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• ICCA Comments on WHO/UNEP Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Report

  Wednesday 20 February 2013

  Several scientists this week published a report, under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), regarding the health effects of human exposure to certain chemicals. Titled “State of the Science of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals”, the report attempts to update the 2002 State of the Science report.

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• Plasticisers industry discusses how to effectively communicate science information to all stakeholders

  Wednesday 12 December 2012

  Over 80 international experts gathered on 4^th and 5^th December in Brussels at the annual “Plasticisers Conference 2012” organised by Crain Communications and European Plastics News in association with European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI).

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• PVC souple dans la construction : histoire d'un matériau complet

  Wednesday 14 November 2012

  Depuis sa découverte accidentelle au 19e siècle et l'ajout, pour la première fois en 1926, de plastifiants permettant de l’assouplir, le PVC a été utilisé dans des millions de produits et d’applications de construction, tous plus essentiels les uns que les autres dans notre quotidien. La raison de son succès réside indubitablement dans ses très nombreuses propriétés, associées à un rapport coût/performance inégalé. (Source: Batiweb)

• Plasticisers Conference 2012 in association with ECPI - Registration is open

  Wednesday 27 June 2012

  After the success of the 2011 Plasticisers Conference, European Plastics News and the ECPI (European Centre for Plasticisers and Intermediates) are pleased to announce another collaborative conference for 2012, This two0day event will take place in Brussels, Belgium - 4 & 5 December 2012.

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• ECPI response to frequently made non-scientific claims

  Thursday 12 April 2012

  At public and media debates on the topic of endocrine disruptors a number of arguments are being heard over and over again but, quite often, they lack the necessary scientific validity or are being used to extrapolate conclusions which can often be misleading.

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• Plasticisers Conference 2012 in association with ECPI

  Monday 27 February 2012

  The international forum covering the key topics about applications and developments in plasticisers today
  will be back to Brussels on 4 & 5 December 2012.

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• International experts debate the future of plasticisers

  Wednesday 16 November 2011

  The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) partnered up with Crain Communications and European Plastics News to organise the Plasticisers Conference 2011 which took place in Brussels this week. During two days, close to 60 international experts discussed about the future of the industry, its products and their applications.

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• Plasticisers 2011 in association with ECPI

  Friday 9 September 2011

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• EU Commission report on endocrine disruptors

  Wednesday 18 May 2011

  The European Commission published on 17 May the interim report: "Summary of the State of the Science on Endocrine Disrupters, Part 1".
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