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03 May 2016
The plasticisers industry calls for regulatory predictability to enable protection of consumer health as well as competitiveness and growth
Brussels, 3 May 2016 – The European Council for plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) is pleased to learn that the REACH Committee has confirmed the Authorisation of the recycling of flexible PVC ma...
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22 Apr 2016
No causal link found in study linking phthalates levels to fast-food consumption – scaremongering must be avoided
Brussels, 22 April 2016 - The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediaries (ECPI) would like to reassure consumers of the safety of all phthalates used in current applications in response to a...
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16 Apr 2016
Response to EurActiv’s article on endocrine disruptors linked to infertility
On 11 April 2016, EurActiv published the article “Endocrine disruptors’ link to infertility confirmed”.
ECPI would like to point out that the reliability of the study by A. Hunt et al publish...
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06 Apr 2016
Science and politics: Plasticisers industry calls for a ‘robust science based -approach’ to regulation at the PVC Formulation Conference
Cologne – At the PVC Formulation Conference in Cologne this week, ECPI sponsored two thematic sessions on plasticisers and flexible PVC, as well as the welcome cocktail. Over 260 people including in...
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18 Mar 2016
No further regulatory risk management action needed for DEHTP and DINCH, ANSES confirms
ECPI, the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates is pleased to learn that the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has issued its final concl...
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14 Feb 2016
Response to articles on plastic microbeads used in cosmetics
The Guardian has recently published articles about the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics mentioning a number of phthalate plasticisers.
There are a couple of points ECPI would like to clarify....
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29 Jan 2016
Science does not support association between phthalates exposure and obesity
Brussels, 29 January 2016 - ECPI, the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates is following closely the unsubstantiated claims that exposure to certain phthalates may contribute to obesity,...
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13 Jan 2016
Plasticisers industry comes a step closer to a bright, united future
Brussels, 13 January 2016 – The workshop United in Diversity, organized by ECPI, the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates, has brought together, for the second time, the representativ...
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25 Nov 2015
The European plasticiser industry regrets the European Parliament objection to the Authorisation of recycled soft PVC containing DEHP
The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates – ECPI - is disappointed by the European Parliament’s plenary vote against the Commission proposal to authorise the recycling of soft PVC co...
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10 Nov 2015
European plasticiser industry is concerned about the European Parliament Environment Committee’s objection to the Authorisation of recycled soft PVC containing DEHP
Brussels, 10 November 2015 – The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates – ECPI - is disappointed and concerned by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee’s vote in fav...
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13 Oct 2015
ECPI introduces journalists to a sustainable model for the flexible PVC value chain
Paris, 12 -13 October 2015 - The third edition of the annual Media Field Trip, organised by the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) took place in early October in the vicinity o...
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22 Sep 2015
European plasticisers industry meets to find stronger, united voice
Brussels, 22 September 2015 - Representatives from all the major plasticisers producers in Europe met in Brussels to discuss how to best address some of the most common challenges affecting the entire...
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