European Union: Chemicals

The European Commission has issued Statements of Objections to construction chemicals manufacturers in France, Germany and Spain, along with three national trade associations, over suspected price coordination. The preliminary assessment suggests manufacturers coordinated future price increases for chemical additives and admixtures between 2021 and 2022 in response to rising raw material costs following the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war against Ukraine.

Die Europäische Chemikalienagentur hat den Entwurf einer Stellungnahme zur umfassenden Beschränkung von PFAS-Chemikalien veröffentlicht und eine 60-tägige öffentliche Konsultation eingeleitet.

For more than three years, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and Member State institutions have been developing a comprehensive, group-wide restriction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

The European Council and Parliament have agreed to update the lists of ground and surface water pollutants under the Water Framework Directive...

The use of AI in the chemicals market is evolving rapidly, with new technologies already reshaping chemical engineering, manufacturing, and environmental monitoring.

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (the "PPWR") entered into force in February 2025 with requirements beginning to apply from 12 August 2026.

Eduskunta hyväksyi 18.6.2025 hallituksen esitykset valtion aluehallintouudista koskevaksi lainsäädännöksi sekä laiksi eräiden ympäristöasioiden käsittelystä Lupa- ja valvontavirastossa.

On 18 June 2025, the Finnish Parliament approved the government proposals on legislation on the reform of the regional state administration and the Act on the Processing...

Today, the European Commission proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law reviewing the 2040 climate targets that first enshrined climate neutrality by 2050...