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On Wednesday, Vulcan chief executive Francis Wedin acknowledged a proposal to reclassify lithium put forward by the European Chemicals Agency to the European Commission. The proposal could increase regulatory requirements around the control, processing, packaging, and storage of lithium.

Wedin told this column (Rear Window in the AFR) Vulcan’s view is that the ECHA’s proposal is based on incorrectly interpreted applications of the classification criteria and did not take into full consideration more recent studies on the subject.

He also said Germany-based Vulcan and a number of European auto industry players or lithium battery supply chain companies had voiced concerns about the proposed changes to the EC.

Last week, Reuters reported on a warning from Scott Tozier, chief financial officer of lithium production giant Albemarle, that it may have to close its lithium processing facility in Langelsheim, Germany, if the EC pressed ahead with the reforms ...

<blockquote data-quote="Dona Ferentes" data-source="post: 1180774" data-attributes="member: 66457">VUL under $6On Wednesday, Vulcan chief executive Francis Wedin acknowledged a proposal to reclassify lithium put forward by the European Chemicals Agency to the European Commission. The proposal could increase regulatory requirements around the control, processing, packaging, and storage of lithium. Wedin told this column (Rear Window in the AFR) Vulcan’s view is that the ECHA’s proposal is based on incorrectly interpreted applications of the classification criteria and did not take into full consideration more recent studies on the subject.He also said Germany-based Vulcan and a number of European auto industry players or lithium battery supply chain companies had voiced concerns about the proposed changes to the EC.Last week, Reuters reported on a warning from Scott Tozier, chief financial officer of lithium production giant Albemarle, that it may have to close its lithium processing facility in Langelsheim, Germany, if the EC pressed ahead with the reforms ...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dona Ferentes, post: 1180774, member: 66457"] VUL under $6 [COLOR=rgb(147, 101, 184)][I]On Wednesday, Vulcan chief executive[B] [/B]Francis Wedin acknowledged a proposal to reclassify lithium put forward by the European Chemicals Agency to the European Commission. The proposal could [B]increase regulatory requirements [/B]around the control, processing, packaging, and storage of lithium. Wedin told this column (Rear Window in the AFR) Vulcan’s view is that the ECHA’s proposal is based on incorrectly interpreted applications of the classification criteria and did not take into full consideration more recent studies on the subject. He also said Germany-based Vulcan and a number of European auto industry players or lithium battery supply chain companies had voiced concerns about the proposed changes to the EC. Last week, Reuters reported on a warning from Scott Tozier, chief financial officer of lithium production giant Albemarle, that it may have to close its lithium processing facility in Langelsheim, Germany, if the EC pressed ahead with the reforms [/I][/COLOR]... [/QUOTE]

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