Program

MARCH 15, 2023 | Wednesday

08:00-09:40
Session 5: EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
Chair : Volker Soballa, Evonik
20’
Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability – the aims and key priorities
Cristina de Avila, European Commission, DG Environment
20’
One substance one assessment – including the open chemical platform initiative
Tiago Pedrosa, ECHA
20’
Grouping as an effective chemicals management tool - an industry perspective
Steven Van de Broeck, CEFIC
20’
Mixture assessment factors – generic approach for unintended combined exposures
Fabian Grimm, Clariant
20’
Circular economy, chemical recycling and the EU waste framework directive
Christian Gründling, FCIO
09:40-10:00
Q&A
10:00-10:30
Coffee break
10:30-12:10
Session 6: EU REACH & CLP revision
Chair : Volker Soballa, Evonik
20’
REACH review and revision
Cristina de Avila, European Commission, DG Environment
20’
Zero tolerance for non-compliance
Ofelia Bercaru, ECHA
20’
Industry expectations on reforming the authorisation and restriction process, including the extension of the generic approach for risk management
Christian Gründling, FCIO
20’
EU CLP revision, including endocrine disruptors and other new hazard classes
Ofelia Bercaru, ECHA
20’
Impact of REACH & CLP revision on related horizontal Regulations (e.g. Food Packaging)
Uli Wietschorke, WTConsulting
12:10-12:30
Q&A
12:30-13:30
Lunch break
13:30–15:10
Session 7: Authorisation and restriction – in practice
Chair : Steven Van de Broeck, CEFIC
20’
ECHA’s experiences on authorisation and restrictions and what industry can do pro-actively
Tiago Pedrosa, ECHA
20’
Regulatory prospects for inert particular substances – an update
Rodger Battersby, EBRC
20’
Broad based restrictions on chemicals: Europe's new way to catch them all
Meglena Mihova, EPPA
20’
Chemical Safety Assessment approaches
Leo van der Biessen, Royal HaskoningDHV
20’
Risk management measures as an outcome of the exposure assessment – an industry perspective
Fabian Grimm, Clariant
15:10-15:30
Q&A
15:30-16:00
Coffee break
16:00-17:40
Session 8: Sustainability in the value chain
Chair : Steven Van de Broeck, CEFIC
20’
A new approach to restrictions under REACH; how can authorisation and restriction become a key driver for substitution
Christian Gründling, FCIO
20’
Safe and sustainable by design – criteria for chemicals and innovation options
Jurgen Tiedje, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation
20’
Safe and Sustainable-by-Design – A Recommendation to Foster Innovation
Josef Wünsch, SusChem
20’
Safe chemicals as a driver for sustainability
Ofelia Bercaru, ECHA
20’
Sustainable products need collaboration
John Falk, Opesus
17:40-18:00
Q&A
18:00
End of Sessions - Day 2