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  • CEFIC
    Tuesday 07 December 2010

    Cefic Economic Outlook Press Conference

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 07 December 2010

    States back extension of REACH's SVHC list

  • CEFIC
    Thursday 02 December 2010

    Chemical Trends Report Nov-Dec 2010

  • ECHA
    Wednesday 01 December 2010

    Most hazardous and most common chemicals registered

  • ENDS
    Monday 29 November 2010

    ECHA to fine firms wrongly registered as SMEs

  • ENDS
    Friday 12 November 2010

    Registrations pick up as REACH deadline looms

  • ENDS
    Monday 08 November 2010

    Ministers rubber-stamp IED

  • ENDS
    Friday 29 October 2010

    EU still not fully compliant with IPPC, says EC

  • CEFIC
    Wednesday 27 October 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends Report October 2010

  • ECHA
    Monday 18 October 2010

    ECHA soon to automatically disseminate information from registration dossiers

  • ENDS
    Monday 11 October 2010

    Big retailers slammed over SVHC disclosure

  • ENDS
    Monday 04 October 2010

    ECHA to list chemicals registered under REACH

  • CEFIC
    Friday 01 October 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends September 2010

  • ENDS
    Friday 01 October 2010

    No need for NOx/SO2 trading, say stakeholders

  • CEFIC
    Friday 24 September 2010

    Cefic Facts & Figures 2010

  • ENDS
    Monday 20 September 2010

    Firms urged to submit REACH dossiers early

  • CEFIC
    Tuesday 14 September 2010

    Chemical Industry aims to meet 30 November REACH deadline

     

     

  • ENDS
    Friday 03 September 2010

    ECHA launches consultation on 11 SVHC proposals

  • CEFIC
    Tuesday 31 August 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends August 2010

  • CEFIC
    Monday 16 August 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends June/July 2010

  • ENDS
    Monday 09 August 2010

    Germany implements revised EU air quality law

  • CEFIC
    Thursday 05 August 2010

    The European chemical industry in a worldwide perspective - 2010

  • ESIG
    Thursday 29 July 2010

    "Chemical Watch" highlights ESIG Generic Exposure Scenarios

  • ESIG
    Tuesday 27 July 2010

    Safe Use of Gloves for the Handling of Solvents

  • European Union
    Wednesday 07 July 2010

    Stricter Rules on Industrial Emissions

  • ESIG
    Friday 02 July 2010

    New "Solvents and Static Electricity" DVD

  • ENDS
    Monday 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.
  • ENDS
    Friday 18 June 2010

    EU lawmakers strike deal on revised IPPC law

  • Monday 14 June 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends May 2010

  • CEFIC
    Monday 07 June 2010

    EU Chemical Industry Expected to Grow by 9.5% in 2010

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 26 May 2010

    Hedegaard defeated over 30% CO2 reduction goal

  • CEFIC
    Monday 17 May 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends Summary April 2010

  • ENDS
    Friday 07 May 2010

    Europe faces numerous breaches of NOx ceilings

  • ENDS
    Thursday 06 May 2010

    EU rejects Bulgaria's demand for LCP derogations

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 04 May 2010

    MEPs demand more stringent IPPC derogations

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 27 April 2010

    Parliament urged to be tough on IPPC derogations

  • ENDS
    Thursday 22 April 2010

    Krahmer softens stance on derogations for LCPs

  • CEFIC
    Monday 19 April 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends Summary March 2010

  • ENDS
    Friday 16 April 2010

    Commission rules out extension of Aarhus rules

  • ENDS
    Thursday 15 April 2010

    Draft REACH guidance on recovered substances

  • ECJ
    Friday 09 April 2010

    ESIG in the European Coatings Journal

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 23 March 2010

    Commission refuses to drop NOx trading just yet

  • ENDS
    Thursday 18 March 2010

    Court threat to EU states over green law breaches

  • ENDS
    Friday 12 March 2010

    Krahmer seeks compromise on revised IPPC law

  • CEFIC
    Thursday 11 March 2010

    Cefic Chemical Trends Summary February 2010

  • HSPA
    Friday 26 February 2010

    HSPA defends White Spirit

  • ENDS
    Friday 26 February 2010

    France edges towards industrial plant compliance

  • OSPA
    Thursday 25 February 2010

    Glycol Ethers Online

  • ENDS
    Thursday 25 February 2010

    Chemical companies defend sustainability actions

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 17 February 2010

    EU executive creates climate, energy departments

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 16 February 2010

    Second reading debate on IPPC to begin in March

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 02 February 2010

    Brussels to push for single ETS auctioning system

  • ENDS
    Monday 01 February 2010

    EU rejects almost all new Italian air quality pleas

  • ENDS
    Friday 29 January 2010

    Game over for CO2 limit in revised IPPC law

  • CEFIC
    Thursday 21 January 2010

    Chemical Trends Summary - Jan 2010

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 20 January 2010

    LPG sector sells benefits of cutting 'black carbon'

  • ENDS
    Monday 11 January 2010

    Seven POPs added to UN air pollution treaty

  • ENDS
    Thursday 07 January 2010

    Commission ponders paints directive extension

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 06 January 2010

    Chemical industry emissions down – Cefic report

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 05 January 2010

    Spanish EU presidency outlines green priorities

  • ENDS
    Monday 04 January 2010

    Can EU states set CO2 limits for installations?

  • CEFIC
    Monday 21 December 2009

    Chemical Trends Report Nov-Dec 2009

  • ENDS
    Friday 11 December 2009

    EU maintains tough line on air quality derogations

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 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.

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 02 December 2009

    MEPs to grill commissioners on green agenda

  • ENDS
    Friday 27 November 2009

    Hedegaard becomes new EU climate commissioner

  • ENDS
    Wednesday 25 November 2009

    Scientists issue bleak forecast on climate change

     

  • ENDS
    Monday 23 November 2009

    France taken to EU court over wastewater treatment

  • CEFIC
    Wednesday 18 November 2009

    "EU Chemical Industry Expected to Follow a Modest and Fragile Recovery in 2010"

  • Monday 16 November 2009

    Italian court blocks environment bodies’ overhaul

  • ESIG
    Tuesday 10 November 2009

    NEW SOLVENT INDUSTRY WEBSITE GOES LIVE!

  • ESIG
    Monday 26 October 2009

    CSC JÃKLECHEMIE WINS ESIG PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP AWARD 2009

  • Tuesday 20 October 2009

    Renewed call for linking climate and air policies

  • Tuesday 06 October 2009

    “The chemical industry is facing an unprecedented challenge.” Cefic President C Jourquin

  • Monday 05 October 2009

    Thirteen states still set to miss air pollutant caps

  • Monday 05 October 2009

    EU focus 'shifting from law-making to enforcement'

  • Tuesday 29 September 2009

    Denmark to tighten screws on local air pollution

  • Monday 21 September 2009

    Work gets underway on new Czech air quality law

    ENDS Europe - Wednesday 16 September 2009
  • Monday 14 September 2009

    Gothenburg 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 2009

    France seeks to further reduce particle emissions

  • Friday 07 August 2009

    Spain confirms it will exceed air pollutant caps

  • Friday 07 August 2009

    Plan to prohibit CO2 limits under IPPC 'illegal'

  • Thursday 06 August 2009

    IPCC to put greater emphasis on climate costs

  • Thursday 06 August 2009

    REACH Consortium Launched for Glycol Ethers

  • ESIG
    Tuesday 04 August 2009

    REACH Consortium Launched for Glycol Ethers

  • Thursday 30 July 2009

    Eastern states pledge to meet PM10 limits by 2011

  • Thursday 16 July 2009

    SIEF registrations gather pace after ECHA push

  • Thursday 09 July 2009

    Commission rejects bulk of air quality derogations

  • Tuesday 07 July 2009

    ESIG 20th partner in Responsible Care project for SMEs

  • ESIG
    Monday 06 July 2009

    ESIG 20th partner in Responsible Care project for SMEs

  • Monday 06 July 2009

    EU states narrowly agree weakened draft IPPC law

  • Thursday 25 June 2009

    Council agreement on IPPC still hangs in the balance

  • Thursday 18 June 2009

    Climate change focuses minds

  • Thursday 18 June 2009

    Prague urged to delay council agreement on IPPC

  • Thursday 04 June 2009

    Member states back EU climate adaptation plan

  • Wednesday 20 May 2009

    Industry groups call for REACH fee adjustments

  • Wednesday 20 May 2009

    Commission hails 3% fall in 2008 ETS emissions

  • Friday 08 May 2009

    ESIG comments on the Paints Directive interim report by Okopol and its economic impacts on the solvents industry

  • Wednesday 06 May 2009

    Brussels to rule on nine more air quality derogations

  • Monday 27 April 2009

    Spain still not compliant with IPPC pollution law

  • Monday 20 April 2009

    Cefic Chemicals Trends Report March 2009

  • Thursday 16 April 2009

    Delaying green reforms will not do

  • Thursday 16 April 2009

    EU winds down as changing of the guard looms

  • Thursday 16 April 2009

    Cefic Press Release - Chemical Industry dismissive of non-official REACH list

  • Tuesday 07 April 2009

    Facts & Figures

    Hereby the link to the Facts & Figures 2009 : http://www.petrochemistry.net/facts-and-figures-statistics.html
  • Thursday 19 March 2009

    Industry demands freeze on new EU green rules

  • Wednesday 11 March 2009

    States question limits for more IPPC sectors

  • Tuesday 10 March 2009

    February '09: Business climate of EU chemicals is deteriorating but modest improvement expected for the second half of 2009.

  • Tuesday 10 March 2009

    Responsible Care logo extension

  • Tuesday 10 March 2009

    ESIG Product Stewardship Award 2009 - Call for entries

  • Tuesday 10 March 2009

    Combustible Liquids in IBCs 2009 invitation

  • Thursday 05 March 2009

    Cefic Facts and Figures January 2009 report

  • Thursday 19 February 2009

    List of "must-close" large power plants released

  • Thursday 19 February 2009

    REACH Consortium for Butanols lauched

  • Wednesday 18 February 2009

    Butanols REACH Consortium

  • Monday 09 February 2009

    Butyl Acetates' Reach Consortium Launched

  • CEFIC
    Thursday 05 February 2009

    Butyl Acetates´ Reach Consortium Launched

  • Thursday 05 February 2009

    Butyl Acetates' REACH Consortium

  • Tuesday 03 February 2009

    EU member states warned over green law breaches

  • Tuesday 03 February 2009

    Britain publishes air quality data for 2008

  • Monday 02 February 2009

    Air Quality Directive

  • Thursday 29 January 2009

    Cefic - Xperimania chat: how are chemicals used in art restoration

  • Wednesday 28 January 2009

    MEPs back binding emission limits for plants

  • Monday 26 January 2009

    EU 6th Environmental Action Programme (2002-2012)

  • Thursday 22 January 2009

    Difficulties with REACH-IT: letter from Mr Alain Perroy Director General Cefic

  • Tuesday 20 January 2009

    Solvent Emissions Directive (SED)

  • Sunday 18 January 2009

    Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC)

  • Monday 12 January 2009

    EU states lose more ground on air pollutant caps

  • Monday 12 January 2009

    A year of reckoning for climate

  • Monday 12 January 2009

    Reach chemical pre-registration list published

  • Thursday 08 January 2009

    National Emission Ceiling Directive (NEC)

  • Monday 15 December 2008

    Cefic Press Release - Chemical Industry welcomes agreement on Classification, Labelling and Packaging

  • Thursday 27 November 2008

    Nine EU states apply for air quality derogation

  • Thursday 20 November 2008

    EU Chemical Industry experiencing a moderate decline in 2008. Prospects for 2009 might be more severe.

  • Wednesday 05 November 2008

    Dutch climate plans "not all good for air quality"

  • Tuesday 28 October 2008

    Three New REACH Consortia Launched for Oxygenated Solvents

  • Monday 27 October 2008

    EU states seek to weaken revised IPPC proposal

  • Monday 20 October 2008

    IPPC "should include CO2 limit for power plants"

  • Monday 20 October 2008

    Isopropanol REACH Consortium

  • Monday 20 October 2008

    Methylethylketone/Secondary butanol REACH Consortium

  • Monday 20 October 2008

    Methylisobutylketone REACH Consortium

  • Tuesday 30 September 2008

    Denmark to apply for EU air quality derogation

  • Wednesday 24 September 2008

    MEP retreats on plant emission limit proposal

  • Wednesday 24 September 2008

    Czech agency reports rising transport pollution

  • Tuesday 23 September 2008

    Mid-term review of pre-registration - essential information for companies complying with REACH

  • Tuesday 23 September 2008

    Chemical Industry dismissive of latest REACH scare story

  • Tuesday 09 September 2008

    Ethyl Acetate REACH Consortium Launch

  • Tuesday 02 September 2008

    Portugal reforms industrial pollution permitting

  • Wednesday 20 August 2008

    Road transport in the spotlight over air pollution

  • Wednesday 30 July 2008

    MEP demands binding emission limits for plants

  • Wednesday 30 July 2008

    Member states "can be forced to tackle pollution"

  • Wednesday 30 July 2008

    Road transport in the spotlight over air pollution

  • Thursday 24 July 2008

    Hydrocarbon Solvents REACH Consortium in Place

  • Wednesday 23 July 2008

    EU compliance with PM10 limits under scrutiny

  • Thursday 17 July 2008

    First Reach substance hit-list emerges

  • ESIG
    Wednesday 16 July 2008

    Hydrocarbon Solvents REACh Consortium in Place

  • Monday 30 June 2008

    EU chemicals agency warns firms on data quality

  • Tuesday 10 June 2008

    EU chemicals agency takes flight

  • Friday 30 May 2008

    MEP defends flexibility principle in IPPC law

  • Friday 30 May 2008

    New wave of EU green infringement actions

  • Thursday 08 May 2008

    Rapporteur backs more binding IPPC law

  • Thursday 08 May 2008

    Revised EU air quality directive to enter force

  • Monday 21 April 2008

    Commission's industrial pollution plan in detail

  • Monday 21 April 2008

    Pan-EU study shows worsening air quality

  • Thursday 20 December 2007

    EU delays revision of IPPC pollution rules

  • Thursday 20 December 2007

    Guidance on the interpretation of the Solvents Emissions Directive

  • Monday 10 September 2007

    Spain "will not meet 2010 emissions caps"

  • Friday 07 September 2007

    Experts assess options for cleaner European air

  • Wednesday 04 July 2007

    High Level Group on competitiveness of the European chemicals industry

  • Thursday 28 June 2007

    Proposal to align classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals to UN standards

  • Monday 18 June 2007

    Netherlands behind on implementing IPPC

  • Friday 15 June 2007

    IPPC review "must address cross-compliance"

  • Tuesday 12 June 2007

    Portugal lays out EU presidency green priorities

  • Wednesday 09 May 2007

    Revision of IPPC pollution rules "premature"

  • Thursday 19 April 2007

    Stakeholder input sought on IPPC review

  • ENDS
    Thursday 19 April 2007

    IPPC "has helped cut UK industrial pollution"

  • ENDS
    Tuesday 17 April 2007

    New EU pollution control guidance issued (IPPC directive)


  • Tuesday 13 March 2007

    Cement industry NOx emissions back in dispute

  • Thursday 08 March 2007

    No clear trend in French industrial emissions

  • Friday 23 February 2007

    Spanish firms "facing mass IPPC non-compliance"

  • Tuesday 05 December 2006

    ESIG Questions and Answers project on the Solvents Emissions Directive

  • ESIG
    Friday 24 November 2006

    Call on Guidelines and Information about the Solvent Emissions Directive

  • Tuesday 04 July 2006

    IPPC 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 2006

    The National Emissions Ceilings (NEC) Directive review

  • Friday 02 June 2006

    The Solvent Emissions Directive (SED) - implementation review

  • Monday 05 December 2005

    The 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 2005

    IPPC 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 2005

    Paint 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 2005

    IPPC 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 2005

    European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (OSHA) - 2005 European Weeks on Noise at work

  • Thursday 14 October 2004

    EU 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 2004

    Hazardous 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 2004

    European 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 2004

    The 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.

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