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making the essential building blocks for today’s crop protection products

ensuring increased farming yields and preventing plant and livestock diseases.

making the essential building blocks for today’s pharmaceuticals

two-thirds of fine chemicals are used as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) or excipients in medicines.

who we are

efcg is the forum & the voice of the
european fine chemicals manufacturers.

Call for Action - Critical Medicines Act

Europe faces a pivotal moment in its ability to provide essential medicines to its citizens. The Critical Medicines Act (CMA) was designed as a transformative policy to address recurring shortages and...

12 Mar 2025 - publication

EFCG press statement on the Critical Medicines Act

EFCG welcomes the publication of the Critical Medicines Act (CMA) and calls for further action. The CMA promised to be a game-changer in addressing severe recurrent shortages of critical medicines, r...

07 Mar 2025 - publication

EFCG statement on the CMA strategic report

We warmly welcome the publication of the Critical Medicines Alliance's report that lays the foundations for the future Critical Medicines Act. We need a game-changer that will address recurring medic...