HSE Committee Working Group
UEIL HSE Committee Working Group Over the past months, the various Committees subgroups have been particularly active to develop UEIL’s position on several issues of concern for the industry. For instance, the CLP subgroup works on the CLP regulation revision proposal and the new delegated act introducing new hazard classes in the CLP regulation, while the biocide subgroup is finalising its position paper on the importance of biocides for metalworking fluids.
As 2023 will be a crucial year for the future of the chemical legislations in Europe, the Committee is building up its work plan for the year to come. Members are getting notably prepared to face the CLP and REACH revisions proposals, with on top of it the upcoming PFAS restrictions and the proposal to classify medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCP) as “substance of very high concern” (SVHC). The REACH subgroup has taken a huge step in deciding to meet on a monthly basis, taken into consideration the workload ahead.
An advocacy plan is under construction, together with a new coalition building strategy, which has been reviewed during the first HSE Committee meeting of 2023 in January. Strengthening the HSE Committee’s advocacy activities in 2023 and ensuring the voice of the lubricant industry is heard in Brussels is the key priority.
Technical & Competition Committees Update The Technical and Competition Committees will hold its first meeting of 2023 on 18 January, in person in Brussels. This will be the occasion for members to define the Committee’s strategy for the year and engage actively in the cases’ development.
The Committee continue to make progress on a large number of cases and hope to see several closures in 2023.
Sustainability Committee
Corporate Carbon Footprint On 4 October, the Production and Logistics Working group hosted a webinar to provide guidance on the use of UEIL’s Corporate Carbon Footprint Toolbox. The event consisted of a presentation given by
Peter Vickers (Vickers Oils, UKLA) and a Q&A panel discussion which included Mat Evans (Vickers Oils), Neil Milne (Lanxess) and John Eastwood (Cargill, UKLA). The webinar attracted 144 attendees, including representatives from 70 lubricant formulators and raw material suppliers, from across 18 different countries.
We would like to thank all the attendees and wish them continued success in their work to calculate their corporate carbon footprint, define their key performance indicators to address their carbon footprint hotspots, and in taking action to reduce their corporate carbon footprint.
UEIL would be delighted to receive feedback on stakeholders’ experiences in their sustainability journeys and their use of UEIL’s Corporate Carbon Footprint toolbox. Feedback will help us further develop and improve the CCF Toolbox for the benefit of the global lubricants industry community. The webinar recording is available for viewing on the UEIL LinkedIn page. If you would like to provide feedback please do so via Secretariat UEIL
secretariat@ueil.org.
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 UEIL Annual Congress The 2023 UEIL Annual Congress will take place from 31 May 2023 to 2 June 2023 in Manchester, UK.
The theme of this year’s Congress is: “Sustainable Value Chains: Securing the future of the European lubricant industry”
Stay tuned to find out more about the exciting programme the Congress has in store! The call for sponsorships is already open, so if your company is interested, email us as quickly as possible as opportunities go fast!
Our registrations will open soon, so stay tuned for updates! In the meantime, for any sponsorship request or other, you can find us at
info@ueilcongress.org
www.ueil.org
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