Partner publications

  • Cefic Facts & Figures 2016.pdf

    Uploaded April 20, 2016

    CEFIC - The 2016 Cefic European Facts & Figures provides an analysis of the latest competitive trends in the European chemical industry. The document provides the most up-to-date information based on currently available data about the sector, which produces 17.0% per cent of the world’s chemicals, employs 1.2 million workers and contributes €551 billion to the EU economy.

    #statistics #reports


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  • FEICA in the news - ECJ (EU Model EPDs).pdf

    Uploaded April 14, 2016

    European Coatings Journal (ECJ), issue 4/2016: A Model Project - Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

    Seventeen Model Environmental Product Declarations are currently being developed by FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry, specifically for adhesives and sealants.

    In this article, published by ECJ, Jana Cohrs, Regulatory Affairs Manager at FEICA, explains how the EU Model EPDs will lead to significant cost and time savings for companies.

     

    #EPDs #sustainabledevelopment

     

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  • FEICA in the news - ECHA.pdf

    Uploaded February 25, 2016

    ECHA Newsletter 2016 Issue 1, February: Supply Chain communication - help yourself, use the tools

    ECHA, sector associations and EU Member States have worked for two years to develop tools and templates to improve communication on safe use in the supply chain. The work has got off to a promising start: new tools that help both registrants and downstream users have already been published and many more are in the pipeline.

    In this article ECHA has interviewed Divina Gómez, Regulatory Affairs Manager at FEICA, about the use maps being developed for the adhesive and sealant industry helping them to prepare more realistic safety assessments for their REACH registrations.

    #REACH #exposurescenarios #health&safety


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  • DUCC publishes new document on Safe Use of Mixtures (SUMI).pdf

    Uploaded January 04, 2016

    DUCC published an explanatory document on "Sector Specific approaches towards developing and communicating information for the safe use of mixtures” which includes a template on the SUMI – the Safe Use of Mixtures Information, thus providing its members and formulators with an important tool for compliance with the REACH obligations in communicating safe use conditions of mixtures, as per article 31 (7) of REACH. FEICA is also working on the approach outlined in the document and, being a partner of DUCC, gave input to the guidance.

    #DUCC #SUMIs #health&safety


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