February 20, 2026
Twenty years ago, exempting polymers from the registration requirement under REACH was a political compromise. As part of its 2020 Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS), the European Commission has also announced a comprehensive revision of the REACH Regulation. Among other things, the registration requirement is to be extended in future to certain polymers of concern (PoC). The criteria for classification as PoC are currently still under discussion.
At the Regulatory Developments @ Regulatory Summit Europe 2026 on April 20, 2026, in Brussels,
Prof. Dr. Uwe Lahl will give a presentation entitled What are the concerns around plastics and why do we need to regulate them? He will look into the questions:
- What scientific reasons are there today for supplementing REACH now?
- What could a stepwise integration look like?
Further details can be found on the event website.