EU ROUND UP – MAJOR EU TOXIC CHEMICAL STRATEGY COULD IMPACT PAINT AND COATING SECTOR
October 2nd, 2020
A FRESH round of restrictions on what chemicals can be used by the paint and coatings industry has been flagged by a detailed and comprehensive policy paper released by the European Commission. This ‘Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment’ flags changes that the EU executive intends to make to European chemical legislation. These, said the strategy, would be implemented via legislative reforms, including the EU’s chemical control system REACH.
One key change would be planned regulations on chemical mixtures. While EU law ...
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