PAINT AND COATINGS COMPANIES WILL HOPE EU AND UK WILL FOLLOW UP BREXIT DEAL GOAL OF SHARING CHEMICAL DATA

  THE COATINGS industry within the European Union (EU) and the UK will be awaiting the outcome of additional consultations over the exchange of technical information on chemicals as the Christmas Eve EU/UK trade agreement is rolled out. These are provided for within the 1,256 page text, which has sparked concerns from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) about major costs for UK manufacturers as they gather data to comply with a new UK REACH chemical control system. This is now in force in Britain (not Northern Ireland, which is covered by the EU REACH ...


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