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European Coatings Industry Prove Challenging

Jul 7, 2014

For the European coatings industry, REACH, the seven-year-old European Union's legislation on the registration, evaluation and authorization of industrial chemicals, has been posing major difficulties. However the Biocidal Products ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating

Echa Has Received Draft Decisions on 37 Substances and Will Send out The Draft Decision

Apr 11, 2014

In 2013, Member States have been evaluating 47 registered substances under the substance evaluation process and they have also prepared a draft decision in case further information is needed in order to assess the safety of the substance. ...

Tags: ECHA, Draft Decisions

Revamped "Chemicals in Our Life" Web Section Explains How Chemicals Can Be Used Life

Mar 24, 2014

A revamped "Chemicals in our life" web section explains how chemicals can be used safely in our daily life both at home and at work. It also gives tips on how consumers can find out more about the chemicals that they use. As defined in ...

Tags: Consumer Rights'Day, Chemicals in our life

The Use of Biomaterials and More Benign Chemicals in Coatings in Europe Is Accelerating

Jan 16, 2014

The use of biomaterials and more benign chemicals in coatings in Europe is accelerating as whole supply chains give greater priority to sustainablity, particularly as a means of protecting the environment. At the same time, however, ...

Tags: standards for biomaterials, sustainability of products

SVHC Roadmap and Its Practical Implementation Plan Has Now Been Published on ECHA's Websit

Dec 12, 2013

The SVHC Roadmap 2020 focuses on finding new potentially relevant substances of very high concern (SVHC) with CMR, sensitising, PBT/vPvB and/or endocrine disrupting properties. The best regulatory risk management option should then be ...

Tags: SVHC Roadmap, Textile

ECHA to Submit The Annual Update of CoRAP for The Member States to Consider

Nov 8, 2013

The REACH Regulation requests ECHA to submit the annual update of CoRAP for the Member States to consider. The plan addresses substances that are suspected of posing risks to human health or the environment. The substance evaluation ...

Tags: Apparel, Textile

European Wood-Based Panels Companies Talk a Lot More About Lowering Formaldehyde Emissions

Nov 7, 2013

European wood-based panels companies have been talking a lot more about lowering formaldehyde emissions over the past few months. These discussions have revolved around the reclassification of formaldehyde in February 2014 after a proposal ...

Tags: Construction, wood flooring, flooring

The European Union Has Started Implementing a Tough New Safety Regulation on Biocides

Oct 25, 2013

The European Union has started implementing a tough new safety regulation on biocides in coatings and other applications that is likely to result in the withdrawal from the European market of large numbers of coatings chemicals for dealing ...

Tags: Construction, coating, coatings chemicals

The Report of Environmental Risk Assessment Is Published by ECHA

Oct 25, 2013

A report has been published by ECHA on the methodologies employed in the environmental risk assessment of petroleum substances This report provides conclusions and offers recommendations for improving the scientific validity and ...

Tags: Environmental Risk Assessment, ECHA

The Board of Appeal Has Upheld an ECHA Decision

Oct 18, 2013

In its latest decision the Board of Appeal has upheld an ECHA decision requiring information on sub-chronic toxicity, and developmental toxicity in a second species. In appeal case A-004-2012, the Appellant requested the Board of Appeal ...

Tags: Appeal, ECHA Decision

REACH Compliance Enforcement Project Was Conducted by ECHA

Sep 5, 2013

The second enforcement project initiated by ECHA's Enforcement Forum focused on REACH and CLP obligations of downstream users. Of a total of 1181 companies inspected, 67% did not comply with one or more provisions of these legislations. ...

Tags: ECHA, REACH Compliance Enforcement

The Board of Appeal Has Annulled an ECHA Decision

Aug 2, 2013

The Board of Appeal has annulled an ECHA decision because it failed to clearly and precisely communicate an important deadline in the decision-making process to the Registrant in due time. The Board of Appeal has remitted the case to ECHA ...

Tags: ECHA Decision, Appeal

ECHA Is Planning to Improve Chemical Safety Reports & Data Sheets

Jul 18, 2013

ECHA publishes a roadmap towards enhancing the quality of information communicated in the exposure scenarios included in the REACH chemical safety reports and in the extended safety data sheets. These documents hold essential information on ...

Tags: Chemical Safety, Apparel

Clariant Completed Phase 2 of REACH on 31 May with 255 Different Chemical

Jun 24, 2013

Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, completed Phase 2 of REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals) on 31 May with the registration of 255 different chemical substances. These include 155 ...

Tags: Switzerland, Clariant, Chemicals

SGS Provides an Updated SVHC Screen Lite Program

Jun 20, 2013

In light of the expansion of the SVHC Candidate List, SGS provides an updated SVHC Screen Lite Program that helps fulfilling the REACH SVHC requirements for textile and footwear products. Addition of New SVHCs With the addition of 54 ...

Tags: SGS, SVHC Screen Lite, Textile

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