06.03.2014
- Registration And Safety - Revision of the Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act (TCSCA) in Taiwan has attracted attention from the chemical industry recently because a new REACH...
11.02.2014
- Regulation - The European Commission's review of REACh has concluded that there is no need for any major changes in the legislation -at least for the moment. This has been welcomed...
16.01.2014
- Up In The Clouds - Product safety specifications are increasing sharply around the world, and industrial enterprises must list the material composition of their products precisely...
16.12.2013
- Little-Known Step - More than six years after the REACH regulation went into force, perhaps the least-known part of the regulation is the Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European...
16.12.2013
- Every Player Counts - By now, everyone in the chemical industry is aware of REACH and in the best-case scenarios, every player knows what is expected of them under the law. But it...
24.10.2013
- Better, Or Just Different? - As the world moves away from using phthalates because of their association with human health effects, making sure their replacement alternatives are...
24.10.2013
- Not All Created Equal - The European plasticizers market has evolved considerably in the last decade, moving away from classified low phthalates to nonclassified high phthalates...
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...