FEBRUARY 2023

Joint call for a proportionate definition of "natural polymers"


Brussels, February 2023 - In a joint letter addressed to the European Commission, 6 associations, including BioChem Europe, call for not using in the REACH Microplastics Restrictions the definition of 'natural polymers' that refers to a polymerisation process that takes place in nature. Using such a definition now, would be premature, disproportionate and discriminatory.
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17 February 2023