Keyword: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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CEFIC says European Chemical Business Flat

03.06.2016 - European chemical production in the first quarter of 2016 was almost on the level of the 2015 quarter, as no significant changes in the business climate were seen, the European...

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German Group Urges Ban on BPA-coated Receipts

01.06.2016 - Germany’s Friends of the Earth affiliate, BUND, has appealed to producers of thermal paper cashier receipts to replace the controversial chemicals bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S...

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Ascend Ends Major DME Distribution Contract

29.01.2016 - US-based Ascend Performance Materials has ended its relationship with its largest distributor of dimethyl ester (DME) products and invested in its own marketing capability. While...

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ECHA Proposes 11 Substances for Authorisation List

24.11.2015 - The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened to comment its recommendation that 11 new substances be placed on the Authorization List under REACh. A substance placed on the list...

Strategy & Management

How to Run a Circular Economy in Europe

03.09.2015 - Since the industrial revolution in Europe the amount of waste in the region has been constantly increasing. This is because its economies have been based on a “take-make-consume...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roles Under REACH (Part 4)

06.05.2015 - Almost eight years have passed since REACH went into effect, but some problems remain in regard to joint submissions. The cooperation of members within consortia is arranged by...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roles Under REACh (Part 3)

23.03.2015 - Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, well-known as the REACh regulation, or Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of...

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ECHA publishes REACh Evaluation Report 2014

26.02.2015 - The REACh Evaluation Report 2014, published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), shows that a considerable share of the examined registration dossiers still requires...