During Achema '94 visitors were invited to attend a number of panel di
scussions. One of these addressed the subject of Europe as a location
for the chemical industry. The highly topical nature of this subject m
atter and the consequences for each one of us if the attractiveness of
Europe for the chemical industry continues to wane were reasons enoug
h for Chemie Ingenieur Technik to publish the main content of this dis
cussion.