ECHA WARNS THAT UK CHEMICAL FIRMS SUPPLYING EUROPEAN AUTO SECTOR MAY SUFFER BECAUSE OF BREXIT

THE EUROPEAN Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has warned British paint, coatings, plastics, related chemical ingredients and other chemical companies supplying the continental European auto sector may struggle to keep their business, should the UK push ahead with quitting the European Union (EU) as planned, on March 29, 2019. These automotive manufacturing customers themselves would also face regulatory challenges, should they want to continue sourcing chemical-based inputs from a Brexited Britain. ECHA, which is a specialist agency of the EU, has released a database ...


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