The new European Commission talks the talk on rescuing chemicals but has not yet turned words into action as deindustrialisation gathers pace.
- Change of tone from new Commission
- New strategic dialogue with chemicals on competitiveness
- Well intentioned, but not enough detail on action plan
- Conflict between competitiveness and Green Deal objectives
- Watering down or delaying existing legislation moves the goalposts, adds legal uncertainty
- US has a patchwork of state-level and federal regulation
- EU-US regulatory alignment is moving towards divergence
This podcast was recorded on 26 March.
ICIS journalist Will Beacham interviews Thomas Delille and Peter Sellar of UK-US based law firm Squire Patton Boggs.
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