Chloroformates Sector Group

The Chloroformate Sector Group is the forum of the European chloroformate producers, which works to advance general 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)