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On the 13th of December 2017, the European Commission published a study on the impacts of REACH authorisation.   The study on the impacts of REACH authorisation aims to assess the performance of the REACH authorisation system. The study provides evidence to assess whether authorisation is working...

CLEPA welcomes Firestone Industrial Products as a new corporate member. The company has its European HQ in Arnhem (Netherlands) and is the inventor of the world’s 1st pneumatic suspension device back in 1938. Today, the automotive portfolio comprises air springs, air helper springs and air control...

On the 21st of November 2017, the European Commission published a report on innovative batteries for electric vehicles. Battery research has been addressed by the EU over several research framework programmes (FP), at least since FP5 (1998-2002). In FP7 (2008-2012), battery materials research concentrated mainly on...

On the 16th of November 2017, the European Commission published the Directive (EU) 2017/2096 of 15 November 2017 amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of life vehicles. This directive specifies new limits, scopes and expiry dates for exemption...

On the 15th of November, the European Commission published a report on "Low-carbon research and innovation - Building a low-carbon, climate-resilient future". Climate change is undoubtedly one of the greatest challenges of our time. The European Union is a world leader in climate action. The EU’s...

On the 13th of November 2017, the Insitute for Sustainability Leadership of the University of Cambridge published a report "Electric avenue: the future of road transport in Europe".   The report recommends to policy makers to: Foster efficient new markets, for instance by making sure that technologies...

More inclusive transition to low-carbon mobility reduces emissions at lower costs with far fewer disruptions to the workforce   BRUSSELS, 8th November 2017 -- The second Mobility Package published today by the European Commission, carries welcome measures to promote green public procurement, battery cell development and...

EUROFOUND, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, has published a study linking the production of new generation cars and the increase of manufacturing employment. Rising levels of employment in manufacturing in the EU since 2013 have seen the part reversal of...

On the 23rd of October 2017, 119 EU industrial trade associations published a joint paper for an ambitious EU industrial strategy, in response to the Communication of the European Commission "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable industry: a renewed EU industrial policy strategy". The Signatories of...