THE EU has published an update on its progress towards becoming a truly circular economy, and it reads a bit like this: a good start, but there’s a long way to go. Climate change and the pressure to achieve lower carbon economies and societies is driving the need to transform business models, adjust environmental policies […]

The Lead REACH Consortium has signed a co-operation deal with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), designed to speed up and improve the information available on registered substances. The Metals and Inorganics Sectorial Approach (MISA) is a voluntary initiative established by ECHA and Eurometaux aiming to further improve the completeness and quality of REACH dossiers and […]

A decision announced by the European Chemicals Agency on 27 June to add lead metal to the EU REACH candidate list of substances requiring authorisation flies in the face of the battery action plan unveiled just weeks ago by the EU Commission, industry has warned. Lead is used in batteries which provide more than 75% […]