Nanomaterials agreement is signed
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the Commission on the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EU-ON) have signed an agreement designed to provide better access to information about nanomaterials.
The Observatory will bring together a...
Inspectors to check safety procedures
Enforcement authorities in the European Union have announced that they will inspect how safety information on hazardous chemicals is compiled, communicated and observed in the workplace.
The EU says that the main aim of the...
Association says that REACH ‘must be amended’ as Brexit looms
The Chemical Business Association (CBA) has called for the current REACH provisions to be amended in order to preserve access to European markets for UK chemical distributors.
In a submission to the House of Commons...
IoT + Process Manufacturing = Great Chemistry
Over the past few years, I have flown about a million miles and met with dozens of customers throughout the world and in every industry to talk about the Internet of Things (IoT). Many...
Opportunities offered by Industry 4.0 in the chemical sector
Industry 4.0 has become a significant rallying cry across the globe. Emanating from Germany, the topic was proposed by the government as a digital strategy focus point for industries to provide a strategic advantage.
Equivalent...
How Industry 4.0 is revolutionising the chemicals industry
Every so often a development emerges that represents a true industrial revolution. In the 19th Century it was the dramatic advance of mechanisation and the harnessing of electricity, in the late 20th Century it...
The voice of the UK chemical supply chain
Peter Newport, Chief Executive of the Chemical Business Association, provides a profile of his Association and its work on behalf of its member companies.
It’s a fact of modern commercial life that business benefits from...
Orders and sales continue their upward trend but margins remain negative
The Chemical Business Association’s latest Supply Chain Trends Survey reveals that order books and sales have continued their upward trend over the past three months, whilst current and future sales margins show improvement but...
Chemical companies urged to carry on as normal following Brexit vote
It is still too early what impact the UK’s recent Brexit referendum vote will have on European legislation like REACH, according to one of the organisations that advises companies on the rules.
The comments come...
Recycling wastewater
Wastewater recycling the focus for researchers
'Smart' bricks which can recycle wastewater and generate electricity are being created as part of a new project which is also seeking to recover phosphates.
The 3.2m LIAR (Living Architecture)...