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05 Dec 2013
Strong PVC value-chain key to ensure bright future for plasticisers industry
The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) teamed up with Crain Communications and European Plastics News to organise a new edition of the Plasticisers Conference. Over 80 internat...
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01 Oct 2013
European plasticisers market continues major shift towards high phthalates
There has been a major shift in the European plasticiser market from low to high molecular weight phthalates which today represent about 85% of the phthalates used in Europe. This is the result of sci...
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23 Sep 2013
ECPI’s statement following ECHA’s final report on high phthalates DINP and DIDP: Safe for use in all current consumer applications – no further restrictions needed
On 28 August 2013, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its final report on the re-evaluation of the restrictions on DINP and DIDP in toys and childcare articles which can be placed in the m...
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29 May 2013
ICCA president addresses UNEP/WHO endocrine disruption report in letter
The link below points to a letter sent on May 22 by ICCA President Kurt Bock to UNEP Exeucitve Director Achim Steiner about the UNEP and WHO report "The State of the Science on Endocrine Disrupting Ch...
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14 Mar 2013
ECPI’s statement following the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) meeting on 5-8 March
On 5-8 March, the Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) adopted an Opinion on the ECHA Draft Report on the re-evaluation of the restrictions on DINP and DIDP in toys...
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20 Feb 2013
ICCA Comments on WHO/UNEP Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Report
The top priority for the chemicals industry is that its products are used and handled safely throughout their entire life cycles.
Several scientists this week published a report, under the auspices...
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12 Dec 2012
Plasticisers industry discusses how to effectively communicate science information to all stakeholders
Over 80 international experts gathered on 4th and 5th December in Brussels at the annual “Plasticisers Conference 2012” organised by Crain Communications and European Plastics News in association...
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14 Nov 2012
PVC souple dans la construction : histoire d’un matériau complet
Depuis sa découverte accidentelle au 19e siècle et l'ajout, pour la première fois en 1926, de plastifiants permettant de l’assouplir, le PVC a été utilisé dans des millions de produits et d’...
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24 Sep 2012
Australia confirms no health concerns for children exposed to high phthalate DINP
Australia’s National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has finally published its Priority Existing Chemical (PEC) Assessment Report on diisononyl phthalate (DINP). The...
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13 Aug 2012
ECPI Statement on Sweden’s Proposal for Harmonised Classification and Labelling of Diisohexyl phthalate (DIHexP)
The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) launched a public consultation on the Swedish proposal to reclassify diisohexyl phthalate (CAS n 68515-50-4) as a repro-toxic category 1B substance. At present,...
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27 Jun 2012
Plasticisers Conference 2012 in association with ECPI – Registration is open
After the success of the 2011 Plasticisers Conference, European Plastics News and the ECPI (European Centre for Plasticisers and Intermediates) are pleased to announce another collaborative conference...
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19 Jun 2012
“Not justified” – ECHA Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) opinion on Danish Restriction Proposal for DEHP, DBP, DIBP and BBP
Denmark's proposal to restrict the use of four lower molecular weight phthalates (DEHP, DBP, BBP and DIBP) in certain consumer articles has been found to be not justified by the European Chemicals Age...
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