ASIAN PAINT AND COATINGS REGULATORY ROUND UP – VIETNAM RAMPS UP ANTI-LEAD IN PAINTS EFFORTS
December 1st, 2018
THE VIETNAM Chemicals Agency us ramping up efforts to remove lead from paints in Vietnam - officially requesting to be considered a partner in the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead in Paint, a voluntary partnership formed by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Its goal is to prevent exposure to lead from paints and phase-out the use of this ingredient. The Vietnam Paint and Printing Ink Association (VPIA) in October launched a group charged with providing concrete and detailed action plans. Among the planned measures is ...
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