The Chemical Business Association of Tarragona (AEQT) was established in 1977 with the objective of representing the chemical sector of Camp de Tarragona and Terres de l’Ebre, the biggest one in Southern Europe. Currently the AEQT has 31 member companies, based in Taragona’s North and South industrial parks, with facilities in the municipalities of Tarragona, la Canonja, Reus, Vila-seca, Constantí, el Morell, la Pobla de Mafumet, Perafort-Puigdelfí, Tortosa and Flix.
AEQT members
The AEQT has 34 member companies, most of which are located in Tarragona’s North and South industrial parks, occupying 1,200 hectares, including port facilities. AEQT member companies produce 20 million tonnes of a wide array of products, mostly plastics and fuel.
Structure
General Assembly
The General Assembly is AEQT’s main governing body, and is composed by representatives of each and every company. It currently has 34 members.
Asfaltos Españoles, S.A.
Francisco Claver
BASF Española,S.L.
Benjamin Hepfer
BASF Sonatrach Propanchem, S.A
Pere Gabarra
Bertschi Ibérica, S.L.
Remo Rigassi
Carburos Metalicos S.A
Ignacio Torres
Cepsa Comercial Petróleo, S.A.U.
José Luis Jiménez
Clariant Ibérica Producción, S.A.
Borja Pérez
EXOLUM Corporation S.A
Adrià Mañé
Covestro S.L.
Andrea Firenze
DOW Chemical Ibérica, S.L
Ignasi Cañagueral
DuPont Water Solutions
Verónica Gómez
ERCROS, S.A. Tarragona
Joan Miquel Capdevila
ERCROS, S.A Flix
Jaime Molina Clavero
ERCROS, S.A Tortosa
Àngel Punzano
ELIX Polymers, S.L.
David Castañeda
GRACE, S.A
Antoni Boix
IQLIT Emulsiones Poliméricas, S.L.U.
José Manuel Segura
Industrias Químicas del Óxido de Etileno, S.A.
José Manuel Segura
Inovyn España, S.L
José Antonio Arévalo
Katoen Natie Ibérica, S.L
Geert Van Kerckhove
Kemira Ibérica, S.A.
Lluís Sabaté
LyondellBasell Poliolefinas Ibérica, S.L.
Anton Rovira
Messer Ibérica de Gases, S.A.
Rubén Folgado
PLIXXENT, S.L
Juan Cirujeda
Repsol Butano, S.A
Miguel Ángel Márquez López
Repsol Petróleo, S.A
Javier Sancho
Repsol Química, S.A
Albert Folch
Sarpi Constantí, S.L.U
Montse Papiol
Sekisui Speciality Chemicals Europe, S.L
Alfredo Seco
Shell España, S.A
Taner Guler
Sk Primacor Europe, S.L.U.
Lluis Romans
Solenis Hispania, S.A.
Rosa Salamero
Tarragona Power, S.L
Alejandro Naharro
Terminales Portuarias, S.L
Núria Blasco
Transformadora de Etileno, A.I.E
Ángela Moreno
Vopak Terquimsa, S.A
Eduardo Sañudo
General Secretary
Ferran Huidobro
Managing Board
The Managing Board is elected by General Assembly members. It is responsible for managing AEQT, and has a three year term. The Managing Board has a President and two Vice Presidents.
Asfaltos Españoles, S.A.
Montserrat Vallverdú
BASF Española,S.L.
Ben Hepfer
Carburos Metalicos S.A
Ignacio Torres
Clariant Ibérica Producción, S.A.
Borja Pérez
Covestro S.L.
Andrea Firenze
DOW Chemical Ibérica, S.L
Ignasi Cañagueral
ELIX Polymers, S.L
David Castañeda
ERCROS, S.A. Tarragona
Joan Miquel Capdevila
Grace S. A.
Antoni Boix
LyondellBasell Poliolefinas Ibérica S.L.
Anton Rovira
Messer Ibérica de Gases S.A
Rubén Folgado
Repsol Petróleo, S.A
Javier Sancho
Terminales Portuarias, S.L
Núria Blasco
Transformadora de Etileno, A.I.E
Ángela Moreno
Vopak Terquimsa, S.A
Eduardo Sañudo
General Secretary
Ferran Huidobro
Team
Working committees
Synergies and Joint Ventures
Tarragona's chemical sector has a high degree of integration, cooperation and synergies among its companies. AEQT itself is an example of these joint initiatives, and there are several more in areas related to safety, sustainability and training, for instance.
Training
AEQT sponsors several training projects for professionals in the petrochemical sector. The AEQT-AEST courses are offered in coordination with AEST (Associació d’Empreses de Serveis de Tarragona), and are required for all the personnel of ancillary service companies that work on the facilities of AEQT members. On the other hand AEQT and some of its members sponsor Dual Professional Training courses on different fields.
ChemMed Tarragona
The presence of Southern Europe's largest chemical park led to the creation of the ChemMed Tarragona cluster in 2014. Led by AEQT and its member companies, as representatives of the chemical sector, and by the Port of Tarragona, the cluster represents a cross section of organizations, gathering a total of thirty producers, more than a hundred service companies, and over thirty public and private organizations, including public administrations (the Spanish government, Catalonian government, municipalities...), academic and scientific institutions (Rovira i Virgili University, Catalonian Institute for Chemical Research, Eurecat, professional training organizations...), as well as social and economic institutions (chambers of commerce, Cepta, Pimec, trade unions). The ChemMed Tarragona forum, where the petrochemical sector projects its commitment to the progress and development of the Camp de Tarragona region, is shared with all of Camp de Tarragona and its main institutions.
Business Partners
AEQT's Business Partners program is intended for companies that work directly with the chemical sector, and offers them an opportunity to present their products and activities in the heart of Camp de Tarragona's chemical sector. Created in 2015, it offers a standardized procedure for networking and exploring synergies between AEQT members and companies that are willing to offer their products and services.
If you are interested in joining this program please contact us at: aeqt@aeqtonline.com
