Chemical leasing is a service-oriented business model that shifts the focus from increasing sales volume of chemicals toward a value-added approach. Chemical leasing forms part of UNIDO’s strategy to assist enterprises globally in a variety of aspects related to green industry. Over the past few years, this innovative approach has been implemented in a number of different sectors, processes and countries. Experience has shown that it is best applied to processes that are not the core know-how of the chemical user, such as cleaning, degreasing and painting, etc. In 2005, UNIDO launched the Global Chemical Leasing Programme, which is presently supported by the Governments of Austria and Germany. At the national level, it is implemented in close cooperation with respective National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs). These Centres are partners of the UNIDO/UNEP Global Resource and Efficient Cleaner Production (RECP) Network, which presently includes nearly 50 National Cleaner Production Centres and Programmes globally. Chemical Leasing A Global Success Story, collects the experience gained in pilot projects in Colombia, Egypt, Russia, Serbia and Sri Lanka in a wide range of sectors and companies.
