by American Chemistry Council In modern times, electronic products, from smart phones to television sets to kitchen appliances and much more, have become ubiquitous in our everyday lives. However, the expansion in functionality, and rise in popularity that these electronics enjoy, has been matched with an...
22 February 2024In March 2023, The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published its Flame Retardant (FR) Strategy. This strategy is an unprecedented opportunity to assess all FRs broadly, coherently and more efficiently and can help avoid regrettable substitution. Resulting from this strategy, was a European Commission mandate...
15 September 2023 BSEF is supportive of ECHA’s efforts to assess chemicals more efficiently and their intention to avoid regrettable substitution. The FR strategy is an unprecedented opportunity to do so by addressing all Flame Retardants broadly and coherently. To deliver on ECHA’s efforts, the strategy...
Brussels, [25 September 2023] – Have you ever wondered how we could make electronic waste recycling more efficient and sustainable in Europe? A new study commissioned by BSEF – the International Bromine Council – and conducted by dss+, answers this question. As Michael Hack, BSEF Secretary General...
The International Bromine Council (BSEF) has joined the chorus of criticism from the global electronics sector on a draft rule from Washington State, USA, that seeks to restrict the use of all organohalogen flame retardants (OFRs) in indoor electronic goods. BSEF criticized the draft rule...
For the second year consecutively, BSEF – the International Bromine Council has taken part in the European Fire Safety Week (EUFSW), the must-attend event for all professionals involved in - and concerned with - fire safety. In its four editions, the EUFSW has established itself...
DBDPE is a flame retardant used in many applications, including plastic and rubber materials, electrical and electronic equipment, adhesives and sealants. It inhibits and/or suppresses the combustion process by reducing the overall heat release and slowing the spread of flames. On 14th May, Environment and Climate...
Press Statement, 15 February 2022 In 2019, the Washington State Legislature enacted the Pollution Prevention for Healthy People and Puget Sound Act (Chapter 70A.350 RCW). The Act directs the Department of Ecology (DOE) to implement a program to reduce priority chemicals in consumer products. The Department’s...
WASHINGTON (January 31, 2022) – The American Chemistry Council issued the following statement in response to the Draft Regulatory Determinations Report to the Legislature from the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding its implementation of Safer Products for Washington. “The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has serious...
Author: Chris Slijkhuis (cs@eera-recyclers.com) - January 2022 During the IERC 2022 conference in Salzburg from 18 – 21 January, BSEF organized a workshop about WEEE plastics, consisting of a block with presentations and a block consisting of a discussion round table. Three topics were presented before a...