Keyword: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Chemistry & Life Sciences
19.01.2015
- There is a chemical company in southwestern Germany. As Germany is part of the European Union, REACh is part of daily business, and the company has registration obligations for all...
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19.12.2014
- The EU's member state committee (MSC) has unanimously agreed to identify the phthalate DEHP as a "substance of very high concern" (SVHC) to the environment but could not agree on...
Chemistry & Life Sciences
25.11.2014
- Companies nowadays act globally. They might have several sites both within and outside the European economic area (EEA) and have substantial numbers of suppliers and customers...
News
04.09.2014
- (CHEManager International 9/2014) Rough Times The North American shale gas boom is a major topic for managers in the European chemical industry and is expected to cause substantial...
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26.06.2014
- Following earlier action by the EU, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to publish guidelines on safer alternatives to the flame retardants now used in...
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20.06.2014
- BASF has expressed its opposition to EU extension of permission to use hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) flame retardants - used mainly to fireproof polystyrene foam - as sought by...
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26.05.2014
- Seven years after its entry into force, the European Chemicals Regulation REACH continues to tie up large amounts of qualified personnel, time and money at German chemical...
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21.05.2014
- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the body that administers REACH, has opened a public consultation on proposed continued use of the flame retardant chemical...
