Regulatory Compliance Update The European Union’s Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP Regulation) has entered an important new phase. Businesses supplying chemical substances in the European Union...
A significant change is coming for distributors under the EU CLP Regulation. From 1 January 2027, distributors will be formally recognised as duty holders under Article 45,...
Red flags to watch, and the governance practices that make the difference For non-EU manufacturers and formulators, appointing an Only Representative (OR) under Article 8 of EU...
The first major renewal cycle for REACH authorisations covering octylphenol ethoxylates (OPnEO) and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPnEO) is now underway. Since their inclusion in Annex XIV, these substances...
Resorcinol is used in thousands of products. Most companies that use it have never assessed it as an endocrine disruptor. That gap just got smaller. At the...
Under EU REACH Annex XVII, Entry 78, companies that manufacture, use or supply synthetic polymer microparticles (SPM) now have to estimate and report their emissions to ECHA...
If your company manufactures, imports, or places chemicals or chemical products on the market in Norway, Sweden, Denmark or Finland , you are subject to national product/chemical...
TFA is not a substance most companies have on their radar. It should be. Trifluoroacetic acid is the persistent environmental degradation product of fluorinated refrigerants, solvents, pharmaceuticals...
Most companies think bisphenol A is a food packaging problem. It is not. Not anymore. Germany has submitted a REACH restriction dossier to ECHA covering BPA and...
Overview From 2027, the reporting scope under the EU restriction on synthetic polymer microparticles (SPM) will extend well beyond the narrower 2026 feedstock‑focused obligation. Under REACH Entry...
If you are responsible for chemical regulatory compliance in the EU at your company, you have likely experienced it firsthand: EU REACH is not a tick box...
The exchange held on April 27, 2026, between the ENVI Committee and Commissioner Jessika Roswall provided further insights into the future direction of EU chemicals policy, with...
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