17.06.2016
- Ahead of the Jun. 23 referendum over whether the UK should remain in or leave the EU, voices from the science sector were increasingly heard arguing in favor of staying – before...
16.06.2016
- In the form of an Impact Assessment Report and two draft legal acts – a Plant Protection Products Regulation and a Biocidal Products Regulation – the European Commission (EC) on...
01.06.2016
- Germany’s Friends of the Earth affiliate, BUND, has appealed to producers of thermal paper cashier receipts to replace the controversial chemicals bisphenol A (BPA) and bisphenol S...
27.05.2016
- The US House of Representatives has passed the long awaited update of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) by a vote or 403 to12, winning broad support from the country’s two...
12.05.2016
- The chemical distribution industry has annual sales of around €168 billion globally, with about €28 billion in Europe. As a crucial link in the supply chain that connects...
29.02.2016
- US specialty chemical company Albemarle has entered into a long-term agreement with Israel Chemicals (ICL) for the supply of a polymeric flame retardant (PolyFR). The product...
29.01.2016
- US-based Ascend Performance Materials has ended its relationship with its largest distributor of dimethyl ester (DME) products and invested in its own marketing capability. While...
24.11.2015
- The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has opened to comment its recommendation that 11 new substances be placed on the Authorization List under REACh. A substance placed on the list...
