The European light-curable coating and ink industry reported in the first half of this year that the photoinitiator TPO is likely to be reclassified by the European Union ECHA as a reproductive toxicity 1B substance in the CMR, and ECHA issued 2020-2022 on October 23, 2019. In the Community Rolling Action Draft (CoRAP) of 2015, TPO was announced as possible to be reclassified. If this change in classification becomes a reality, it means that TPO will be banned or restricted in many applications.

With the progress of society and the change of people's consumption concepts, food and drug safety issues have received increasing attention from the society. As a special commodity, the tobacco industry is also facing environmental reforms...

The EU’s classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen continues to ferment. At the expert hearing (CARACAL) in mid-September, most EU member states opposed the classification of titanium dioxide as a carcinogen. However, the European Commission announced that it would continue to discuss this topic anyway. .

Paint can be seen everywhere in our lives, and everyone is no stranger to it. Perhaps the coatings learned in life are more solvent-based or thermosetting. However, the current development trend is UV paint, which is an environmentally friendly green paint.