News & Resources
22 Aug 2016
Response to stories about chemicals released into water from washing machines
Articles published on 11 August 2016 in The Sun, Daily Mail and Telegraph reported about a study from the University of Toronto claiming that clothing can trap certain chemicals – including phthalat...
29 Jul 2016
07 Jul 2016
From conversion to recycling: ECPI introduce journalists to a responsible flexible PVC value chain
29-30 June 2016, Germany – Hosted by the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI), ten journalists working for trade publications in five different European countries had the oppor...
04 May 2016
VinylPlus commemorates its 15th anniversary exploring how PVC makes our cities more sustainable
Vienna, 28 April 2016- ”Smart Vinyl for our Cities” was the theme chosen for this year’s Vinyl Sustainability Forum. More than 130 representatives from industry, academia, governments, UN, Europ...
03 May 2016
The plasticisers industry calls for regulatory predictability to enable protection of consumer health as well as competitiveness and growth
Brussels, 3 May 2016 – The European Council for plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) is pleased to learn that the REACH Committee has confirmed the Authorisation of the recycling of flexible PVC ma...
29 Apr 2016
22 Apr 2016
No causal link found in study linking phthalates levels to fast-food consumption – scaremongering must be avoided
Brussels, 22 April 2016 - The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediaries (ECPI) would like to reassure consumers of the safety of all phthalates used in current applications in response to a...
16 Apr 2016
Response to EurActiv’s article on endocrine disruptors linked to infertility
On 11 April 2016, EurActiv published the article “Endocrine disruptors’ link to infertility confirmed”.
ECPI would like to point out that the reliability of the study by A. Hunt et al publish...
06 Apr 2016
Science and politics: Plasticisers industry calls for a ‘robust science based -approach’ to regulation at the PVC Formulation Conference
Cologne – At the PVC Formulation Conference in Cologne this week, ECPI sponsored two thematic sessions on plasticisers and flexible PVC, as well as the welcome cocktail. Over 260 people including in...
18 Mar 2016
No further regulatory risk management action needed for DEHTP and DINCH, ANSES confirms
ECPI, the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates is pleased to learn that the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has issued its final concl...
14 Feb 2016
Response to articles on plastic microbeads used in cosmetics
The Guardian has recently published articles about the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics mentioning a number of phthalate plasticisers.
There are a couple of points ECPI would like to clarify....
29 Jan 2016
Science does not support association between phthalates exposure and obesity
Brussels, 29 January 2016 - ECPI, the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates is following closely the unsubstantiated claims that exposure to certain phthalates may contribute to obesity,...