Cables Europe - 2024
Cables Europe will be held in Düsseldorf (Germany) from the 05th to 07th March 2024.
Use of companies’ applications for authorisation requests to support the substitution of harmful substances
ECHA publishes information on potential alternatives to substances listed in Annex XIV
PVC Formulation
The international PVC Formulation conference of AMI1 will be held in Germany from 12 to 14 September 2023 in Cologne (Germany). The latest technological advances will be presented, particularly for additives such as plasticisers and stabilisers with potential alternatives to phthalates and bisphenols.
33rd Annual Vinyl Compounders Conference and Vinyl Sustainability Summit
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and the Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC) will host the 33rd annual Vinyl Compounders Conference and Vinyl Sustainability summit from 4 to 6 December 2023 in Austin (USA).
2023 International Symposium on Alternatives Assessment
The Association for the Advancement of Alternatives Assessment (A4) is hosting a symposium on October 25-26, 2023 on the topic of substitution of toxic chemicals of concern with the aim of highlighting:
The substitution site expands its scope to include two new groups of substances
The PFAS substitution section includes new persistent compounds: persistent, mobile and toxic (PMT) and very persistent and very mobile (vPvM) substances
International Conference on Plastic Use in Agriculture and Plasticizer
The International Conference on the Use of Plastics in Agriculture and Plasticisers will be held in Montreal (Canada) from 3 to 4 August 2023.
Polymers in flooring
Innovations in the field of polymer flooring, with potential alternatives to phthalates and bisphenols, will be presented for residential, commercial, industrial, sanitary, sports and leisure applications.
Polymers in cables
The Polymers in Cables conference will be held in Philadelphia (USA) from the 20th to 21th June 2023. During this event will be presented innovations in the field of polymeric materials to produce cables (and potentially phthalate and bisphenol substitute additives).
List of SVHC: addition of two bisphenols, two PFAS and one phthalate
The list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) or candidate substances for authorisation includes since 17 January 2023 nine additional substances, including : 2,2',6,6'-tetrabromobisphenol A, bisphenol S, bis(2-ethylhexyl)-tetrabromophthalate, perfluoroheptanoic acid and its salts and the reaction mass of octafluoro-4-(1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropan-2-yl)morpholine and octafluoro-4-(heptafluoropropyl)morpholine.