What Feique does

FEIQUE (Federación Empresarial de la Industria Química Española) is the principal business federation representing the Spanish chemical industry, founded in 1977 and headquartered at C/ Hermosilla, 31 in Madrid. Registered as a recognized business organization with Spain's Ministry of Work (registration number 527 in the Registry of Associations of the Ministry of Work and Social Affairs), it serves more than 3,000 chemical industry companies operating in Spain — from large multinationals to SMEs — through a horizontal membership model. Its functional scope spans industry representation before national and European authorities, negotiation of the sector-wide collective bargaining agreement (Convenio General de la Industria Química), sector statistics and economic research (Radiografía Económica del Sector Químico Español, Informe de Comercio Exterior), sustainability programs (Responsible Care, Smart Chemistry Smart Future), innovation promotion through the SusChem España platform, and international trade promotion through the ChemSpain platform.

FEIQUE is funded primarily through membership fees from chemical industry companies, with no commercial pricing or revenue model in the product sense; ancillary revenue is generated through a joint venture (REACH Integra, S.L. with INERCO) providing REACH and Biocides regulatory compliance services, ESG advisory co-developed with Valora Consultores, awards programs (Premios SusChem España, Premio RSE, Premio de Seguridad), and the Expoquimia trade show partnership. Its operating model is non-profit association governance led by President Teresa Rasero, with a small staff (11-50 employees) and a broad partnership ecosystem spanning law firms (Hogan Lovells, Andersen), consultancies (Ramboll, Norgestion, Knoell, Criteria, Valora), and technology providers (Siemens, Evotec). There is no proprietary technology stack — FEIQUE's role is institutional representation and service orchestration rather than product development, and AI/ML capability is not in evidence.

Name

Feique

Legal name

FEDERACIÓN EMPRESARIAL INDUSTRIA QUÍMICA ESPAÑOLA (FEIQUE)

Website

https://feique.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FEIQUE is the principal Spanish business federation representing the Spanish chemical industry, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Madrid. It serves more than 3,000 member companies through advocacy, collective bargaining, sector research, sustainability programs, and international trade promotion, funded via membership fees.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: FEIQUE operates as a trade association funded through membership fees from chemical industry companies. Services provided to members include advocacy, industry representation, regulatory guidance, and sector intelligence.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Feique (Federación Empresarial de la Industria Química Española) is a non-profit business federation founded in 1977 that represents more than 3,000 Spanish chemical industry companies. It provides collective industry representation before national and European authorities, manages the sectoral collective bargaining agreement (Convenio General de la Industria Química), coordinates sustainability initiatives such as Responsible Care, promotes R&D through the SusChem España platform, and supports international trade through ChemSpain.

Product overview

Feique (Federación Empresarial de la Industria Química Española) is a business federation representing the Spanish chemical industry. Rather than offering a unified software product, Feique provides a portfolio of services including economic research reports (Radiografía Económica, Informe de Comercio Exterior), industry awards programs (Premios SusChem España, Premio RSE, Premio de Seguridad), sustainability initiatives (Responsible Care, Smart Chemistry), educational campaigns (#UniQoos con Química), governance tools (Canal Ético), and advisory services (ESG Risk Analysis). These offerings are designed to support industry competitiveness, innovation, sustainability, and representation rather than serving as a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ChemSpain: The only platform for international promotion and commercial defense of the chemical sector, managed by FEIQUE.
• SusChem España
• Foro Química y Sociedad
• Q-Informa
• Responsible Care
• Critical Chemicals Alliance

Products and services

• Q-Informa Newsletter Digital newsletter providing updates on the Spanish chemical sector's developments and economic evolution for member companies and stakeholders.
• Radiografía Económica del Sector Químico Español Annual comprehensive analysis of the main economic indicators of the Spanish chemical industry including business figures, employment, exports, investment, and R&D+i spending.
• Informe de Comercio Exterior de la Industria Química Española Annual report on the foreign trade performance of the Spanish chemical industry, highlighting internationalization and export leadership.
• Convenio General de la Industria Química Sectoral collective bargaining agreement governing labor relations across the Spanish chemical industry, negotiated by Feique on behalf of member companies.
• Responsible Care Program Global voluntary initiative for the chemical industry commitment to continuous improvement in health, safety, and environmental performance, coordinated by Feique in Spain.
• Premios SusChem España - Jóvenes Investigadores Químicos Award program recognizing young researchers for talent, scientific excellence, and innovative capacity in chemistry and related disciplines in Spain.
• Premio RSE del Sector Químico Corporate Social Responsibility awards recognizing excellence in sustainable practices within the Spanish chemical sector.
• Premio de Seguridad de Feique Safety awards recognizing outstanding safety performance and practices in the Spanish chemical industry.
• ESG Risk Analysis and Competitiveness Service Service developed by Feique and Valora Consultores to assess ESG positioning, identify risks and opportunities, and create personalized roadmaps for chemical companies.
• Canal Ético de Feique Internal reporting channel for communicating potential legal infractions, including ethical violations under Spain's Law 2/2023, available to federation stakeholders.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12% contribution to Spanish industrial GDP
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered business partner, core and strategic.

• Edison Next Spainbusiness partnerOthersEnergy and environmental services company offering solutions for energy efficiency, renewables, and circular economy to support chemical industry decarbonization.
• Andersenbusiness partnerOthersInternational law firm with over 400 professionals in Spain offering legal services including energy, environment, corporate, and M&A expertise relevant to chemical industry.
• Hogan Lovellsbusiness partnerOthersOne of the top 10 global law firms with Madrid office since 2004, specializing in regulatory, energy, environment, and pharmaceutical sectors.
• Valorabusiness partnerOthersProfessional services firm specializing in sustainability strategy, ESG regulation, and sustainable finance with 20 years of experience supporting companies.
• Arinsabusiness partnerOthersLabor law and HR consulting firm with over 40 years experience, specializing in collective bargaining including the General Chemical Industry Agreement.
• Expoquimiabusiness partnerOthersInternational Chemistry Encounter - Spain's leading chemical industry trade show held in Barcelona, serving as the national reference for the sector.
• AINIAbusiness partnerOthersTechnology center founded in 1987 providing innovation, consulting, technical services, training, and analytical services to food, chemical, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and packaging sectors.
• Norgestionbusiness partnerOthersAdvisory firm with offices in Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao, San Sebastián, Sevilla, and Pamplona offering corporate finance, legal-tax, change management, and wealth advisory services.
• Rambollbusiness partnerOthersGlobal consulting firm with offices in Madrid and Barcelona since 2006, offering environmental, sustainability, health & safety, legal compliance, and engineering advisory.
• REACH Integrabusiness partnerOthersJoint venture between FEIQUE and INERCO providing technical services for REACH and Biocides regulation compliance for chemical manufacturers, importers, and users.
• Knoellbusiness partnerOthersIndependent advisory firm for strategic and regulatory consulting on registration and commercialization of substances and products for chemical and pharmaceutical industry since 1996, with 400+ employees in Europe, Asia, and Americas.
• INERCObusiness partnerOthersEngineering, environment, and safety consultancy with comprehensive services tailored to real industrial needs including REACH compliance (through REACH Integra joint venture).
• Criteriabusiness partnerOthersHuman resources consultancy with 23+ years experience offering 360-degree solutions through talent, innovation, and corporate equality and wellness areas.
• HNA Mutualidadbusiness partnerOthersMutual society for chemical sector professionals for over 70 years, specializing in savings, social security, and health with 60,000+ members and 37,000+ medical specialists.
• Evotecbusiness partnerOthersIT solutions and consulting company founded in 2005 offering systems infrastructure, SharePoint, Dynamics NAV/CRM solutions, custom development, and BI services.
• Siemensbusiness partnerOthersGlobal technology group with 165+ years experience in electrification, automation, and digitalization, providing Industry 4.0 solutions and energy efficiency for chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
• CESIFbusiness partnerOthersPrivate institution since 1990 focused on training professionals for pharmaceutical, parapharmaceutical, biotech, food, chemical, and cosmetic industries, with 6,300+ alumni and campuses in Madrid, Barcelona, and Lisbon.
• Arolabusiness partnerOthersLogistics collaborator specialized in chemical sector providing international logistics, customs, ship agency, special taxes, legal advisory, and foreign trade auditing including OEA certification.
• SusChem EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology and Innovation Platform for Sustainable Chemistry in Spain, managed by FEIQUE, promoting R&D and innovation in the chemical sector.
• ChemSpaincoreOthersThe only platform for international promotion and trade defense of the chemical sector, the only directory of chemical companies and products for export promotion.
• Foro Química y SociedadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDivulgation platform for chemistry and cooperation between academic, scientific, business, and union entities of Spanish chemistry.
• Critical Chemicals AlliancestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean alliance working to identify challenges for European chemical production and formulate proposals to strengthen supply security, improve investment conditions, and preserve strategic industrial capacities in Europe. FEIQUE actively participates in Working Group 1 on critical molecules and sites methodology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Cefic: Cefic is the pan-European chemical industry council and the direct supra-national counterpart to Feique, coordinating advocacy, sustainability, and trade policy for the European chemical industry. Feique participates in Cefic as the Spanish national federation, making Cefic the closest peer in mission and operating model.

Emerging players

• Together for Sustainability (TfS): TfS is a joint initiative of chemical industry members for sustainable supply chain assessment, with a membership-driven operating model similar to Feique's Responsible Care. It represents an adjacent service-mobilization mechanism that complements advocacy.
• SusChem Europe: SusChem Europe is the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry, the direct parent platform of Feique's SusChem España. It is highly comparable as a chemical-industry innovation platform that Feique's innovation arm joins and feeds.

Regional players

• American Chemistry Council (ACC): ACC is the US trade association for the chemical industry, providing advocacy, research, and Responsible Care programming. It is the closest global analogue to Feique outside Europe, though it operates at a far larger scale and in a different regulatory regime.
• Chemical Industries Association (CIA): The UK Chemical Industries Association represents chemical manufacturers in Britain through advocacy, Responsible Care, and member services. It shares Feique's three-pillar model of policy, labor relations, and sustainability, anchored in a national industry context.
• Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI): VCI is the German chemical industry association operating the same federation model: member-funded advocacy, collective bargaining, and sector statistics. It is the largest national chemical federation in Europe and the natural scale-up analogue to Feique.
• France Chimie: France Chimie is the French federation of chemical industries, providing industry representation, social dialogue, and sector statistics for French chemical companies. It mirrors Feique's hybrid of economic-statistical publications, collective labor agreements, and regulatory advocacy.

Others

• Farmaindustria: Farmaindustria is the Spanish pharmaceutical industry association, operating the same national-federation model as Feique: membership-funded advocacy, collective bargaining, sector statistics, and regulatory engagement in Madrid. It is the most direct cross-sector comparator for operating model.
• CEOE (Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales): CEOE is the Spanish confederation of employers' organizations, of which Feique is a member federation. It provides the macro-level industry representation umbrella under which Feique operates for cross-sectoral policy matters.
• International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA): ICCA is the global umbrella of national chemical industry associations (including Feique via Cefic), coordinating positions on chemicals management, sustainability, and trade. It is the global-level peer in federation structure rather than direct competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Feique_ES
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC8UxGD3eL1PSrCgxVB4bi-g
• Facebookfacebook.com/FeiqueES
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/feique
• Instagraminstagram.com/Feique_ES

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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