NO REASON TO LIMIT OR BAN CRYSTALLINE SILICA AND TALC IN WORKPLACES, IMA-EUROPE BOSS SAYS

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS THERE are no reasons for the European Union to restrict or even ban the use of crystalline silica or talc in workplaces across Europe, Michelle Wyart-Remy, secretary general of Industrial Minerals Association Europe (IMA-Europe) has said. Speaking to Industrial Minerals during an exclusive interview from her office in Brussels, the leader of Europe's key industrial minerals association umbrella body explained how she has fought against the restriction of crystalline silica in workplaces on the continent. Crystalline silica is ...


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