News & Events

In 2021 ESIG celebrates its 25th anniversary. On this occasion, ESIG issued monthly Newsflashes focusing on highlights and achievements in our history.

Topics: Topics: ESIG Stakeholder days, ESIG’s 25th Anniversary, Key applications page, Product Stewardship at ESIG, Solvents VOC emissions, ESIG Solvents Award, Cefic News, SIA News

Topics: The stakeholder day “solvents & the European green deal”, the solvents@work campaign, the Solvents award, the EU OSHA healthy workplaces campaign, news from OSPA and HSPA, background on printing inks in food contact materials, cooperation with SIA, mixture assessment factors

Topics: COVID-19 & solvents role, ESVOC, Specific Environmental Release Categories (SPERCS), SOLVENTS@WORK campaign, ESIG AWARD, Solvents VOC, CEPE and EU climate law

Topics: ESIG Award, UN SDGs, safe handling of solvents film, training courses, STS BREF, dossier quality, VOC inventories, generic exposure scenarios, human exposure database for solvents

Topics: Solvents Award, relaunch of the downstream user platform, measuring solvent vapour concentrations, good practices in OSH, training course, air quality, and specific release categories

Topics: generic exposure scenario tools, experimental assessment of exposure during spraying activities, LCA data to define product environmental footprints, ESIG Solvents Award, SPERCS background, industry facts and figures, solvents training

Topics: REACH deadline? – Updating the Reciprocal Calculation Procedure (RCP) – New study on the efficiency of risk management measures –  EU-OSHA campaign – Introduction to the Solvents Industry Training – The challenge of VOC emissions inventories and European ozone – Downstream User Box – Cefic Box

Topics: New safety video – Website highlights – Bio-based solvents standard – ESIG inventory part of EEA Technical Guidance – ESVOC paper indoor air quality updated – Generic Exposure Scenario – Downstream User Box – Cefic Box

Topics: Meet the team – Catch up with ESVOC – Making REACH compliance easier – Training on solvents – EU adopts limits on air pollutant emissions – Setting a standard definition for mineral oil – Improving REACH with PetCo – Bio-based solvents

Topics: OSPA and HSPA general assemblies – ESIG new logo and website – GES, smarter and simpler – Solvents@work videos on free USBs – CEFIC update on industry competitiveness – Europe’s air quality challenge – NEC Directive update

Topics: ‘Real-life’ exposure to solvents – Hydrocarbon solvents: cracking the code – Controlling solvent vapour emissions – The importance of sustainability – The air quality challenge

Topics: Fresh ideas for a sustainable future – GES and EGRET updates – Launch of best practice guide, ‘Managing the Health Risks
of Solvent Exposure’ – HSPA analysis on Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) – European Parliament commits to improve air quality

Topics: New VOC Solvent Emissions Inventory – Building the bridge between academia and industry – ESIG rewards commitment and excellence – ESIG on the new OECD guidance – ESIG and SIA partnership – ESIG recognised for supporting healthy workplaces

Topics: Dr Robert Oades appointed new ESIG chairman – ESIG Product Stewardship Award – Reviewing the classification of three white spirits – CEFIC sustainability report: teaming up for a sustainable Europe

Topics: REACH, an opportunity for engagement with ECHA – Milestone reached in EU standardisation of bio-based solvents – EU’s new air quality package – Flammability guide – First international congress for safety and health at work

Topics: Partnering to ensure safer workplaces – Downward trend for solvent inhalation exposures – ESIG Product Stewardship Award – RoSPA presents SIA with SME assistance trophy

Topics: EU reviews air quality framework – Progress on EU standardisation of bio-based solvents – European chemical industry at the forefront of energy efficiency – Helping downstream users with safety evaluation