Swedish chemical tax has “limited effect”

Swedish chemical tax has “limited effect”

The official report evaluating the Swedish chemicals tax finds no evidence it is effective and confirms identified problems. The tax was introduced in July 2017 on most electrical and electronic goods sold in Sweden (white goods, specific electronics such as...
Chemical Ingredient Disclosure

Chemical Ingredient Disclosure

Over 100 companies and organisations have defined and endorsed six principles for access to information on chemicals. The principles have been developed by a stakeholder coalition, led by Clean Production Action (CPA), over the last 18 months, and other companies and...
Expert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry

Expert Committee on Sustainable Chemistry

Beyond Benign ECOSChem actionable definition and criteria for Sustainable Chemistry calls for “without hazards”, to cover the chemical itself, input components, emissions and breakdown products. The ECOSChem Committee, convened by the University of Massachusetts’...
pinfa GA addresses the Green Deal

pinfa GA addresses the Green Deal

pinfa members working together on opportunities offered by for PIN flame retardants by the EU Green Deal. 23 representatives of 16 pinfa member companies met in Düsseldorf and online, 24th May 2022, at pinfa’s General Assembly, the first to be held in person for over...
FR edition of the Handmaid’s Tale

FR edition of the Handmaid’s Tale

Fire resistant publication of Margaret Atwood’s book is a protect against book-burning, censorship and anti-abortion.. The launch video shows the book resisting a flame thrower. The publisher, Penguin Random House said “In the US and around the world, books are being...