Progress towards RoHS restrictions on further halogenated FRs (MCCPs, TBBPA) and antimony (ATO) in electrical and electronic equipment (E&E). Following the public consultation in January 2020 (see pinfa Newsletter n°110), ÖkoInstitut presented proposed conclusions...
Five of the seven targeted product value chains announced in the new circular economy action Plan concern flame retardants and fire safety: electronics and ICT, batteries and vehicles, plastics, textiles (EU strategy for 2021) and construction. Proposals include:...
European Fire Safety Alliance (EurFSA) has published a ten-point “action plan” for fire safety to respond to the challenges of our ageing population (and the objective of living safely at home), the energy transition and the Green Deal. The ten actions proposed are:...
The EU BAT BREF document (best available techniques reference document) for the Textiles Industry is open for comment (see below). The “BAT Conclusions” of BREF documents become mandatory for all concerned installations across Europe. The draft BAT Conclusions specify...
A new version of the OECD eChemPortal has been launched, providing free public access to more than 600 000 records on chemical substances. Data is provided by 19 chemical databases, including ECHA (Reach, Chem and C&L Inventory data), the US AEPA and the Japanese...
