Polish chemical companies join fight against sector EU legislation

Representatives of national chemical concerns believe that the losses of the sector might top even EUR 600 million, while 20,000 people will lose their jobs. This, they argue, might be the results of implementing the so-called REACH regulation concerning chemical products in the EU by 2007. According to the European lobby of chemical producers, which Polish firms are a member, this would seriously limit the competitiveness of EU producers. The sector wants to amend the regulations so as to avoid the need to re-register chemicals that have been registered in another EU member state. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) M.M.