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ENVI Rejects Full Ban on BPA in Food Packaging

15.01.2018 - The European Parliament’s Environment, Food and Public Health committee (ENVI) by a vote of 42 to 17 (with one abstention) has rejected a proposal for a full ban on the use of...

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DuPont Informs Ag Employees on Sell-offs

30.03.2017 - DuPont has begun talks with employees of agrochemicals facilities it plans to divest in exchange for EU approval of its $130 million merger with Dow Chemical. According to US...

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Industry Pushes EU to Boost Competitiveness

24.02.2017 - European industry is turning up the heat on the EU’s institutions to finally come up with a plan to help manufacturers become more competitive. In a joint paper, called the “Joint...

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More Iran Deals Mooted as new Sanctions Loom

06.02.2017 - Fresh reports of agreements between Iran and chemicals-related European countries continue to roll in, even as US president, Donald Trump, threatens new sanctions against them in...

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EU Says DowDuPont Approval “Still Open”

10.01.2017 - Following a Jan. 9 meeting between would-be merger partners Dow Chemical and DuPont, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the outcome of the regulatory authority’s...

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Chemical Trade Groups Comment on US Vote

11.11.2016 - Chemical industry trade organizations both in the US and Europe reacted to the outcome of the Nov. 8 US general election with statements offering the usual pledges to work with a...

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EU Extends Glyphosate Permit for 18 Months

30.06.2016 - In a unilateral move on Jun. 29 the European Commission (EC) temporarily extended EU registration of glyphosate for 18 months, until the end of 2017. The EU’s governing body...

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Waking up to Brexit’s Bitter Aftertaste

27.06.2016 - As the world woke up on Jun. 24 to the news that the United Kingdom had voted to leave the European Union, disbelief was strong – all the more as most people had gone to bed the...