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PVC EU extends ban on lead content to imports / Recyclers receive limited exemption	12.05.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH What the PFAS ban proposed by the ECHA means for the plastics industry / PIE talks with materials expert Michael Schlipf about the “forever chemicals”	27.04.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH NGO recruits firms to back PFAS ban / Both sides mark their territory / No replacements for many applications	27.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH US to finally regulate “forever chemicals” / EPA proposes limits for PFAS in drinking water / Europe also on the case	20.03.2023
POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS European Commission to amend workplace exposure limits for diisocyanates / New rules “key” to climate neutrality transition / Industry groups welcome EU-wide harmonisation	15.03.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH ECHA takes aim at “forever chemicals” PFAS / Some 10,000 substances under review / Bans or restrictions could affect imports to Europe	24.02.2023
REACH ECHA adds nine chemicals to list of Substances of Very High Concern / Melamine, several flame retardants among problematic products	27.01.2023
TITANIUM DIOXIDE EU general court overturns ECHA's classification as a carcinogen / Industry groups welcome decision / Market weakness	29.11.2022
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT Study for European Commission explores scenarios for PVC phase-out	02.05.2022
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Cefic unveils plans to improve REACH dossiers / Goal is more transparency	07.04.2022
BISPHENOL A EFSA revisits proposals for BPA use in food packaging / New guidance would slash tolerable intake levels 100,000-fold	27.01.2022
REACH ECHA inspection uncovers numerous violations in online trade / Support for PFA restrictions	14.12.2021
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Producers grapple with EU's proposed regulatory changes / Cost of compliance said to be daunting / Cefic seeks navigable path to Green Deal	09.12.2021
TITANIUM DIOXIDE New EU classification in effect / ECHA publishes application guidelines	28.10.2021
ARTIFICIAL TURF Sport Group, GBN-AGR to recycle synthetic grass in Europe / German reclaim plant under construction	23.09.2021
CIRCULAR ECONOMY Digital Product Passport could be EU's next “greening” tool / Improving transparency of ecological footprint	15.07.2021
CHEMICALS AND SUSTAINABILITY High-Level Roundtable for EU chemicals strategy holds its first meeting / Cefic and industry players make proposals for priorities	18.05.2021
REACH ECHA's integrated approach speeds regulatory process / Some 1,900 substances assessed in 2020 / Post-Brexit bureaucracy causes compliance headaches	30.04.2021
BREXIT ECHA urges companies to check registrations of materials from UK-based suppliers / IT and advice section updated	16.11.2020
REACH ECHA launches SCIP database aimed at facilitating recycling	11.11.2020
REACH New procedure for reporting SVHCs from 2021 / ECHA with dedicated web page	25.08.2020
PLASTICS AND HEALTH European Parliament committee outlines proposals for sustainability / Inspectors to check products for hazardous substances under REACH / Goals for “Green Deal”	10.07.2020
ECHA Three new plastics-related chemicals added to EU's SVHC list	01.07.2020
REACH UK could see no future association with ECHA / National rules will be drafted	23.06.2020
MICROPLASTICS ECHA proposals on microplastics ban receive committee support / Inclusion of materials in synthetic turf	18.06.2020