Industry-wide regulatory pressure is pushing coatings manufacturers to assess PFAS use, explore alternatives and prepare for sweeping chemical restrictions.
Methylene chloride is one of the 10 chemicals that EPA has evaluated and determined to pose an unreasonable risk to human health for certain conditions of use.
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) is reporting that industry leaders recently called on the European Commission to work together to develop an EU Chemical Industry Transition Pathway to sustain the massive investments required to meet the objectives of the EU Green Deal.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has weighed in on recent comments regarding the UK's exit from the European Union and the need for alignment on chemicals between the UK and the EU.
The American Coatings Association (ACA) will host a two-day seminar, “Managing Hazard Communication and Chemicals Regulation in the North American and European Marketplace,” November 9-10, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has joined other associations in calling for the European Commission to take action, now that the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has completed the latest comprehensive exposure assessment on Bisphenol A (BPA).
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing measures to ensure that perfluorinated chemicals that have been phased out do not re-enter the marketplace without review.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and more than 25 organizations have sent a letter to California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to highlight their commitment to work with the department to help meet the objectives of the Safer Consumer Products (SCP) Regulations without negatively impacting the state’s economy.
Perfluorinated and Polyfluorinated Surfactants (PFAS) have been called “forever chemicals,” and there is interest in replacing them with nonfluorinated surfactants.
