FEICA in the news: ASI (Adhesives & Sealants Industry Magazine) publishes write-up 'FEICA Opens Registration for 2023 European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO' online (March 2023).
Mass Ballance Approach - 31 European associations urge the EU to adopt rules to calculate chemically recycled content in plastics
31 associations, including FEICA and representing major market sectors, have issued a joint letter calling on the European Commission and Member States to adopt EU harmonised calculating rules for recycled content, by means of mass balance.
Please see the position paper that we supported as FEICA.
Publication ref.: COS-EX-M03-013
FEICA CONNECT - Issue 51 (March 2023)
CONNECT is the quarterly newsletter for FEICA members and stakeholders of the adhesive and sealant industry.
IN THIS ISSUE:
- The 2023 European Adhesive & Sealant Conference and EXPO
- Webinar: 'Adhesives in the context of paper and board recycling' coming soon
- FEICA Position on Polymers Requiring Registration (PRR)
- FEICA position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
- FEICA publishes proposal regarding the extension of the Generic approach to risk management (GRA)
- FEICA is new chair of DUCC
- Analysis of the introduction of a Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF)
- Adhesives and sealants’ unique properties in electronics and disassembly functions
- FEICA publishes its position on the revision of the CLP Regulation
- FEICA publishes more Good Practice Stories
- New FEICA member
- AIA 2023: deadline fast approaching
Publication ref.: FNL-EX-M03-012
FEICA position on the CLP Revision
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to revise the Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation, confirming the ambitions laid out in the proposal’s inception impact assessment by including provisions aiming at better identifying and classifying hazardous chemicals, and improving communication on chemical hazards, including that by online suppliers.
Revising the CLP means changing the foundation of one of the most comprehensive pieces of hazard communication legislation in the world, and it is important to consider sectorial implications. Please see FEICA's comments on certain points of the revision in this
FEICA Position Paper on the CLP Revision.
#CLP #classification&labelling
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M03-011
FEICA Positions on Polymers Requiring Registration (PRR)
As part of the ambitions outlined in the Chemical Strategy for Sustainability (CSS), the European Commission is working on a proposal to register polymers under REACH.
FEICA supports a regulatory framework for the registration of polymers under REACH that places equal weight on the protection of human health and the environment, and the competitiveness and innovation of the European Industry. To achieve this goal, FEICA considers it important that some points are taken into account, which it has outlined in this
FEICA Position Paper on PRR.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M03-010
Adhesives and sealants’ unique properties in electronics and disassembly functions
FEICA actively supports efforts to improve product efficiency and circularity to help create a more sustainable society. This FEICA Position paper discusses adhesives and sealants’ unique properties in the electronics sector and how adhesives and sealants enable electronics reusability, repairability and recyclability.
#sustainabledevelopment #circulareconomy
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M01-008
FEICA Use Map packages: History of changes 2023
This document compiles the changes done to the different elements (building blocks) of the FEICA’s Use Map package.
Publication ref.: RAM-EX-H04-024
Cornerstones for the new EU Construction Products Regulation - Impetus for the ongoing discussion process
FEICA and Deutsche Bauchemie position paper that covers ongoing developments in the Construction Products Regulation (CPR). FEICA NAMs can also use this document when approaching relevant stakeholders in the EU Council.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M01-005
Proposal for the introduction of a Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF)
FEICA conducted an analysis of the impacts of applying a MAF to substances used by A&S companies and proposes a targeted application of the MAF which should only be applied to environmental risks and bio-accumulative and persistent substances used in high tonnages and wide, dispersive uses.
Consult the FEICA proposal and analysis here.
Publication ref.: POP-EX-M01-003
EURADH 2023 sponsorship opportunities
The 14th European Adhesion Conference (EURADH) will be held together with the 7th World Congress on Adhesion and Related Phenomena (WCARP) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany from 10 - 13 September 2023. Scientists and engineers are invited to to present their latest findings and innovations in adhesion. The complete list of topics is available via https://dechema.de/en/euradh_23_topics.html.
For young researchers working in adhesion science in Europe the Adhesion Innovation Award (AIA 2023), sponsored by FEICA and EURADH will be one of the conferences' highlights.