The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has launched a pilot for the collection of due diligence information in the cobalt supply chain. RMI is an initiative involving more than 350 companies and associations helping companies in responsible mineral-sourcing. Using a newly created Cobalt Reporting Template (CRT), the goal is to evaluate its ...

In light of the upcoming registration deadline on May 31, 2018, companies that fail to register their substances under REACH are left with few options. In accordance with the principle “no data, no market” (Art. 5 REACH Regulation), it is recommended to register substances on time, when possible. Pre-registrations with compliant dossiers will ...

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published an update of the Candidate List under REACH on January 15, 2018: Seven new substances of very high concern (SVHC) were added to the list. For Bisphenol-A, the already existing entry was updated. The Candidate List of SVHCs for authorization now contains 181 substances.

The Technical Regulation of Eurasian Economic Union (former Customs Union) TR EEU 037/2016 „On restriction of use of hazardous substances in electric and radio-electronic equipment“ will enter into force on March 1, 2018: Its substance restrictions apply to Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) and ...

The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has published an update of the Candidate List under REACH on January 15, 2018: Seven new substances of very high concern (SVHC) were added to the list. For Bisphenol-A, the already existing entry was updated. The Candidate List of SVHCs for authorization now contains 181 substances.