PAINT COMPANIES ADAPT TO EVERY TIGHTENING ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
June 12th, 2023
As a chemical-based sector, the paint and coatings industry is particularly sensitive to changes to environmental regulation, and while governments have a duty to protect the planet and its human health, they need to avoid damaging manufacturers in the process.
Unfortunately for the British paint and coatings industry, the UK government has been failing to efficiently replace the European Union’s (EU) REACH chemical control system with a UK REACH, following Britain’s December 2020 exit from the EU.
That is the verdict of the British Coatings Federation ...
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