Kemira Oyj

Kemira appreciates the opportunity to provide input on this important regulation, which is critical to Europes resource security, climate neutrality, and competitiveness. Europes circular transition needs coherent regulation, infrastructure investment, and strong market signals. Without harmonized standards and incentives, Europe risks falling behind in resource security and low-carbon innovation.

Europes Public Procurement Directives (PPD) play a central role in enabling resilient, sustainable, and efficient public services. Yet todays framework often rewards the lowest upfront price rather than long-term value, security, or environmental performance.

Kemira welcomes the European Commissions upcoming Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act and the opportunity to contribute through the Stakeholder Consultation Workshop. As a global leader in sustainable chemical solutions for water-intensive industries, Kemira see this as a pivotal opportunity to accelerate Europes decarbonization efforts.

With the proposal for the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), the European Commission aims to harmonize national measures on packaging and the management of packaging waste, provide a high level of environmental protection and ensure the good functioning of the internal market.

Kemira supports the European Commissions initiative on the European Biotech Act II and its overall objective to improve the size and competitiveness of the European bioeconomy sector. Kemira particularly welcomes the efforts to clarify the definition of sustainable biomass, prioritize its uses, and improve traceability while creating stronger market demand for bio-based solutions, accelerating investments and…

Kemira fully supports the objectives of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD) to reduce marine litter and advance the circular economy. While the objectives of SUPD are broadly supported across the value chain, the current definitions, interpretations, and implementation practices have created significant uncertainty for paper packaging manufacturers, converters and material suppliers.

Kemira welcomes the Commission’s intention to tackle microplastics released into the environment and welcomes a new legislative proposal to reduce the impact microplastics have on the environment. Kemira supports the aim to correct the knowledge gaps, absence of market incentives and fragmentation as well as EU comprehensive approach in terms of microplastic pollution.

We welcome the European Commissions initiative to establish harmonized, transparent rules for calculating, verifying, and reporting recycled plastic content in single-use beverage bottles. Importantly, this draft also lays down rules for the application of mass balance accountinga significant step toward ensuring traceability and integrity across diverse recycling technologies.

Kemira supports the Advanced Materials Act and urges a holistic definition of advanced materials that goes beyond physical properties to include sustainable production methods, life-cycle impacts, and digital integration. Please find our detailed feedback attached.

Kemira welcomes the current proposal of the European Commission on the revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and its alignment with the new strategic ambitions outlined in the European Green Deal and the Zero Pollution Action Plan.

Kemira welcomes the Commission’s plans for the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive and recognises the same achievements and certain shortcomings identified in the Directive’s recent evaluation. Kemira welcomes the inception impact assessment’s (IIA) coverage of the issues the revision aims to tackle.

Kemira welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Water Resilience Research & Innovation Strategy and strongly supports its main objectives of channeling funding towards impactful innovation. As a global leader in sustainable chemistry for water-intensive industries, Kemira places innovation at the core of its strategy, with a strong focus on developing and scaling advanced solutions that address…

Kemira welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a digital action plan for the water sector and supports its main objective of accelerating digitalization across all levels and actors in the water sector.

We welcome the opportunity to contribute to this consultation and to support the Commission in shaping a modern, balanced, and science-based BPR. Biocides are essential for protecting public health, ensuring food safety, maintaining critical infrastructure, and supporting the EUs sustainability objectives.

Kemira welcomes progress towards integrating the EU’s nutrient policies, with the development of INMAP (Integrated Nutrient Management Action Plan). Kemira also supports the Green Deal objective to reduce nutrient losses by 50% while ensuring that there is no deterioration in soil fertility.

Kemira welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a new 8th Environment Action Programme (EAP). Kemira supports the six thematic priority objectives of the 8th EAP, which aims to accelerate the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and regenerative economy in line with the objective of “live well, within the planetary boundaries”.