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PlasticsEurope loses BPA SVHC challenge
PlasticsEurope has lost a legal challenge to the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) decision to add bisphenol-A (BPA) to the REACH Candidate List for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). The trade association had
argued that BPA’s use as an intermediate in the produc- tion of polycarbonate exempted it from Authorisa- tion under the REACH chemical regulatory system, so including it in the REACH
Candidate list was “dispro- portionate”. In a decision in July, the
General Court of the EU Court of Justice ruled that the ECHA had correctly applied EU law, pointing out that the Candidate List inclusion is “consistent with the objective of sharing information on substances of very high concern within the supply chain and with consumers.” It also ruled that ECHA had not breached the principle of
proportionality or commit- ted an error by failing to consider information on the intermediate uses of BPA. PlasticsEurope said: “The
Court’s conclusion is in clear contradiction to the express provisions of the REACH Regulation, it misapplies and misinterprets the concept of ‘intermediates’ – which, as argued, are substances and not mere ‘uses’ of a substance – and it wrongly considers that the Candidate Listing has an end in itself (information sharing) instead of being a first step towards Authorisa- tion.” It said it is still consid- ering appeal options. PlasticsEurope points out
European Court of Justice has upheld ECHA’s SVHC decision on BPA
that identification of BPA as an SVHC within REACH does not prevent use as an intermediate. �
www.echa.europa.eu �
www.plasticseurope.org
China XD increases Q2 sales
China XD Plastics Com- pany, which makes polymer composite materials primarily for automotive applications, achieved revenues of $463.1m and net income of $40.1m in Q2, 46.0% and 47.4% up on the same period of 2018 respectively. Jie Han, China XD Chairman and CEO, said that China’s automotive industry has seen “weak- ness in both production and sales” for the past 12 months. However, he added that larger compa- nies like China XD have benefited from the fact that small and medium- sized competitors have been struggling to fulfil orders “due to reasons such as changing financial conditions and tougher environmental policies”. �
http://chinaxd.irpass.com
Epsan opens up sales operation in France
Turkish technical com- pounding company Epsan has opened a sales and technical service centre in Lyon in France. The new unit, which started opera- tions this month, is being run by Richard Quentin, who has more than 15-years of experience in the French market for PBT, PA and PPA compounds. “The new office [in
France] shows our commit- ment to grow our business in Europe with the automo- tive and electrical and
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electronic (E & E) industries with direct communication, technical support and sales,” said a spokesperson for the company.
Epsan manufactures an extensive range of engi-
neering compounds based on PA6, PA66, PBT, PET and PPA at its two plants in Bursa, Turkey. It has a production capacity of around 45,000 tonnes/yr and is on course to reach
sales of around €55m for 2019. Some 65% of its production in exported. The company is currently
Automotive is a key target market for Epsan COMPOUNDING WORLD | September 2019
evaluating a €10m invest- ment in a production site in Serbia, which is part of its plan to grow sales to more than €120m by 2022. “We are in a good position with the new projects we have gained that will start in 2020-21. We should be able to reach our target,” said Managing Partner Arda Efe. �
www.epsan.com.tr
www.compoundingworld.com
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PHOTO: EPSAN
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