With the beginning of the new year, we are intensifying our Brussel’s activities in order to actively bring the interests of our industry into the political discussion. For this purpose, the Board has addressed a letter to the EU Commission and the EU Parliament dated...
New Debate about the PFOS/PFOA and other fluorbased Chemicals (PFCs) go directly to PFC-Questionaire Many years ago there was already intensive discussion about possible environmental pollution from industrial use of perfluorinated compounds. In the textile and...
The European Commission in its Circular Economy Action Plan, identified textiles as a priority sector for which a shift towards a carbon neutral and circular economy is necessary. The European Commission’s conclusion is based on their evaluation of the sector in which...
Germany handed over the EU Council Presidency to Portugal as of the 1st of January 2021 for a period of 6 months. With its slogan ‘Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery’, Portugal Presidency key priorities are axed on promoting a resilient, social,...
In 2021, the European Commission is reviewing the EU Emission Trading System (ETS) to assess expanding the use of emissions trading to additional sectors, to align with a higher climate target ambition and to review the Market Stability Reserve (MSR). In its effort to...
The European Commission announced a Sustainable Product Initiative (SPI) to generally make products fit the overall underlying objectives of circularity and sustainability and essentially to reduce the life cycles of both climate and environmental footprint of...
