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Isabelle Alenus, who serves as senior communications manager for FEICA, the European association of the adhesive and sealant industry, discusses industry-related trends, activities, and regulations in Europe.

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Extension of the GRA to Professional Uses to Impact Adhesives and Sealants End-Users

FEICA proposes the development of a European platform for information and training of professional users to cover risks from harmful chemicals instead of a generic ban of substances for professionals.
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Isabelle Alenus
April 17, 2023
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The European Commission would like to extend the scope of application of the Generic Approach to Risk Management, a move that will have significant impacts on professional users of adhesives and sealants. 



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FEICA Updates European Model Environmental Product Declarations (Model EPDs)

FEICA Model EPDs demonstrate the environmental credentials of adhesives and sealants in construction.
November 29, 2022
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Sustainable development is of great significance in the construction industry as architects and green procurement bodies are increasingly demanding products that meet international sustainability standards. 


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The Safe Use of Diisocyanates

FEICA has organized a training program to ensure the safe use of diisocyanates for producers and professional users all over Europe.
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Isabelle Alenus
October 24, 2022
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A new restriction on diisocyanates adopted by the European authorities under REACH on August 4, 2020, specifies the need for training and labelling requirements for industrial or professional users of diisocyanates with a monomeric concentration greater than 0.1 % by weight.


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Chemicals Risk Management: Potential Impact on the Construction Sector

Professional users of adhesives and sealants have more characteristics in common with industrial users than with consumers and should not be subject to consumers’ restrictions or prohibitions.
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Isabelle Alenus
June 17, 2022
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The European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) could fundamentally change the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation by extending the application of the generic approach to risk management to professional uses and new hazard classes. This extension of the generic approach to cover not only consumers but also professional workers, including those in the construction sector, will have a significant impact.


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Defining a System for the Notification of Polymers

A system for the notification of polymers should be defined in the event of a change in their treatment under REACH.
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Isabelle Alenus
March 3, 2022
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At present, polymers do not have to be registered under Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).  Nevertheless, a possible change in the treatment of polymers is envisioned in Article 138(2) of REACH, which may result in polymers being included in the registration requirements. 


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