Despite Modifications, REACH Remains a Concern

Under pressure from industry and politicians, the European Commission has watered down its proposals for a new regulatory framework on chemicals and their downstream uses. However, for ink and coatings producers and many other manufacturing sectors, including the chemical industry itself, the Commission, which is the European Union’s executive, needs to do far more to make its plan acceptable to them. As a result, the project, called REACH for the registration, evaluation and authorization of ...