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Press release: Online Marketplace for Safer Chemicals is Growing

ChemSec’s e-marketing platform for sustainable chemistry – Marketplace – is growing. Only a year into the development cycle, the first 50 advertisements for safer chemical alternatives are now online. A wide range of stakeholders in the chemical space recognizes the Marketplace’s potential, including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), the Swedish Government and Green Chemistry leaders in the USA. The business-to-business platform currently boasts everything from non-toxic water repellents for textiles to safe flame-retardants and alternative chrome plating.

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Toxic scandals can be costly affairs

There have been several scandals involving large companies’ use of hazardous substances in their products. And these are always very costly affairs. Especially in terms of environmental damage, but also in terms of economy and brand reputation. The latest in the row comes from New York, where the state has sued 3M and five other companies for causing “extensive contamination” to the nearby environment. The lawsuit is the first of its kind and aims to recover the costs incurred in cleaning up the contamination, which have amounted to almost $40 million.

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Webinar: Marketplace – a tool for successful substitution

This week the European Chemicals Agency, ECHA, arranged a webinar focused on substitution and existing tools that might help you to be successful. The Marketplace is one of the tools presented in the webinar Link to webinar: https://echa.europa.eu/-/tools-to-support-substitution-to-safer-chemicals “Successful substitution…