New global industry group

September 2021

Key industry stakeholders, including BCH, IGM, Miwon and RAHN, came together to form the Photoinitiators Platform – the PIP – a global industry group dedicated to serving the common interests of manufacturers, suppliers, formulators and end-users of photoinitiators. Members now include: Schmid Rhyner, Canon, hubergroup, Jiurichem, UV-Chemkeys, Allnex, Domino, Arkema, and Siegwerk. The primary purpose of the association is to represent the industry in discussions with governments, agencies and other stakeholders in the framework of regulation and policy-making affecting Photoinitiators worldwide.

The primary purpose of the Association will be to represent the industry in discussions with governments, agencies and other stakeholders in the framework of regulation and policy-making affecting photoinitiators worldwide.

Examples include:

  • European REACH and other, third-country, chemical registration regimes
  • Regulations and initiatives affecting materials for sensitive applications
  • Tariffs

The Association will carry out or commission scientific research where required.

For more information about the PIP, click here.

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