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Beyond Brexit – at the end of December, the CBA wrote to DEFRA seeking clarification on key components of the annexe relating to chemicals in the EU trade agreement. Transport company overcomes the challenges posed by Brexit

COVID-19 lockdowns lead to UK tech sales boom and adds to e-waste problem

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Dr Yaprak Küçükvar weighs up the cost of compliance

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3 welcome 4-5 Contents 6 Industry Contributors

8-13 News 14-17 post-brexit

The Chemical Business Association, which represents the independent chemical supply chain, published its proposed solution to the impasse bedevilling the formation of UK REACH.

22-23 big interview

Prof. Tom Welton, President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, explains how COVID-19 lockdowns lead to UK tech sales boom and adds to e-waste problem.

28-31 logistics

David Dodd, Regional Director (UK & Ireland) for Suttons International, tells us how a transport company overcomes the challenges posed by Brexit.

32-33 hydrogen gas

Oxford team draws hydrogen from plastic waste.

34-35 toxic-free environment

Rising to the challenge of creating a future-proofed sustainable, toxic-free chemicals industry.

38-39 reach

Reach expert weighs up the cost of compliance.