Phthalates substitution

POLYMERS IN FLOORING

Innovations in the field of polymer flooring will be presented for residential, commercial, industrial, sanitary, sports and leisure applications ...

The conference will be held in Pittsburgh (United-States) from 03^rd to 04^th October 2017.

For additional information: https://www.amiplastics.com/events/event?Code=C859

INTERPLAS 2017 will bring together from 26^th to 28^th september 2017 in Birmingham (UK) suppliers of the plastics industry and will offer conferences covering various topics, including the manufacture and supply of plastics in the automotive and medicine sectors.

For additional information: http://www.interplasuk.com/Content/Welcome

POLYMERS IN CABLES 2017

The international POLYMERS IN CABLES 2017 conference will be held in Pittsburgh (USA) from the 20^th to 21^th June 2017. The program of the conference includes a presentation of PERSTORP about an ester plasticizer in PVC cable.

For additional information: http://www.amiplastics-na.com/events/Event.aspx?code=C814&sec=7908

FIP Solution Plastique

FIP Solution Plastique will gather from 13^th to 16^th June 2017 in Lyon (France) suppliers of the plastic industry and will present solutions including in the field of manufacturing via an information platform, free conferences and forums of discussion with professionals of the plastic industry. The rubber sector will be privileged with:

MEDICAL TUBING 2017

International conference on medical tubes and catheters dealing with conception, materials, production and applications (intravenous, dialysis, surgical drainage applications ...).

The MEDICAL TUBING conference will be held for the first time in Europe, in Cologne (Germany) from 06 to 07 June 2017.

For additional information: http://www.amiplastics-na.com/events/Event.aspx?code=C805&sec=7856

POLYONE provides a new alternative to phthalates in the field of plasticizers for PVC: SynPlastTM L9TM-E

Developed and marketed by Polyone, the plasticizer for PVC SynPlastTM L9TM-E is phthalate free and offers a wide range of applications (electrical, automotive, building / construction ...).

PVC 2017

The PVC 2017 forum will take place from 25^th to 27^th February in Brighton (United Kingdom). Professionals of the PVC sector will be present, including producers / distributors of phthalates-free plasticizers (EASTMAN, PERSTORP, ...).

For additional information : https://www.iom3online.org/iom/frontend/reg/thome.csp?pageID=254015&eventID=533&eventID=533

REACH Regulation: addition of seven phthalates to the List of Substances Subject to Authorization

In December 2016, a majority of EU Member States voted to approve the addition of the following seven phthalates to the List of Substances Subject to Authorization under REACH Regulation: diisopentylphthalate, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid di-C6-8-branched alkyl esters C7-rich, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters, 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, dipentylester, branched and linear, bis(2-methoxyethyl) phthalate, dipentylphthalate, n-pentyl-isopentylphthalate.

Two phthalates identified as substances to be included in the List of Substances Subject to Authorization under REACH Regulation.

On 10 November, ECHA recommended the inclusion of dihexyl phthalate (DIHP) and the isomeric mixture of dihexyl phthalate in the Annex XIV of the REACH Regulation.

Publication of an ANSES report on alternatives to phthalates in toys and equipments made in plastic for children under three years of age.

As part of an expert assessment published on October 2016 on toys and equipments made in plastic, ANSES identified alternatives to phthalates in toys that can be mouthed by children under three years of age.