The proposal for the final four criteria of the Taxonomy, the EU’s effort to channel funds into the transition towards sustainability, states that producing safer alternatives to harmful chemicals should be considered “deep green” – basically as green as it gets.
Are you climbing Mount Everest, or just going to work?
Are you climbing Mount Everest, or just going to work? I’ve spent a lot of time discussing the importance of chemical substitution at different meetings and conferences, and pretty much heard all the arguments. But one thing I heard an...
9 out of 10 items in EU’s new product database contain lead
7.5 million articles containing hazardous substances have so far been submitted to the SCIP database. Out of these, 94 percent contain lead. A substance that even the ancient Greeks knew to be highly harmful to humans.
Companies: Speak up loud and proud on PFAS! – Join ChemSec’s briefing to find out how
Five EU Member States have started gathering evidence for a broad PFAS ban. But they need help from companies, and ChemSec can show you how to provide it.
50 companies have joined the PFAS Movement – we asked them about their biggest PFAS challenges
As the movement grows, we thought it would be interesting to ask the companies about the biggest challenges connected to moving away from PFAS.
See who was at the ChemSec event in Brussels!
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Everything you need to know about the ChemSec event, November 14
ChemSec invites you to the full-day event “Ready, Set, Substitute It Now!” in Brussels on November 14, 2019.
Save the date for “Ready, Set, Substitute It Now!”
Save the date! ChemSec invites you to the full-day event “Ready, Set, Substitute It Now!” in Brussels on November 14, 2019. This event will launch a major update to the SIN List, adding both new substances and new substance categories to it.
Will we finally have a green frontrunner in the chemical industry?
One big dream that I’ve had since I started working for ChemSec ten years ago, is to see a big chemical producer taking the lead in the transformation to sustainable chemistry. A couple of weeks ago, DSM announced that they aim to phase out all chemicals of high concern from their coating resins. I thought I’d share my thoughts on it.
It’s time to find out what’s in our daily chemical cocktail
It’s time to find out what’s in our daily chemical cocktail The world’s chemical production has increased more than 50-fold since the 1950s and several studies have shown that hazardous chemical exposure contributes substantially to diseases and affects human and...