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Greenpeace Leaks TTIP Talks Details

03.05.2016 - Details of talking points on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the EU and the US, obtained and leaked by Greenpeace’s Netherlands arm, are...

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CEFIC Welcomes new Trade Secrets Directive

19.04.2016 - The European Chemistry Council (CEFIC) has welcomed the European Parliament’s (EP) thumbs-up on a European Commission proposal for a Trade Secrets Directive that would protect...

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EU Neonic Ban has Hit Yields, Industry Says

04.01.2016 - The European Commission’s ban on neonicotinoid-based chemical protection products has made a substantial dent in business, the agrochemical industry has claimed. According to some...

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EP Committee Rejects GMO Opt-out Plan

16.10.2015 - By an overwhelming majority of 47 to 3 with 5 abstentions, the Environment committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament (EP) has recommended that the full parliament reject the EU...

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EU Approves French State Aid to Kem One

04.08.2015 - As the European PVC production sector goes through a spell of “shape-shifting,” the prospects for France’s ailing Kem One are looking up. Following the merger of the Solvay and...

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German Bundestag Unable to View TTIP Papers

28.07.2015 - In the latest chapter of the ongoing controversy over the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU, members of the German Bundestag...

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EU Approves Merck KGaA’s Takeover of Sigma-Aldrich

15.06.2015 - Germany’s Merck KGaA has won the European Commission’s approval for its planned takeover of US life science company Sigma-Aldrich, subject to certain conditions. The EU green light...

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Toward a Sustainable Future

29.04.2015 - Chemical distribution is and will continue to be a vibrant and professional industry that has demonstrated its strength by overcoming challenges and emerging intact despite the...