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EU Taxonomy proposal: “Deep green” to substitute hazardous chemicals
Posted on January 16, 2023

EU Taxonomy proposal: “Deep green” to substitute hazardous chemicals

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, Investors, Policy, Substitution
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Are you climbing Mount Everest, or just going to work?
Posted on October 24, 2022

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...

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: Chemicals & Business, Consumer Products, Substitution
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9 out of 10 items in EU’s new product database contain lead
Posted on May 19, 2022

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.

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: Alternatives, Circular Economy, Consumer Products, Substitution
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Companies: Speak up loud and proud on PFAS! – Join ChemSec’s briefing to find out how
Posted on September 29, 2021

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, PFAS, Substitution
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50 companies have joined the PFAS Movement – we asked them about their biggest PFAS challenges
Posted on September 24, 2021

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, PFAS, Substitution
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See who was at the ChemSec event in Brussels!
Posted on November 15, 2019

See who was at the ChemSec event in Brussels!

Photos, photos, photos!

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: SIN List, Substitution
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Everything you need to know about the ChemSec event, November 14
Posted on August 16, 2019

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, Circular Economy, Press Releases, SIN List, Substitution, The Marketplace
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Save the date for “Ready, Set, Substitute It Now!”
Posted on July 22, 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.

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: SIN List, Substitution
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Will we finally have a green frontrunner in the chemical industry?
Posted on May 28, 2019

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.

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: Chemicals & Business, Sonja Haider, Substitution
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It’s time to find out what’s in our daily chemical cocktail
Posted on May 24, 2018

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...

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: Risk vs Hazard, Substitution
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