British Coatings Federation10.08.20
On Oct. 7, 2020, Tom Bowtell, CEO of the British Coatings Federation gave evidence to the House of Lords EU Environment Sub-Committee on the subject of Government plans for UK REACH.
In his comments to the Committee, he explained to peers how UK REACH, as currently configured, will significantly and negatively impact the coatings and printing inks sector, as well as the chemical industry more widely.
His evidence stressed that if the UK Government fails to negotiate data-sharing as part of a chemicals annex to the EU Free Trade Agreement, the resulting need to register chemical substances into a separate UK REACH database will cost the industry more than £1 billion.
This would put UK Coatings manufacturing – and sectors further downstream like automotive and aerospace that its members' supply – at a significant competitive disadvantage to EU competitors.
During the Committee evide
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