„The only thing constant in life is change" Heraclitus of Ephesus already knew this and this still holds true 2500 years later. Since the beginning of 2020, Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG is new owner of KFT Chemieservice GmbH. Infraserv Höchst appointed Marcus Rosenberger and Stefan Palla as managing directors of KFT Chemieservice GmbH. As a...
More prohibited and restricted chemicals were exported last year than in the previous year. That’s the finding of the current Report on Exports and Imports in 2020 of Chemicals Listed in Annex I to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulation, which the ECHA published in December. According to the report,...
According to the authors of the Forum REF Project 8 Report (REF 8) published at the beginning of December, three-quarters of the products inspected that were bought online violated REACH or the CLP or Biocidal Products regulations. The ECHA made the announcement in a press release. As part of the...
Malaysia has published the Twelfth Malaysia Plan, 2021-2025 in which the government presents its plans for organizing and coordinating chemical management. The stated goals are to organize and combine the responsibilities of the authorities and align the regulations with international standards like the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants. According to the...
On November 24, the EU published Regulation 2021/2045, which reflects a modification of the REACH Authorization List (Annex XIV of REACH). The Authorization List now contains the endocrine-disrupting properties of the following four phthalates: Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) Benzylbutylphthalate (BBP) Dibutylphthalate (DBP) Diisobutylphthalate (DIBP) The listing affects the future use of the four chemicals. Use of...
On November 22, the EU published Regulation 2021/2030 to modify Annex XVII of REACH. The Regulation restricts the manufacture, the placement on the market, and the use of dimethylformamide (DMF). One common use of DMF is as a solvent for many polymers. According to REACH, the substance is considered reprotoxic in...
On November 9, the British government approved the Environment Act 2021 in parliament. Schedule 21 is particularly noteworthy. It states that the State Secretary is empowered to modify both REACH and REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008 – as long as they abide by Article 1 of REACH (aim and scope of the regulation). But the...
Prohibition of Zinc Pyrithione and Other Chemicals Takes Effect on March 1 At the end of October, the EU published Regulation 2021/1902 to modify Annexes II, III, and V of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. According to the Regulation, 23 chemicals with carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reprotoxic effects (CMR chemicals) may not be used in cosmetics after...
The registration phase for chemicals has been running since the start of this year. What does that mean for you as a company? You should preregister your chemicals as soon as possible and have them registered if you want to manufacture or import them in a quantity greater than one...
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) has added to its Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR). As the government stated in its official journal (Japanese only), the register of “Class I Specified Chemicals” now lists 515 chemicals, and the register of “Class II Specified Chemicals” now lists…
Numerous manufacturers, distributors, and/or downstream users headquartered in Great Britain have taken advantage of the opportunity to submit notifications for their chemicals with a DUIN by October 27. They are now considered importers and have also gained time to register their chemicals. Depending on the tonnage band, the following registration…
