Chemistry & Life Sciences

Alternative Flame Retardants Association Established

15.03.2010 - Hot Topic - Flame retardants are nowadays rarely out of the news. The European Parliament is currently discussing their future in electronic equipment, and brand name companies...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

RoHS and Brominated Flame Retardants

15.03.2010 - Litmus Test - One of the first big items on the agenda of the new European Parliament Environment Committee is the revision of the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach and CLP Compliance in Supply Chain

09.03.2010 - 30.11.2010, 1.12.2010 and 3.1.2011 - These three coinciding dates are the deadlines that European companies manufacturing, importing or otherwise dealing with chemicals must meet...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Structured Polymers Adsorb Better

08.03.2010 - Stabilization Differences - Acrylic AB block copolymers with different pigment adsorbing groups exhibit, depending on the particular pigments and coating systems, differences in...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Betting on Polyurethanes

08.03.2010 - Big Bucks for Sustainability - In the 21st century, sources and management of energy have become global and national priorities. Countries around the world have included funding...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Beyond Animal Testing

08.03.2010 - Changing Times - For more than 50 years, animals have been used as human surrogates in studies designed to evaluate the safety of new drugs, chemicals, and personal care products...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Sticky Situation

08.03.2010 - Mind The Gap -Within the universe of trademarks, there are two worlds that coexist in near total isolation. There are marketing managers, advertising people, sales specialists who...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Working Toward a Cleaner Future

08.03.2010 - Clean Thinking - It is through its Agenda for Responsible and Sustainable Cleaning that the International Association for Soaps, Detergents and Maintenance Products (A.I.S.E.)...