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Press Releases

All our recent Press Releases can be consulted and downloaded from a list. Go to the ECSA Press Releases list.

Other news items

May 2012 - The ECSA Information Sheet for Dry-Cleaners has been updated to reflect the current legislation on Perchloroethylene (PER) in dry-cleaning and to answer questions of the public that we have addressed to dry-cleaning associations

January 2012 - A 2010 study examined the impact of solvent exposure and the risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Read the statement of the Halogenated Solvents Industries Alliance on this matter.

May 2010 - In a new Position Paper, ECSA and the French SHD - Syndicat des Halogènes et Dérivés, explain why and how Perchloroethylene can be used in dry-cleaning with optimal health conditions, safety, environmental protection and efficiency.