Keyword: European Economic Area

Markets & Companies

UK Chemical Companies Start to Fear the Worst with Brexit

24.11.2017 - In a little over a year, the UK will be withdrawing from the European Union. Yet the future of the country and its chemicals industry is even more uncertain now than it was when a...

News

Sigma-Aldrich-Honeywell Deal Advances Merck Takeover

21.10.2015 - Sigma-Aldrich will sell parts of its solvents and inorganics business in Europe to Honeywell, to enhance its chances of winning the European Commission’s approval for its $17...

News

EU Approves Pfizer-Hospira Deal With Strings

06.08.2015 - European regulatory authorities have approved the $15.2 billion takeover of injectable drug and infusion device maker Hospira by US drugmaker Pfizer, subject to certain conditions...

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roles Under REACh (part 2)

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Roles Under REACH (part 1)

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...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Reach Offers Lessons for U.S. Chemicals Regulation

04.10.2013 - Borrowing From EU Approaches - The EU's Reach regulation (EC 1907/2006) enacted a comprehensive approach to chemicals, sweeping away four decades of legislation in 2007. All 31...