements for its fibre-based packaging solutions.34
Impact — The European paper industry suffers from regulations that favor fossil-based plastic replacements.56
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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 Mar 2023 · Urban wastewater treatment, packaging and packagingwaste

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Mar 2023 · Packaging and packaging waste directive

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Mar 2023 · Meeting on PPWR

Meeting with Silvia Modig (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Mar 2023 · Regulation on packaging and packaging waste

Meeting with Luisa Regimenti (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Amazon Europe Core SARL and

9 Mar 2023 · PPWR

Kemira urges stricter phosphorus limits and faster wastewater reforms

20 Feb 2023
Topic — The European Commission is revising wastewater rules to improve environmental and health protections.
Message — Kemira requests mandatory phosphorus recovery rates and stricter discharge limits of 0.3 mg/l. They argue for significantly shorter implementation timelines for nutrient removal and energy neutrality. They also want more ambitious wastewater reuse in agriculture.123
Why — Stricter standards would increase market demand for Kemira’s established chemical water treatment technologies.45
Impact — Public water utilities would face higher financial pressure from accelerated implementation deadlines.67
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Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Svenskt Vatten

20 Jan 2023 · Urban wastewater treatment

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jan 2023 · The Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jan 2023 · Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

Meeting with Eero Heinäluoma (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jan 2023 · Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Dec 2022 · EU Environmental Policy

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Nov 2022 · Urban wastewater treatment directive

Meeting with Margrete Auken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Nov 2022 · P recovery from wastewater

Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Oct 2022 · Wastewater Treatment

Meeting with Mauri Pekkarinen (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2022 · Discussion on Urban Wate Treatment Regulation

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2022 · Urban Waste Water Treatment Regulation

Meeting with Silvia Modig (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Oct 2022 · Urban Waste Water Treatment

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

20 May 2022 · Urban wastewater treatment directive

Kemira urges EU to halve phosphorus limits in wastewater

25 Apr 2022
Topic — The EU's plan to reduce nutrient pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus.
Message — Kemira asks to further limit phosphorus pollution from wastewater effluents. They propose halving current discharge limits by using established chemical and biological technologies. This would align EU standards with the performance seen in Sweden and Finland.12
Why — Stricter discharge standards would increase the demand for Kemira's chemical treatment expertise.34
Impact — Foreign fertilizer suppliers lose revenue as Europe reduces its reliance on imported phosphorus.5
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