ECHA - European Chemicals Agency

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
WARNECKE & BÖHM Chrome paint instead of metallisation for plastic parts / Alternative to soon to be banned chromium(VI)	11.07.2017
PLASTICS AND HEALTH BPA added to ECHA's SVHC list / Member State Committee unanimous	20.06.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE ECHA set to classify pigment as category 2 carcinogen / Industry takes issue	13.06.2017
CORRECTION - PLASTICS AND HEALTH REACH authority extends SVHC rating of plasticisers / Endocrine disruptors	31.03.2017
BOREALIS Launch of first ADCA-free PE material solution for data cables	13.03.2017
TITANIUM DIOXIDE Prices of white pigments rise worldwide / Availability remains tight / Huntsman force majeure adds more pressure / Further cost reductions must come soon / France seeks classification as carcinogenic	23.02.2017
REACH ISOPA publishes regulation guide / Health restrictions for isocyanates	10.02.2017
REACH BPA tops ECHA's new SVHC list / Four chemicals may threaten health and environment	18.01.2017
REACH ECHA proposes six new chemicals for SVHC list	15.09.2016
TITANIUM DIOXIDE ECHA verifying classification of white pigment as "a likely carcinogenic" / German industry calls approach “unfounded and inappropriate”	31.08.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU Commission finally presents proposals for regulating endocrine disruptors / Trade associations critical / Forward strategy based on WHO criteria	20.06.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH German environmental group calls for BPA replacement in cashier receipts / ECHA study ongoing	06.06.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EFSA to evaluate new evidence on hazards of BPA / New studies identify more risks / Final verdict advised for 2018 / Dutch institute RIVM suggests revising legislation	29.04.2016
CHEMTURA Raising “Adiprene” MDI prepolymer output in Italy / MbOCA-free alternative meets REACH obligations	18.04.2016
EVENTS BPF “REACH Masterclass 2016” seminar takes place in London in late April	24.03.2016
RECYCLING Bans on POPs and SVHCs undermine recycling, says Axion Polymers executive / Counter to EU Circular Economy vision / Toxic substances can be dealt with “successfully and harmlessly”	29.02.2016
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EU close to classifying BPA as category 1 reprotoxin / REACH Committee approves draft	19.02.2016