| ACEA | European Automobile Manufacturers Association | www.acea.be |
| BUSINESSEUROPE | The Confederation of European Business | www.businesseurope.eu |
| CEFIC | European Chemical Industry Council | www.cefic.org |
| CEMBUREAU | European Cement Association | www.cembureau.be |
| CEPI | Confederation of European Paper Industries | www.cepi.org |
| EURATEX | European Apparel and Textile Organisation | www.euratex.eu |
| EURELECTRIC | Union of the Electricity Industry | www.eurelectric.org |
| EUROFER | European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries | www.eurofer.be |
| EUROMETAUX | European Association of Metals | www.eurometaux.org |
| EUROPIA | European Oil Refining and Marketing Industry | www.europia.be |
| FoodDrinkEurope | European Food and Drink Industry | www.fooddrinkeurope.eu |
| ORGALIME | European Engineering Industries Association | orgalime.org |
The goals of the Alliance are:
- To promote the competitiveness of European industry on a global scale
- To contribute to the implementation of the ‘Lisbon Strategy’
- To provide input into relevant upcoming EU legislative proposals
- To reinforce the work of BUSINESSEUROPE by adding the voice of sectoral industry associations
Alliance members’ organisations represent industry sectors which are essential to the European economy:
- 6,000 large companies
- 1.7 million SMEs
- Combined turnover of nearly €5,000 billion
- Generating €1,300 billion added-value
- Employing some 23 million EU citizens.
The Council of the Alliance consists of the Executive Managers of the Members:
- Koen Coppenholle, Alliance Chairman and Chief Executive of CEMBUREAU
- Markus J. Beyrer, Alliance Co-Chairman and Director General of BusinessEurope
