{"id":12185,"date":"2021-12-02T11:47:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T10:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/?page_id=12185"},"modified":"2021-12-03T10:01:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T09:01:57","slug":"policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/chemistry-in-europe-2021-4\/policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462799152464{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 6px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-left-color: #003399 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #003399 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #003399 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #003399 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;kw-menu-topics&#8221; 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color=&#8221;#457ae6&#8243; line_color=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; line_part_color=&#8221;#457ae6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>EU chemicals policy at the heart of a safe and sustainable Europe<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/chemistry-in-europe-2021-4\/policy\/bjorn-hansen\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?fit=1466%2C2200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1466,2200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bjorn Hansen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?fit=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12228 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=768%2C1153&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=1024%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?resize=1365%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.euchems.eu\/newsletters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bjorn-Hansen.jpg?w=1466&amp;ssl=1 1466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>In Europe, we have green ambitions to become climate neutral by 2050, create a circular economy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and achieve better safety standards that protect people\u2019s health and the environment. But to get there, fundamental changes are needed so that companies can design and create products that are inherently sustainable.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As one of the biggest energy consumers and CO<sub>2<\/sub> emitters, the EU chemicals industry has a significant role to play in achieving these ambitions. All chemical reactions involve energy. Moving to alternative energy sources will not achieve climate neutrality alone. So, to become more sustainable, industry must invest in finding new chemicals that conserve more energy, or new ways of manufacturing that consume less energy.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Further, we still have hardly any chemical mixtures that can be used to form truly circular materials<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and our manufacturing processes are still linear \u2013 while we can produce recyclable materials, they can still only be recycled a finite number of times. Plastics, for example, can only be recycled around 10-15 times. And we often need primary forms of plastic, in any case.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If Europe truly wants to move towards circularity \u2013 as outlined in the EU Green Deal and set out in the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability \u2013 we need completely new materials that fit this circular ethos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the information gathered by ECHA after almost 15 years of implementing the REACH and CLP regulations, we now know a lot more about which chemicals are safe and which are hazardous. And this puts us in a great position to ensure that new chemicals produced in Europe are safe and sustainable.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/echa.europa.eu\/report-on-the-operation-of-reach-and-clp-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">report on the operation of REACH and CLP<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> lays out the facts on how the legislation has impacted worker and consumer health, the environment, innovation and competitiveness. It does not, however, attempt to assess all the underlying factors that have resulted in hampered progress at EU level. This will be done by the European Commission in their third general review of REACH and CLP in 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Green chemistry has shown that you can find more energy-efficient and less energy-consuming processes, while finding molecules that are inherently safer. In Europe, we have very innovative companies who have already come to this realisation, but some businesses still operate as though the best change is no change \u2013 and this mindset must be altered<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re no longer in a position where we can afford to continue doing \u201cbusiness as usual\u201d when this may lead to health and safety concerns. We need European industry to step up and ensure that the EU is at the forefront when it comes to designing chemicals that are truly circular and less energy consuming.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We realise there are challenges ahead, but the Green Deal and the Chemicals Strategy for<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainability gives us the policy direction to make these changes a reality. I firmly believe that ECHA\u2019s work will continue to play a central role in managing evolving challenges linked to chemicals safety.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"> <span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\"><em>Bj<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00f8<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\"><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\"><em>rn Hansen<\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop BCX2 SCXW92607623\"><br class=\"BCX2 SCXW92607623\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\">Executive Director of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX2 SCXW92607623\">European Chemicals Agency<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop BCX2 SCXW92607623\"> (ECHA)<br class=\"BCX2 SCXW92607623\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1462799152464{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 40px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 6px !important;border-left-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":12184,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - 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