Ceca speciality products and services are tailor-made to individual users抮equirements, and are used in manufacturing processes in the major sectors of industry.

    With its innovative approach in terms of both products and applications, Ceca draws on the expertise of its own Research and Development entities as well as on ATOFINA抯 research facilities.

    A truly International Company, operating in over 100 countries, with a particularly strong presence on the American and African continents, in the Middle East and in South-East Asia, Ceca achieves over 70% of its turnover outside France.

    CECA owes its success to its stringent quality requirements: The expertise of those who work in the field to ensure that its products aptly fulfil the expectations of industry, the quality of its production methods in line with the latest technological innovations, and the quality of its research and development laboratories.

    CECA's operational organisation focuses on its customers' satisfaction. The integration of environmental, economic and social factors are an integral part of its success.

    The Quality initiative is based on cross-functional procedures controlled by a Quality coordinator and relayed by a network of correspondents at every site - an integrated initiative which involves all the men and women of CECA.

    The Senior Management guarantees the Company's permanent progress initiative by including every CECA employee in the corporate strategic guidelines. The Senior management sets the Company's objectives from which individual action plans are drawn up for the sites.

    The Quality Coordinator puts forward improvements to the system, coordinates the operational network, oversees the implementation of the action plans, audits the various sites, and ensures that the various measures are indeed in place to achieve the objectives set.

    The operational network: firmly committed to this initiative, the managers of the various sites have appointed Quality Correspondents.These operate in the field to relay and coordinate CECA's integrated management system on a day-to-day basis.

    As a subsidiary, CECA relies on ATOFINA's organisation in the area of Quality.

    A global process, a chain of skills

    The integrated Management System set up by CECA guarantees a constant adjustment and upgrade of its production processes as well as the services which the Company supplies to its customers.

    Management Reviews / ObjectivesTo implement its policy, CECA conducts regular reviews of its Quality systems and sets itself annual Quality objectives.

    Audits ProgrammeIn order to assess the progress of its performance and identify new progress areas, CECA conducts regular audits at each site.

    Action PlansIn order to guarantee the Company's progress initiative and continue to improve its performance, action plans are drawn up every year within each site with the participation of every relevant player.

    Managing progress, a guarantee of product Quality

    Optimising the proceduresCECA optimises its commercial and industrial procedures at every stage of its activities - order-taking, programming, production, despatch, etc. - in order to build the same chain of requirements at the service of its customers.

    Quality ControlThe selection of raw materials, and the evaluation and monitoring of suppliers are an integral part of CECA's Quality initiative, as part of a commitment which forms the basis of our relation of trust with our suppliers and customers alike.

    Technical assistanceCECA's technical personnel provide the necessary support and assistance to ensure the quality of products at every step of their application.