Chloroformates Sector Group

The interests of European chloroformate producers are supported by Cefic’s Chloroformate Sector Group. This group consists of three companies who focus on safety and advocacy to advance authority understanding and worker safety on this class of toxic and reactive chemical substances used as intermediates in the manufacture of various fine chemicals (e.g. pharmaceuticals) and as reagents in plastic production.

These companies include:

The group has developed several advisory, voluntary Best Practice Documents to ensure the safe and sustainable production of chloroformates in Europe. Available for download via the links below, they include:

• Best Practice for Handling MCF/ECF drums (CFSG 001 – version 3)
• Emergency response during MCF/ECF incidents (CFSG 002 – version 1)
  • Personnel exposure incident response summary (CFSG 002a)
  • Leak/ spill incident response summary (CFSG 002b)
  • Transport incident response summary (CFSG 002c)