14.05.2012
- REACh - The European Union chemicals regulation REACh (short for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) requires all companies manufacturing or...
17.04.2012
- Checks and Balances on Chemicals - The Indian chemical industry is very diverse and covers basic chemicals and their intermediates, petrochemicals, fertilizers, paints, pesticides...
06.03.2012
- Change Is the Only Constant - Most would agree that legislative reform of the U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is long overdue. Few agree on what to change and how best to...
27.01.2012
- First Round - By Dec. 1, 2010, the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) had received approximately 25,000 registration dossiers for about 4,700 different chemical substances that are...
09.12.2011
- Great Benefit - The assessment of sustainability is widely discussed, yet sustainability analysis already provides a great benefit for companies. Dr. Andrea Gruss talked about this...
09.11.2011
- Deep Impact - Reach affects almost all departments in a chemical company. It is not only an issue for the regulatory affairs manager, but has an overall impact on procurement...
07.11.2011
- Regulations - Compliance in the chemical industry has gained a tremendous amount of significance over the last several years. Reach in Europe and the Toxic Substances Control Act...
18.10.2011
- The European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) board of appeal has published its first two final decisions on appeals against decisions adopted by ECHA under the Reach Regulation 1. In...
