IVK, Düsseldorf, 25 Juni 2018 – Significant price increases for basic chemicals and intermediates, limited availability and a strong global demand make adhesive raw materials significantly more expensive. In addition, steadily raising regulatory costs and the shortage of freight capacities are leading to noticeable additional burden on the cost structure of German adhesive manufacturers.
CEFIC - The 2017 Cefic European Facts & Figures provides an analysis of the latest competitive trends in the European chemical industry. The chemical industry is one of the European Union's most international, competitive and successful industries, embracing a wide field of processing and manufacturing activities.
Farbe und Lack, the German edition of the European Coatings Journal (ECJ), has published FEICA's article 'Vorausplanen' on Poison Centers in their November 2017 Issue.
In the article, Nicolás Fuentes, Regulatory Affairs Manager at FEICA, explains how companies should 'Plan ahead' as harmonised reporting obligations for hazardous mixtures in Europe are coming.
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This Joint Paper, signed by 119 European industrial Associations, "For an ambitious EU industrial strategy: going further" is in reaction to the recent European Commission Communication on "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry: a renewed Industrial Strategy for Europe”.
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Safe Use of Mixtures Information (SUMI) is a communication template, developed by the Downstream Users of Chemicals Co-ordination Group (DUCC) to facilitate the information-flow downstream to the end-users.
Pitture e Vernici (Vol. 93 -2017 n. 2 March/April) has published an article entitled 'Adhesives as a food contact material / Adesivi, materiali a contatto con gli alimenti'.
In the article, Jana Cohrs Regulatory Affairs Manager at FEICA, explains the safe use of adhesives and how the FEICA guidelines help all stakeholders to achieve this.