📉 Sales are going down. Production is falling. Plants are closing. The European chemical industry is sounding the alarm on the health and future of the sector. 🧐 This does NOT sound good… but is it true? 🔎 We decided to check out the numbers: chemsec.org/examined-is-...

📢 “Regulation kills competitiveness.” That’s the line we keep hearing. 👀 Meanwhile, some of the world’s largest chemical companies are moving away from toxic substances because it’s… good business. 👇🏾

😑 Apparently, this is a difficult choice… 🌍 But deciding to put people and planet first should not require a sweat towel

📢 36 European environmental NGOs with one common message — the #EU needs to deliver safe chemicals and put people and planet first. 🇪🇺 Today, we’ve sent a joint statement to top EU leaders demanding a high level of protection of human health and the environment. 👉 chemsec.org/36-ngos-urge...

👇🏾 Here are four new EU policy buzzwords to keep an eye on in 2026!

💚 Need to #greenwash your toxic portfolio? 🔥 With these 6 easy steps, you’re guaranteed to succeed and will have your company looking sustainable in no time!

👀 You haven’t missed that we recently updated the SIN List with over 20 new substances, have you? 🧡 A 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to our friends in the #ZeroPM project for helping us identify these chemicals. 👉🏿 See all the newly added substances here: sinlist.chemsec.org/persistent-m...

💚 Did you ever wonder how chemical companies are able to turn even their dirtiest laundry into something clean; how nasty, toxic chemicals can become green and sustainable? 🔥 Wonder no more: chemsec.org/reports/6-ea...

😭 European chemical industry is hurting, and it's blaming 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 🔎 But the three main reasons why the chemical sector is taking a beating are: ↳ High energy prices ↳ Lack of demand ↳ Chinese competition 💚 Not green regulations. Still this is what they’re screaming to the #EU Commission

🥳 Today’s the big day! Join us at 4pm CET for the ℂ𝕙𝕖𝕞𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕖 2025 Premiere, where we'll rank the top 40 chemical producers on their chemical footprint. Don't miss it! 👉🏾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6E2...

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🔬 Part of the problem is that standard chemical testing doesn’t adequately detect all neurotoxic effects. The commonly used tests focus on more short-term toxicity. ❌ This results in major data gaps. 💡 But now, there is a way forward: chemsec.org/neurotoxican...

🤔 Here is a crazy thought: what if we took the current logic of EU #chemicals legislation and applied it to traffic rules... How would that play out?

🧠 Unlike other harmful chemicals like PFAS, 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 rarely make headlines — yet they’re among the most devastating. 💥 By adding three neurotoxicants to the 𝗦𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁, we demonstrate that some should be treated as “equivalent level of concern”. 👉🏾 chemsec.org/neurotoxican...

🇪🇺 After a negative opinion was issued by the Commission’s Regulatory Scrutiny Board a few weeks ago and Ursula Von der Leyen publicly admitting that simplification is about deregulation, we’re not the only ones worried about what will happen with the EU’s landmark chemicals legislation. (1/5)

🧡 Join us for a one-hour deep dive into the science, methodology, and policy relevance of the SIN List update and learn all about the newly added chemicals! 👉🏾 Register for the #webinar: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... (1/3)

🚨 Investors are sounding the alarm on PFAS. The decision to split the EU-wide PFAS restriction and leave out eight major use categories, combined with vague discussions about “emission control” instead of a full phase-out, is causing concern: (1/3)

🚘 What if the EU's chemicals legislation applied to traffic rules? 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁 ↳ Stop signs are now “suggestions.” Drivers can roll through if they feel confident. The same applies to speed limits. Each driver decides what feels safe for them. (1/4)

🚩 Harmful PFAS substances have been found in the blood of 24 EU leaders representing 19 countries, confirming that no one is immune to exposure from these persistent “forever chemicals.” Read the full press release here: chemsec.org/eu-leaders-c...

EU leaders contaminated with PFAS "forever chemicals"

PRESS RELEASE: Harmful PFAS substances have been found in the blood of 24 EU representing 19 countries.

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🐟 After years of negotiations, the EU finally struck a deal last week to update their rules on water pollution. The deal is progress on paper, but something about it seems… fishy.

🧠 Scientists have begun to argue that chemical pollution poses a similar threat to climate change. 👱‍♀️ Anne-Sofie Bäckar, head of ChemSec, agrees. Here she sets out the evidence. ➡️ Read the full article here: chemsec.org/chemicals-an...

💧 Next week, the EU will meet to discuss how to halt the rising chemical pollution in Europe's lakes and rivers. 🇪🇺 Yet members states are procrastinating, hoping to put off monitoring and cleanup efforts for decades. 👇🏽 Europe’s waters can’t wait — here are 4 priorities for the EU to tackle:

🪓 The European Chemicals Agency recently announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. 👇🏻 Here are five reasons why this decision is a complete disaster.

The #SOTEU speech has started, shall we guess how many times we'll hear the word "competitiveness"? We need #rulestoprotect people and the environment, not profit! multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...

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🔴 PFAS ('forever chemicals') found in wild fish across multiple EU countries! New EEB report shows that: 🧪 Most samples exceed proposed safety limits ⚠️ Some exceed by 10,000x 🕰️ Member States want to delay action until 2051 Link in comments ⬇️ #PFAS #Environment #PublicHealth #ForeverChemicals

📢 ECHA recently published an update to the EU-wide #PFAS restriction proposal, which included some pretty eye-catching changes. 🧡 In case you think 3,544 pages is a bit long and you don’t have time to read the whole thing — don’t worry. ChemSec has done it for you! 👉🏾 chemsec.org/pfas-restric...

💬 “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦” —unnamed ChemSec employee. 🏭 ChemSec on a field trip to the Perstorp chemical plant! For some of us, it was a first-time visit to a chemical production site. For the old-timers… not so much. 🙏 Regardless, it was a very interesting visit!

📉 Europe’s flagship #water law set ambitious targets to clean up our waters by 2015. But now, a decade past the deadline, chemical pollution is rising. Today, less than 30% of Europe’s surface waters are in good chemical condition — and that number is getting worse, not better. (1/2)

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The European Chemicals Agency just announced that it will split the EU-wide #PFAS restriction, leaving out eight categories of PFAS uses. This has never happened before — and it’s a dangerous precedent. (1/2)

👀 The international law firm Steptoe LLP demanded that ChemSec censor an ad for a safer chemical on ChemSec Marketplace, our popular tool connecting suppliers of safer chemicals with companies seeking alternatives. (1/3)