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CEFICTuesday 07 December 2010
Cefic Economic Outlook Press Conference
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ENDSTuesday 07 December 2010
States back extension of REACH's SVHC list
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CEFICThursday 02 December 2010
Chemical Trends Report Nov-Dec 2010
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ECHAWednesday 01 December 2010
Most hazardous and most common chemicals registered
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ENDSMonday 29 November 2010
ECHA to fine firms wrongly registered as SMEs
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ENDSFriday 12 November 2010
Registrations pick up as REACH deadline looms
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ENDSMonday 08 November 2010
Ministers rubber-stamp IED
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ENDSFriday 29 October 2010
EU still not fully compliant with IPPC, says EC
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CEFICWednesday 27 October 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends Report October 2010
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ECHAMonday 18 October 2010
ECHA soon to automatically disseminate information from registration dossiers
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ENDSMonday 11 October 2010
Big retailers slammed over SVHC disclosure
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ENDSMonday 04 October 2010
ECHA to list chemicals registered under REACH
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CEFICFriday 01 October 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends September 2010
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ENDSFriday 01 October 2010
No need for NOx/SO2 trading, say stakeholders
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CEFICFriday 24 September 2010
Cefic Facts & Figures 2010
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ENDSMonday 20 September 2010
Firms urged to submit REACH dossiers early
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CEFICTuesday 14 September 2010
Chemical Industry aims to meet 30 November REACH deadline
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ENDSFriday 03 September 2010
ECHA launches consultation on 11 SVHC proposals
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CEFICTuesday 31 August 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends August 2010
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CEFICMonday 16 August 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends June/July 2010
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ENDSMonday 09 August 2010
Germany implements revised EU air quality law
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CEFICThursday 05 August 2010
The European chemical industry in a worldwide perspective - 2010
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ESIG
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ESIGTuesday 27 July 2010
Safe Use of Gloves for the Handling of Solvents
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European UnionWednesday 07 July 2010
Stricter Rules on Industrial Emissions
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ESIGFriday 02 July 2010
New "Solvents and Static Electricity" DVD
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ENDSMonday 28 June 2010
Europe will not revise air quality laws until 2013
The European Commission does not plan to revise EU air quality laws such as the National Emission Ceilings (NEC) directive and a law limiting sulphur in marine fuels until 2013, a source close to these dossiers told ENDS on Friday. -
ENDSFriday 18 June 2010
EU lawmakers strike deal on revised IPPC law
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Monday 14 June 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends May 2010
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CEFICMonday 07 June 2010
EU Chemical Industry Expected to Grow by 9.5% in 2010
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ENDSWednesday 26 May 2010
Hedegaard defeated over 30% CO2 reduction goal
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CEFICMonday 17 May 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends Summary April 2010
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ENDSFriday 07 May 2010
Europe faces numerous breaches of NOx ceilings
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ENDSThursday 06 May 2010
EU rejects Bulgaria's demand for LCP derogations
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ENDSTuesday 04 May 2010
MEPs demand more stringent IPPC derogations
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ENDSTuesday 27 April 2010
Parliament urged to be tough on IPPC derogations
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ENDSThursday 22 April 2010
Krahmer softens stance on derogations for LCPs
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CEFICMonday 19 April 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends Summary March 2010
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ENDSFriday 16 April 2010
Commission rules out extension of Aarhus rules
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ENDSThursday 15 April 2010
Draft REACH guidance on recovered substances
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ECJFriday 09 April 2010
ESIG in the European Coatings Journal
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ENDSTuesday 23 March 2010
Commission refuses to drop NOx trading just yet
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ENDSThursday 18 March 2010
Court threat to EU states over green law breaches
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ENDSFriday 12 March 2010
Krahmer seeks compromise on revised IPPC law
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CEFICThursday 11 March 2010
Cefic Chemical Trends Summary February 2010
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HSPAFriday 26 February 2010
HSPA defends White Spirit
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ENDSFriday 26 February 2010
France edges towards industrial plant compliance
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OSPA
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ENDSThursday 25 February 2010
Chemical companies defend sustainability actions
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ENDSWednesday 17 February 2010
EU executive creates climate, energy departments
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ENDSTuesday 16 February 2010
Second reading debate on IPPC to begin in March
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ENDSTuesday 02 February 2010
Brussels to push for single ETS auctioning system
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ENDSMonday 01 February 2010
EU rejects almost all new Italian air quality pleas
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ENDSFriday 29 January 2010
Game over for CO2 limit in revised IPPC law
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CEFIC
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ENDSWednesday 20 January 2010
LPG sector sells benefits of cutting 'black carbon'
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ENDSMonday 11 January 2010
Seven POPs added to UN air pollution treaty
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ENDSThursday 07 January 2010
Commission ponders paints directive extension
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ENDSWednesday 06 January 2010
Chemical industry emissions down – Cefic report
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ENDSTuesday 05 January 2010
Spanish EU presidency outlines green priorities
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ENDSMonday 04 January 2010
Can EU states set CO2 limits for installations?
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CEFIC
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ENDSFriday 11 December 2009
EU maintains tough line on air quality derogations
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ENDSTuesday 08 December 2009
REACH stakeholders concerned over varying fines
Fines for infringements of the EU’s REACH regulation vary widely across member states and some may not be high enough, according to a European Commission report presented to the European Chemical Agency’s third stakeholder day on Monday.
Presenting the preliminary findings, Bartlomiej Balcerzyk of the commission’s environment department said that countries such as the UK and Poland set very high sanctions, while others like Austria and Romania set them low.
Because the volume of production does not factor into any country’s regime, the lowest fines may not deter large producers. Infringement carries criminal penalties in only about half of member states.
Industry representatives remain concerned about fee structures. Erwin Annys, REACH director for chemicals industry group CEFIC, said a distinction should be made between deliberate violations and small errors.
ECHA executive director Geert Dancet said that while the agency does not have authority over REACH enforcement, its enforcement forum can encourage harmonisation. The preliminary findings are due to be presented to the forum later this week. The full report will not be made public for some time.
Mr Dancet also tried to sooth stakeholder concerns about the performance of ECHA’s IT system for submitting dossiers. He said an online system to check technical completeness will be available by Christmas. There will be no major changes to the REACH-IT system in 2010, he added. ECHA also announced the launch of a new webpage for the regulation on classification, labelling and packaging (CLP).
*Meanwhile ECHA’s member state committee has agreed to add 15 new substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the REACH candidate list. The agency will recommend which chemicals should then be prioritised for authorisation in the second half of 2010.
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ENDSWednesday 02 December 2009
MEPs to grill commissioners on green agenda
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ENDSFriday 27 November 2009
Hedegaard becomes new EU climate commissioner
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ENDSWednesday 25 November 2009
Scientists issue bleak forecast on climate change
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ENDSMonday 23 November 2009
France taken to EU court over wastewater treatment
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CEFIC
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Monday 16 November 2009Italian court blocks environment bodies’ overhaul
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ESIGTuesday 10 November 2009
NEW SOLVENT INDUSTRY WEBSITE GOES LIVE!
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ESIGMonday 26 October 2009
CSC JÃKLECHEMIE WINS ESIG PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP AWARD 2009
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Tuesday 20 October 2009Renewed call for linking climate and air policies
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Tuesday 06 October 2009“The chemical industry is facing an unprecedented challenge.†Cefic President C Jourquin
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Monday 05 October 2009Thirteen states still set to miss air pollutant caps
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Monday 05 October 2009EU focus 'shifting from law-making to enforcement'
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Tuesday 29 September 2009Denmark to tighten screws on local air pollution
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Monday 21 September 2009Work gets underway on new Czech air quality law
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Monday 14 September 2009Gothenburg treaty targets industrial dust emissions
Parties to the 1999 pan-European Gothenburg protocol on air pollution could soon agree new limits on dust emissions from stationary sources. The limits were discussed at a meeting of the UN's Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) last week. -
Friday 07 August 2009France seeks to further reduce particle emissions
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Friday 07 August 2009Spain confirms it will exceed air pollutant caps
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Friday 07 August 2009Plan to prohibit CO2 limits under IPPC 'illegal'
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Thursday 06 August 2009IPCC to put greater emphasis on climate costs
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Thursday 06 August 2009REACH Consortium Launched for Glycol Ethers
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ESIGTuesday 04 August 2009
REACH Consortium Launched for Glycol Ethers
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Thursday 30 July 2009Eastern states pledge to meet PM10 limits by 2011
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Thursday 16 July 2009SIEF registrations gather pace after ECHA push
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Thursday 09 July 2009Commission rejects bulk of air quality derogations
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Tuesday 07 July 2009ESIG 20th partner in Responsible Care project for SMEs
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ESIGMonday 06 July 2009
ESIG 20th partner in Responsible Care project for SMEs
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Monday 06 July 2009EU states narrowly agree weakened draft IPPC law
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Thursday 25 June 2009Council agreement on IPPC still hangs in the balance
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Thursday 18 June 2009Climate change focuses minds
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Thursday 18 June 2009
Prague urged to delay council agreement on IPPC
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Thursday 04 June 2009Member states back EU climate adaptation plan
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Wednesday 20 May 2009Industry groups call for REACH fee adjustments
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Wednesday 20 May 2009Commission hails 3% fall in 2008 ETS emissions
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Friday 08 May 2009
ESIG comments on the Paints Directive interim report by Okopol and its economic impacts on the solvents industry
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Wednesday 06 May 2009Brussels to rule on nine more air quality derogations
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Monday 27 April 2009Spain still not compliant with IPPC pollution law
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Monday 20 April 2009Cefic Chemicals Trends Report March 2009
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Thursday 16 April 2009Delaying green reforms will not do
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Thursday 16 April 2009EU winds down as changing of the guard looms
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Thursday 16 April 2009Cefic Press Release - Chemical Industry dismissive of non-official REACH list
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Tuesday 07 April 2009Facts & Figures
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Thursday 19 March 2009Industry demands freeze on new EU green rules
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Wednesday 11 March 2009States question limits for more IPPC sectors
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Tuesday 10 March 2009February '09: Business climate of EU chemicals is deteriorating but modest improvement expected for the second half of 2009.
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Tuesday 10 March 2009Responsible Care logo extension
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Tuesday 10 March 2009ESIG Product Stewardship Award 2009 - Call for entries
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Tuesday 10 March 2009Combustible Liquids in IBCs 2009 invitation
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Thursday 05 March 2009Cefic Facts and Figures January 2009 report
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Thursday 19 February 2009List of "must-close" large power plants released
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Thursday 19 February 2009REACH Consortium for Butanols lauched
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Wednesday 18 February 2009Butanols REACH Consortium
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Monday 09 February 2009Butyl Acetates' Reach Consortium Launched
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CEFIC
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Thursday 05 February 2009Butyl Acetates' REACH Consortium
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Tuesday 03 February 2009EU member states warned over green law breaches
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Tuesday 03 February 2009Britain publishes air quality data for 2008
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Monday 02 February 2009Air Quality Directive
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Thursday 29 January 2009Cefic - Xperimania chat: how are chemicals used in art restoration
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Wednesday 28 January 2009MEPs back binding emission limits for plants
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Monday 26 January 2009EU 6th Environmental Action Programme (2002-2012)
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Thursday 22 January 2009Difficulties with REACH-IT: letter from Mr Alain Perroy Director General Cefic
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Tuesday 20 January 2009Solvent Emissions Directive (SED)
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Sunday 18 January 2009Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC)
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Monday 12 January 2009EU states lose more ground on air pollutant caps
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Monday 12 January 2009
A year of reckoning for climate
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Monday 12 January 2009Reach chemical pre-registration list published
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Thursday 08 January 2009National Emission Ceiling Directive (NEC)
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Monday 15 December 2008Cefic Press Release - Chemical Industry welcomes agreement on Classification, Labelling and Packaging
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Thursday 27 November 2008Nine EU states apply for air quality derogation
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Thursday 20 November 2008EU Chemical Industry experiencing a moderate decline in 2008. Prospects for 2009 might be more severe.
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Wednesday 05 November 2008Dutch climate plans "not all good for air quality"
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Tuesday 28 October 2008Three New REACH Consortia Launched for Oxygenated Solvents
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Monday 27 October 2008EU states seek to weaken revised IPPC proposal
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Monday 20 October 2008IPPC "should include CO2 limit for power plants"
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Monday 20 October 2008Isopropanol REACH Consortium
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Monday 20 October 2008Methylethylketone/Secondary butanol REACH Consortium
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Monday 20 October 2008Methylisobutylketone REACH Consortium
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Tuesday 30 September 2008Denmark to apply for EU air quality derogation
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Wednesday 24 September 2008MEP retreats on plant emission limit proposal
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Wednesday 24 September 2008Czech agency reports rising transport pollution
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Tuesday 23 September 2008Mid-term review of pre-registration - essential information for companies complying with REACH
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Tuesday 23 September 2008Chemical Industry dismissive of latest REACH scare story
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Tuesday 09 September 2008Ethyl Acetate REACH Consortium Launch
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Tuesday 02 September 2008Portugal reforms industrial pollution permitting
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Wednesday 20 August 2008Road transport in the spotlight over air pollution
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Wednesday 30 July 2008MEP demands binding emission limits for plants
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Wednesday 30 July 2008Member states "can be forced to tackle pollution"
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Wednesday 30 July 2008Road transport in the spotlight over air pollution
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Thursday 24 July 2008Hydrocarbon Solvents REACH Consortium in Place
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Wednesday 23 July 2008EU compliance with PM10 limits under scrutiny
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Thursday 17 July 2008First Reach substance hit-list emerges
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ESIG
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Monday 30 June 2008EU chemicals agency warns firms on data quality
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Tuesday 10 June 2008EU chemicals agency takes flight
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Friday 30 May 2008MEP defends flexibility principle in IPPC law
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Friday 30 May 2008New wave of EU green infringement actions
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Thursday 08 May 2008Rapporteur backs more binding IPPC law
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Thursday 08 May 2008Revised EU air quality directive to enter force
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Monday 21 April 2008Commission's industrial pollution plan in detail
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Monday 21 April 2008Pan-EU study shows worsening air quality
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Thursday 20 December 2007EU delays revision of IPPC pollution rules
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Thursday 20 December 2007Guidance on the interpretation of the Solvents Emissions Directive
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Monday 10 September 2007Spain "will not meet 2010 emissions caps"
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Friday 07 September 2007Experts assess options for cleaner European air
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Wednesday 04 July 2007High Level Group on competitiveness of the European chemicals industry
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Thursday 28 June 2007Proposal to align classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals to UN standards
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Monday 18 June 2007Netherlands behind on implementing IPPC
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Friday 15 June 2007IPPC review "must address cross-compliance"
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Tuesday 12 June 2007Portugal lays out EU presidency green priorities
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Wednesday 09 May 2007Revision of IPPC pollution rules "premature"
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Thursday 19 April 2007Stakeholder input sought on IPPC review
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ENDSThursday 19 April 2007
IPPC "has helped cut UK industrial pollution"
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ENDSTuesday 17 April 2007
New EU pollution control guidance issued (IPPC directive)
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Tuesday 13 March 2007Cement industry NOx emissions back in dispute
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Thursday 08 March 2007No clear trend in French industrial emissions
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Friday 23 February 2007Spanish firms "facing mass IPPC non-compliance"
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Tuesday 05 December 2006ESIG Questions and Answers project on the Solvents Emissions Directive
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ESIGFriday 24 November 2006
Call on Guidelines and Information about the Solvent Emissions Directive
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Tuesday 04 July 2006IPPC BREF on Surface Treatment using Solvents
The second draft of the 'Surface Treatment using Solvents' BREF has been published, highlighting some three hundred Best Available Techniques (BAT) that are specific to one of the twenty industry processes and over one hundred and fifty techniques that may apply to more than one process. -
Tuesday 06 June 2006The National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive review
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Friday 02 June 2006The Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) - implementation review
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Monday 05 December 2005The Clean Air for Europe (CAFE) programme
The Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution was adopted by the European Commission on September 21, 2005. -
Friday 04 November 2005IPPC implementation report
On November 3rd, the European Commission released a report on the implementation of the IPPC Directive progress. -
Tuesday 13 September 2005
US EPA - latest developments on VOCs control and reactivity-based regulation
On September 13th, 2005, the United States Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has released:
- an interim guidance on the State Implementation Plans (SIPs) development
- revisions to the California SIP and Revision to the definition of VOCs 'Removal of VOC Exemptions for California's Aerosol Coating Products Reactivity-based Regulation. -
Monday 01 August 2005
New Guidelines on the application of the ATEX (ATmosphere EXplosive) Directive
At its 30th of July 2005 meeting, the ATEX Standing Committee (composed of the EU Member States representatives) has approved the second updated edition of the guidelines on the application of Directive 94/9/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially Explosive Atmoshperes. -
Monday 04 July 2005Paint Directive implementation - guidelines
In June 2005, the European paints trade body Cepe has finalised a series of guidelines to help manufacturers comply with the Paint Directive as between 3,000 and 5,000 EU companies are expected to be affected, most of them SMEs. -
Monday 04 July 2005IPPC practical guide
The CEFIC IPPC working group has published in June 2005 a useful guidance document dealing with pratical aspects of implementation of the IPPC Directive. -
Monday 07 March 2005European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) - 2005 European Weeks on Noise at work
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Thursday 14 October 2004EU Risk assessments under Existing Substances Regulation (EEC) 793/93
A number of solvents or solvent components (toluene, pentane, cyclohexane, certain glycol ethers) are currently undergoing EU risk assessments. -
Thursday 14 October 2004Hazardous Chemicals and Preparations the 29th ATP of the Dangerous Substances Directive
The 29th ATP (Adaptation to Technical Progress) took place in April 2004 amending the classification of certain chemicals, including some components of solvents and toluene. -
Thursday 14 October 2004European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) - 2004 European Weeks "BUILDING IN SAFETY"
2004 European Weeks for Safety and Health at Work focus on the construction sector. -
Thursday 14 October 2004The Directive on decorative paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products
On April, 21st 2004, the European Parliament has adopted the Directive 2004/42/EC on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds due to the use of organic solvents in certain paints and varnishes and vehicle refinishing products, the so-called Paint Directive. -
Wednesday 20 August 2003"Deco Paints" Directive
Position of the European Solvents Industry Group on the Commission Proposal for a Directive limiting the solvent content of decorative paints, varnishes and vehicle refinish products.
