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      10 November 2021 - Position Paper   Key messages Reducing the current 100 mg/kg UTC value for HBCD will bring no additional environmental benefits1. Lowering the current UTC could hamper the European Commission and industry’s pledges to a circular economy, while no available information shows there...

06 July 2021  BSEF categorically rejects the facile suggestion of the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) that all brominated flame retardants be listed as Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The suggestion has no regulatory basis and lacks any credible science to support it.   About Brominated Flame Retardants Brominated...

RoHS 2021 Review This document constitutes the collective contribution of various organisations and associations representing the electrical and electronics value chain to the assessment of the Effectiveness, Efficiency, Coherence, Relevance and EU-Added Value of the RoHS Directive. It has been prepared by several industry associations representing...

The Industry4Europe coalition has today issued its new Joint Paper ‘A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action’. Through cross-sectoral recommendations, the Industry4Europe coalition contributes to the future EU industrial strategy announced by European Commission President-Elect Ursula von der Leyen. The Joint Paper presents...

BSEF PRESS STATEMENT, 1st October 2019 BSEF, The International Bromine Council, strongly opposes the arbitrary and discriminatory ban on halogenated flame retardants contained within the Lot 5 of the Ecodesign requirements for electronic displays[1] including televisions, monitors and digital signage adopted today. From 1 March 2021, the...