Plastics and composites for sustainable EVs

Plastics and composites for sustainable EVs

20-21 September 2021, online, with leading automotive OEMs and suppliers. pinfa panel on sustainable flame retardants. Conference speakers include Renault, Ford, Lux Research, Audia Plastics, DAFO Vehicle Fire Protection, TUV, Technovative Solutions, Tofas, AMTE Power...
“Taxonomy”: defining sustainable activities

“Taxonomy”: defining sustainable activities

Public consultation on draft recommendations for criteria specifying industries/activities eligible for EU Taxonomy funding. Open to 24th September 18h00 CEST (not midnight). The draft recommendations (developed by the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance) propose...
Changes to CLP and new hazard classes

Changes to CLP and new hazard classes

EU consultations are open on chemicals labelling (CLP): digital labelling, additional information, new hazard classes. A ‘Roadmap’ consultation, open to 20 September 2021, addressed digital label and information tools and possibly adding new, or removing, information...
Firefighters and harmful chemicals

Firefighters and harmful chemicals

Canada has announced the aim to protect firefighters from toxic substances, including certain flame retardants. Canada’s Federal Ministers for Health and for the Environment together announced an “Action Plan” to protect firefighters from “harmful chemicals released...
US EPA final rule for thirty FRs

US EPA final rule for thirty FRs

The US EPA has published new information requirements for TBBPA, TCEP, TPP and for 30 halogenated flame retardants. The new final rule under TCSA (US Toxic Substances Control Act), three FRs* (TBBPA = brominated, TCEP = chlorinated, TPP = organophosphate ester) are...