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Multimedia Presentations
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Silicones in Personal Care
Discover how Silicones' unique properties play an important role in Personal Care today
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Silicones in Health Care
Explore the use of silicones as efficient, versatile and biocompatible material in healthcare
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Silicones in Construction
Learn more on how silicones add strength and style to buildings
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What's New?
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21/06/2012
Silicones cut footprint of many products, life-cycle assessment shows
The use of silicones and related products reduces the carbon footprint of many essential products and services, researchers found. Find out more on www.siliconescarbonbalance.com
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04/01/2012
European Silicone Centre CES’s Reaction to Alleged French Breast Implant Fraud
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23/08/2011
European Silicones Centre shares lessons learnt from REACH Phase One
Article in Cosmetics Design Europe on 10 August 2011
In this guest article, Michel De Poortere, secretary general of European Silicones Centre (CES) discusses the journey for industry members to meet the requirements of REACH Phase one. He highlights the significant investment industry has made (€35 m) on research on silicones’ safety and the data-sharing with regulators in the three phases of REACH and elsewhere in the world; he urges companies to invest the right resources to enter the REACH register immediately or they risk having substances taken off the market with no valid reason.
Click here to read the full article on the Cosmetics Design Europe website
Studies
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Silicon-Chemistry Carbon Balance Study
An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions and reductions
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A Socio-Economic Study on Silicones in Europe
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