Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) & San Diego State
University (SDSU)
June, 2014
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP) and the Chemical Industry:
A Case Study of 3M and BASF
John Wood - HWR
Lars Scholtyssyk - HWR
Laura Ho - SDSU
Sarathy Kalaichelvan - HWR
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Contents
1. Dimensions of FTA between the EU and US: The Transatlantic Trade and
Investment Partnership (TTIP) .................................................................................. 3
1.1. Existing free trade agreements .................................................................... 3
1.2. TTIP Outcome – U.S. & E.U......................................................................... 5
1.3. Benefactors of TTIP ..................................................................................... 6
2.
Sector Analysis: TTIP and the Chemicals industry............................................. 7
2.1. The European Union: ‘No data, no market’ ................................................ 11
2.2. The United States: Reform underway ........................................................ 13
2.3. Global Regulatory Models .......................................................................... 14
2.3.1 Comparison: U.S. Regulation vs. E.U. Regulation .................................. 14
2.4. Conclusions: Uncertainties/Barriers to trade for Chemical companies ....... 15
3.
Recommendations from the Sector Analysis ................................................... 16
4.
Case Study ...................................................................................................... 17
4.1. Products ..................................................................................................... 18
5.
Innovation and Corporate Governance Styles ................................................. 20
5.1. Speed of technological and commercial innovation: