SQAS Two years ago, Cefic introduced major revisions to the SQAS questionnaires and guidelines. Victor Trapani, who joined Cefic as SQAS Manager a year ago, reports on how those changes are benefitting industry and what more is in store
A group of business associations has completed a comprehensive information paper on the requirements for Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) for chemical tankers.
ASSOCIATION Last month’s issue included a review of Fecc’s 2013 Business Plan, outlining the tasks faced by its numerous working committees. Here director general Uta Jensen-Korte explains what that means in practice for the Association and its members – and the chemical industry at large
REACH The European Commission has released its Review of REACH report, stating that it does not intend to revise the Regulation at present, although it admits that there a number of areas that require improvement. Industry groups are happy with the outcome
GHS It may be true that GHS is of greater import to manufacturers and shippers of chemicals than it is to logistics service providers, but everyone in the supply chain should be aware of the direction of discussions by the GHS experts as some issues may well impact the transport regulations
INTERVIEW After a year as general manager of the Chemical Distribution Institute (CDI), Captain Howard Snaith is making his mark. HCB spoke to him about how CDI is championing the interests of its member chemical companies
ASSOCIATION The year ahead looks set to be a busy time for Europe’s chemical distributors. Fecc’s 2013 Business Plan outlines the many tasks faced by its numerous working committees
CONFERENCE REPORT Chemical shippers and their logistics partners have a chance to improve profitability and environmental performance but they need to act now. And legislators need to get out of the way. Those were some of the messages from ECTA’s recent supply chain meeting
MULTIMODAL As is often the case, the third session of the biennium saw the UN TDG experts faced with an enormous agenda. Although some issues were batted back for more work, the meeting did manage to finalise some important changes
ASSOCIATION Two years after its formation, @tco is making good progress in fulfilling its goals of promoting the safe use of tank containers in Asia. At its recent AGM in Shanghai speakers gave more details of the initiatives it has started, most notably in cooperation with Chinese shippers
