Keyword: TSCA

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NGOs to Sue US Companies over Solvent Imports

13.07.2017 - Two NGOs have begun a process to file suit against seven chemical companies in the US, including an affiliate of Dow Chemical, for allegedly failing to report imports of the...

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EPA to Test 10 Chemicals Under new TSCA

05.12.2016 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the first ten chemicals it plans to evaluate for potential risks to human health and the environment under the amended...

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US EPA Tackles Tasks of Revised TSCA

07.09.2016 - Following the revision in June of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – officially known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act – the...

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Greenpeace Slams Revised US Chemicals Act

01.06.2016 - Environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace has criticized the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed by the US House of Representatives as “the weakest of all US...

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US House passes New TSCA Bill

27.05.2016 - The US House of Representatives has passed the long awaited update of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) by a vote or 403 to12, winning broad support from the country’s two...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Together for Sustainability

29.04.2015 - Sustainability is not a new topic for the global chemical industry, which has a long-standing track record of putting such principles into practice. Along with creating clearly...

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US EPA Set to Restrict Certain Dyes, Phthalates and SCCPs

18.12.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new rules restricting the use of several chemicals in products imported into the country but no longer produced there...

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EPA Fines Elementis Chromium Over Non-Disclosure of Chemical Risk

06.12.2013 - Elementis Chromium, one of the world's largest manufacturers of chromium chemicals in the world, has been fined $2,571,800 for failing to disclose information about the negative...