Terneuzen, the Netherlands — 16 June 2021— In a milestone for plastics recycling in Europe, a new recycling plant for expanded polystyrene (EPS) demolition waste opened today in Terneuzen, the Netherlands in the presence of the local mayor and industry representatives. EPS is a lightweight foam...
The EU Green Week 2021 will take place from the 1st till the 4th of June and will count with various additional partner events in Europe during the month. This year’s edition will be dedicated to the ‘zero pollution ambition’. It will also look at other...
In Memory Of Willem Hofland, It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of Willem Hofland, former Director Advocacy for ICL-IP Europe and BSEF board member. Willem had more than 35 years’ experience in sales & marketing of which 15 years abroad. Before...
25 May 2021 Background On April 14 2021, the study ‘Assessing Indoor Dust Interference with Human Nuclear Hormone Receptors in Cell-Based Luciferase Reporter Assays[1]’ was published in Environmental Health Perspectives by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Researchers collected dust samples from 46 rooms at...
EU Ecodesign Regulation [No 2019/2021] on Ecodesign Requirements for Electronic Displays BACKGROUND The European Commission Regulation on ecodesign requirements for electronic displays[1] introduces a ban on halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), which is not based on any substantive scientific risk assessment and targets an entire class of chemicals nearly all...
Security Matters Limited (ASX: SMX) (Security Matters or the Company), a company focused on digitising physical objects on the blockchain to enable the tracking and tracing of materials, is delighted to announce the International Bromine Council (BSEF), the North American Flame Retardant Alliance (NAFRA), and its member...
Blue Tulip Awards 2020 We are proud to share with you that PolyStyreneLoop won the Blue Tulip Award 2020 in the climate category! The Blue Tulip Award identifies the most promising startups and innovations in the Netherlands across 8 categories. The competition in the climate category...
21st April 2020 Lilian Salim, President of the Brazilian Flame retardant association (Abichama) was interviewed by the Fire Magazine in Brazil and reinforces the importance of using flame retardant materials in order to increase fire safety on cinemas and theatres. The article concerns the importance of...
In response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, BSEF, The International bromine Council, has taken several actions to protect the health and safety of its employees and the public. The Belgium national Security Council decided to take measures to fight against the spread of the...
PolyStyreneLoop BV has been shortlisted for the prestigious Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020 for “Product Technology Innovation of the Year – improving recyclable plastic products or incorporating recycled materials in product production”. The award winners will be announced on March 26th, during the second day of...