Sustainable environmental protection through the Industrial Emissions Directive

28-Apr-2010 - The European institutions are close to finalising the second reading of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED). Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, supports the objectives of the Directive. Cefic suggests the Directive would be more effective in ensuring sustainable environmental ...

CEFIC LRI Invitation for grant applications

28-Jul-2009 - The CEFIC Long-range Research Initiative (LRI) is inviting grant applications for research in: indoor exposure, multiple exposure, chemicals sensitizers via novel markers, rapid estimation of trophic magnification factor, critical body burden database, breast cancer. The deadline for applications ...

Chlorinated solvents industry regrets most widely used solvent in paint stripping will be partly banned

20-Jan-2009 - The European chlorinated solvent industry, represented by ECSA, regrets the EU Parliament backs the ban on Dichloromethane in paint stripping. This ban will not necessarily enhance the safer use of paint strippers because the alternative substances have not yet been submitted to an adequate risk ...

Chemical industry ready to start pre-registration

05-Jun-2008 - "For years we have been actively preparing ourselves for the REACH marathon, which starts today with the pre-registration and will last until 2018", said Alain Perroy, Director General of Cefic. "In the chemical industry we did our homework and we provided and continue to provide a great deal of ...

1 June - REACH enters into force

Cefic committed to helping companies to comply

01-Jun-2007 - Friday 1st June 2007 will be an important day for the European chemical industry, a significant milestone for Cefic's continuing role in supporting the industry with one of the biggest regulatory challenges it has ever faced. As of Friday, the clock will start ticking and there will be just 18 ...

CEFIC launches new research strategy to to address societal concerns and embrace REACH challenges

17-Nov-2006 - With the post-REACH era approaching, the chemical industry has reviewed its Long-Range Research Initiative, (LRI) strategy, to meet the critical demands of tomorrow's society more effectively and to help address priorities emerging from Environment and Health strategies. As part of its 8th LRI ...

REACH - Chemical Employers and Chemical Workers' Unions join positions

31-Oct-2006 - The Partners of the Social Dialogue within the Chemical Industry, the European Mine, Chemicals and Energy Workers Federation (EMCEF) and the European Chemical Employers Group (ECEG) - member of the Cefic family (European Chemical Industry Council) - have agreed a joint position on REACH, the new ...

SusChem puts sustainable chemistry into action

Implementing the research & innovation agenda for Europe

30-Aug-2006 - In Budapest, a set of proposals to implement an ambitious European research agenda for the chemical & biotech sciences developed by SusChem (the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry) was discussed and endorsed by a meeting of stakeholders. The workshop on the SusChem ...

Chemical Industry: important step in REACH process

18-Nov-2005 - Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, sees the vote on REACH at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasburg today as an important step in the process which it hopes could lead to workable and effective legislation. The chemical industry welcomes the fact that a broad ...

Cefic: "European Parliament Environment Committee vote takes REACH back in wrong direction"

07-Oct-2005 - Cefic, the European Chemical Industry Council, is disappointed with the outcome of the EU Parliament Environment Committee vote on REACH. Unlike the earlier votes of the Industry Committee (ITRE) and the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO), the Environment Committee backed ...