The new European Commission talks the talk on rescuing chemicals but has not yet turned words into action as deindustrialisation gathers pace.

-          Change of tone from new Commission

-          New strategic dialogue with chemicals on competitiveness

-          Well intentioned, but not enough detail on action plan

-          Conflict between competitiveness and Green Deal objectives 

-          Watering down or delaying existing legislation moves the goalposts, adds legal uncertainty

-          US has a patchwork of state-level and federal regulation

-          EU-US regulatory alignment is moving towards divergence

This podcast was recorded on 26 March. 

ICIS journalist Will Beacham interviews Thomas Delille and Peter Sellar of UK-US based law firm Squire Patton Boggs.