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Insight6 Mar 2019The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is opening a special computer portal to help UK finishing chemical manufacturers and formulators who want to protect themselves against Britain crashing out of the European Union (EU) without a deal on 29 March
Insightfree19 Dec 2018The European Parliament has voted to amend a directive on protecting workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work by adding exposure limits for ethylene dichloride (EDC), which is used to make furniture, automobile upholstery and wall coverings.
Insightfree11 Dec 2018European Union (EU) textile finishers and their suppliers will, from January 2020, have to check whether the chemicals they use contain nanoparticles, and if they do, assess their safety and report the results to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).
Insightfree10 Dec 2018A detailed consultants’ report released recently has included two policy blueprints for shifting Europe’s major carpet manufacturing industry towards a more sustainable future, increasing recycling and the reuse of products.
Insightfree3 Dec 2018The European Commission has released a European Union (EU) regulation that will block the use of 34 chemicals in clothing and textiles used to make apparel, accessories, and some other products (such as sheets) that are regularly touched by consumers, as well as footwear, if these substances are present in concentrations over certain set limits.
Insightfree28 Nov 2018The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has released updated plans to assess the safety of chemicals, including those used in textile finishing, through its Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) system for 2019-2021, with 96 chemicals being identified for investigation.
Insightfree13 Sept 2018THE European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is preparing to consult on adding perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS) to its list of chemicals of very serious concern and hence potentially subject to special authorisation under the EU’s REACH chemical control system.
