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LIFE-FLAREX FINAL EVENT: June 17th 2020 from 10 to 12 CEST

The aim of this webinar is to present the key findings and outcomes from the LIFE-FLAREX project and open a debate on the implementation of hazardous chemicals’ substitution strategies and opportunities for the textile industry, in particular for flame retardants (FRs) used in textile finishing processes and other ongoing trends that are applicable to the sector.

Provisional agenda:

10:00

10:05

Welcome

10:05

10:15

EU Green Deal – opportunities for substitution  of hazardous chemicals

Katarína PIRŠELOVÁ, European Commission

10:15

10:25

LIFE funding for substitution

Manuel Montero,

LIFE team EASME

10:25

10:35

Industry view

Dunja Drmac, EURATEX

10:35

10:45

Substitution of chemicals – early warnings, concepts and available tools

TBC

10:45

10:55

ChemSec Tools for substitution  

Anna Lennquist,

Chemsec

10:55

11:25

LIFE-FLAREX presentation of key results

LIFE-FLAREX team

11:25

11:35

Impact for companies participating in LIFE-FLAREX

TBC

11:35

11:55

Presentations of new projects related to substitution of chemicals of concern relevant to the textile industry

MIDWOR-LIFE: substitution of PFAS

LIFE AskREACH

+ Q&As

Ruth Garcia, LEITAT

Ioannis Dosis, UBA

11:55

12:00

Wrap up and closing remarks

12:00

End of the session

Registration

Registration is required for participation. Please register using the form available here.

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