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May 05, 2023

EFCC supports the joint statement on the draft Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act playlist_play

EFCC, as member of the Construction 2050 Alliance, supports the joint statement of its members on the draft Taxonomy Environmental Delegated Act published in April 2023. For the construction sector the recommendations of the draft Environmental Delegated Act show fundamental weaknesses in terms of the usability and practicability . Read more details below:

April 24, 2023

2nd Workshop on Assessment of Alternative substances playlist_play

Good decision making backed up with a robust Assessment of Alternative substances is key to avoiding unintended impacts on the European society triggered by the ban of a substance. EFCC wishes to engage with Member States, European Commission, ECHA, NGOs as well as experts to address the related complex questions and look for solutions. Join our second workshop coordinated by the Downstream Users of Chemicals Coordination Group (DUCC) focusing on how to set up a body supporting the Assessment of Alternatives. The event will be live streamed on LinkedIn on on 24 April from 13:30 CET.

April 20, 2023

Rules on the new hazard classes under CLP are in force as of today playlist_play

The rules on the new hazard classes under are in force as of 20 April 2023. For new substances on the market, companies need to comply with the new rules from 1 May 2025, whereas substances that have already been on the EU market, companies have until 1 November 2026 to comply. Separate transition times apply for mixtures. New hazard classes apply from 1 May 2026 to new mixtures, whereas companies have until 1 May 2028 to update the classification and labelling for existing mixtures. ECHA has published a new page on their website regarding the new hazard classes under CLP.

March 30, 2023

EFCC position on the revision of hazard classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP) playlist_play

Today EFCC submitted its position in reply to the public consultation on the European Commission proposal for the revision of EU legislation on hazard classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals (CLP).

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March 23, 2023

EC workshop on the uptake of circularity approaches in the construction industry ecosystem playlist_play

As part of the European Commission’s Study on measuring the application of circular approaches in the construction industry ecosystem a Virtual Workshop is organised on 23 March 2023. In this workshop, guest speakers from the construction ecosystem will present exemplary cases where circularity approaches have been implemented by the construction industry and participants will discuss the way forward towards making the industry more circular based on the study’s preliminary findings.

March 15, 2023

Transition Pathway for a resilient, greener and more digital construction ecosystem playlist_play

EFCC welcomes the Transition Pathway for a resilient, greener and more digital construction ecosystem launched by the European Commission today in the framework of the 3rd meeting of the High Level Construction Forum. Construction is the second largest industrial ecosystem in the European Union in economic terms and, together with other industrial ecosystems, it must transform its business models and value chains to become the foundation of a green, digital and resilient European economy. The European Commission pointed out that this Transition Pathway has to be considered as a handbook, a vision developed together with all stakeholders, and it can be improved and adapted in the future.

February 27, 2023

EU Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform Annual Conference 2023 playlist_play

The two-day event will present how the circular economy can help in building resource independence and resilience while ensuring that policy objectives are linked to sustainable consumption and production. There will also be a breakout Session on “Transition to Safe and Sustainable Chemicals” that is taking place on 27 February 2023 between 14.00 and 15.20.

February 15, 2023

The negative impacts of the blanket Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF) playlist_play

The introduction of a blanket Mixture Assessment Factor (MAF) would have substantial negative impacts on EFCC members with questionable benefits. EFCC, together with DUCC members, prefers that the MAF applies only to substances that contribute to the mixture toxicity.

February 08, 2023

ECHA webinar - Completeness check of REACH registration dossiers playlist_play

In this webinar of 8 February 2023 ECHA will explain what changes REACH registration dossiers in 2023 and how you can prepare for it.

January 16, 2023

The importance of sustainability in the construction chemicals industry playlist_play

Interview with Eric Dehasque, President of the European Federation for Construction Chemicals (EFCC) One of the main reasons for the revision of the European Construction Products Regulation was to better address sustainability challenges: improve the sustainability performance of construction products and enable the construction ecosystem's contribution to meeting climate and sustainability goals. Considering sustainability is not new to the European construction chemicals industry, EFCC members have been committed for many years to delivering sustainable, safe and resource efficient solutions. Below Mr Dehasque talks about his experience on how sustainability is perceived in the construction chemicals sector.