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WCC Presentation
Meeting with AMAI (India)
16 February 2012
Alistair Steel, WCC Secretariat
Who are we?
 The World Chlorine Council® (WCC) is a committee
of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA)
representing the chlorine and (selected) chlorinated products
industries.
 WCC was formed in 1993 to co-ordinate the work of chlorine
chemistry associations on issues and programmes of
international interests.
 The WCC membership includes associations and companies
in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America (and
Russia), representing over 90% of the global chlorine and
caustic soda production.
 WCC serves as the global voice for the chlorine industry.
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WCC Vision and Mission
 Vision: That the continued production and use of
chlorine chemistry is sustainable and that there is
public recognition of the industry’s benefits and
contributions.
 Mission: WCC works to improve awareness of the
benefits of chlorine chemistry, to further the practice
and understanding of responsible stewardship, and
to anticipate and respond to relevant health,
environmental, public policy and safety issues.
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How do we work?
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WCC Strategic Goals
WCC activities are focused on 5 key strategic goals which are reviewed
annually by the Management Committee taking into account direction from the
Governing Council:
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Goal 1: Outreach - All chlorine and vinyl chloride monomer trade associations and
producers are engaged in WCC activities
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Goal 2: Advocacy - Participate pro-actively in key international regulatory/policy fora
with global impact and coordinate advocacy and technical information to key decision
makers to avoid unwarranted restrictions on chlorine chemistry
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Goal 3: Health, Safety & Environment - Promote the continuous improvement in
safety, environment, and health performance worldwide in chlorine production,
transportation and use with a particular emphasis on safety practices
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Goal 4: Sustainability - Demonstrate continuing progress towards sustainability for
chlorine chemistry
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Goal 5: Communication - WCC and its member associations effectively communicate
on the benefits of chlorine chemistry to society. The WCC membership is regularly
informed about developments on the WCC activities and best practices
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Focus on WCC Outreach
 Very good progress achieved in 2011 with CCAIA joining
WCC as Associate Member
 Excellent representation from North & Latin America,
Europe, Japan, India, Korea, Russia and China at the
October 2011 WCC meetings in Shanghai
 Need to continue expanding the WCC Global network
and improving communication to producers with a focus
on the Middle East and Asia
 Need to work on better addressing the interests and
needs of key regional associations
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Focus on WCC Advocacy
 Global advocacy needed to ensure co-ordinated industry
action
 Increasing number of regional issues which would
benefit from enhanced co-ordination and information
sharing
 Focus on Chemical Management Systems: Stockholm
Convention, UNEP Mercury Convention, Rio+20, SAICM,
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 India and China are coming to the fore and play a major
role in supporting the industry position
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Focus on WCC HSE
 Generally active participation but need to obtain
broader support from WCC associations to
participate in WCC HSE activities
 Encourage organisation of and participation in
WCC Stewardship Workshops to foster safety
across WCC regions
 Securing incident reporting from many regions
remains a challenge
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Conclusions
 WCC is well in place to face international regulatory, safety,
and science issues
 WCC is officially recognised in key international fora
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key advocacy successes have been achieved
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need your help to outreach to your national regulatory bodies
 Chlorine Safety is a significant area of concern for WCC
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need participation and commitment from producers in India
 Resource availability and management remains a challenge
 Continued efforts are needed to promote the benefits of
chlorine chemistry and to demonstrate sustainability of
chlor-alkali industries
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Congratulations
Thank You and
Welcome to the
Family!
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