Since 1953 the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE) has promoted scientific collaboration and supported the work of engineers and scientists in Europe and abroad.
Today, the EFCE currently comprises 36 Member Societies in 28 European countries, representing more than 100,000 chemical engineers in Europe. The Federation also works with Institutional Members from around the globe.
In December 2014, the EFCE was officially set up and registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in the UK.
The Federation's activities are determined by the Executive Board (charity trustees), while three General Secretariats in Germany, France and the United Kingdom share the different administrative tasks.
With its Working Parties and Sections it covers all areas of Chemical Engineering. They link almost 1