Chemical diversity and the data market: a major players’ view

摘要

In the previous article (see pages 10-11), the fnancial pressures facing the “Dye-staff” group of SME dyes importers were presented, as set out in a study they commissioned and presented to the REACH competent authorities earlier this year. The companies say the likely reduction in the number of available dyes caused by the high cost of registering them, together with a lack of data, could threaten the survival of Europe’s textiles and leather supply chains. A key concern of theirs is the availability of data owned by some major chemical companies.