ECHA European Chemicals Agency

EUMBC Annual conference 2019 in Brussels to focus on REACH, Brexit and titanium dioxide	04.04.2019
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY Oxo-biodegradable Plastics Association accuses EU of maladministration	03.04.2019
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Jury remains out on EU's carcinogen classification / German plastics industry sees “no reason” for stricter rules / Conversio study	21.03.2019
SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL Plastic additives group believes Brexit will not impact its business / Little concern over EU draft directive that could restrict oxo-degradables / EU pilot plant planned with Eranova	21.03.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH NGOs publish study on plastics and impact on human health / Call for full lifecycle approach / More research needed on health risks	07.03.2019
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA publishes results of additives assessment project / EuMBC and other supply chain players key to project development	27.02.2019
MICROPLASTICS ECHA proposes restricting intentionally added microplastics in household cleaners / Minuscule particles one of the worst types of plastics pollution	01.02.2019
REACH UK government publishes new guidance in the event of a "no-deal" Brexit / Plastics additives industry concerned	21.12.2018
INTERVIEW Chairman of the BPF Additives Group Steve Harrison outlines industry concerns about REACH and Brexit / "Two-year limit is too short for the UK additives sector"	21.12.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT EU council adopts parliament's lower threshold for PBDE flame retardants / Proposal to review POPs regulation two years after taking effect	14.12.2018
MICROPLASTICS ECHA shares thoughts on restriction assessment / Dossier to be released in January / Focus on hazards to the environment	10.12.2018
UNITED KINGDOM House of Lords report calls for urgent clarification on chemicals regulation post-Brexit / Concerns on REACH registrations and data	14.11.2018
ACTEGA Child-friendly TPE compounds / EU's BPA migration amendment takes hold in November	17.08.2018
REACH Deadline to register chemicals on 31 May 2018 / 80,000 registrations already received	31.05.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA proposes EU occupational exposure limits for benzene and ACN	27.03.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU will not classify DINP as reprotoxic / Industry sees its position confirmed	26.03.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Initial results of long-awaited US study says BPA safe for consumers at low doses / PlasticsEurope and BPF satisfied / EFSA will continue assessments until 2019	08.03.2018
REACH Chemicals database to be completed in May / ECHA to increase compliance checks	07.03.2018
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Oxo-biodegradables industry slams EU drive to restrict usage / Conventional polymers seen as the “bigger risk” in microplastics generation	06.03.2018
TOY INDUSTRY ECHA tests find restricted phthalates in toys / Most products REACH-compliant	19.02.2018
UNITED KINGDOM Trade bodies argue for remaining in ECHA / Criticism from Brexit hardliners	26.01.2018
EU PLASTICS STRATEGY First EU-wide strategy on plastics / Focus on recycling / Revision of packaging directive / Framework for waste prevention / Advancing global action / Industry associations make their own recycling commitments	19.01.2018
PLASTICS AND HEALTH PlasticsEurope hails EP's rejection of full BPA food packaging ban / ECHA adds endocrine disruptor to the chemical's SVHC entry / EFSA still awaiting US study conclusion?	16.01.2018
ECHA Bjørn Hansen named executive director at ECHA	03.10.2017
PVC RECYCLING Clouds over VinyLoop's future in Ferrara / Legacy additives in PVC scrap / Crunch date 2019	24.08.2017