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Member Communications
10 November 2025 Agenda for Associate Technical Committee Thursday 27th November 2025 BC25-897 » 10/11/2025 BCF25-897 ATC Dear member Please find downloadable here the agenda for the Associat...
07 November 2025 BCF Guidance on labelling of Decorative Coatings BCF25-896 » 07/11/25 BCF25-896 DCTC Dear member A working group from the CLP Panel have been reviewing the BCF guidance o...
07 November 2025 BCF CLP and SDS Guidance BCF25-895 » 07/11/25 BCF25-895 CLPP Dear member A small working group have been working on updating the BCF Guidance...
07 November 2025 Update on EU Omnibus VI on CLP Simplification - Friday 7th November 2025 BCF25-894 » 07/11/2025 BCF25-892 CCG, DCTC, GCG, HPC, IWCG, ICG, MCG, PCTC, PITC, VR ...
07 November 2025 BCF Chemical Regulations Update - Friday 7th November 2025 » 07/11/25 BCF25-893 CLP Contacts, CLP Panel Dear member, I hope you are we...
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Press releases
16 hours ago Press release – 2025 BCF Awards Celebrate Professionals Shaping the Future of Coatings » Image: Award winners on stage at the 2025 BCF Awards ceremony in Chester The winners of the...
24 September 2025 Press release – Coatings Care 2025 finalists unveiled: setting the standard for sustainable practice » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) is celebrating the invaluable contribution of companies to the coati...
06 August 2025 Press release – Finalists revealed for the British Coatings Federation’s 2025 Awards » The British Coatings Federation (BCF) are pleased to announce the shortlisted entries for the 2025 Awards. Following a ser...
01 August 2025 Press release – BCF Issues Statement on EU TiO2 Court Case: ‘Victory for Common Sense’ » The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today dismissed an appeal from the European Commission and France against...
14 July 2025 Press release - BCF Comments on Defra Consultation on Extending Registration Deadlines for UK REACH » Responding to Defra’s new consultation on extending – yet again – the registration deadlines for UK REAC...
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Blog
18 March 2025 Blog - Addressing claims about the contribution of paint to microplastics pollution » A recent newspaper article in a UK tabloid newspaper referenced paints and coatings as the main source of global microplas...
11 February 2025 BCF Statement on Thermal Paint for BBC This Morning Live Programme » ‘The British Coatings Federation believes it very unlikely that paints applied in such thin coatings could lead to the typ...
21 October 2024 Blog – #ProtectCollectDispose Week is back - we need input to secure continuation of DIY antifouling » While antifouling does a great job of keeping our hulls clean, and even has some environmental...
26 July 2024 BCF Blog: The New UK Government: outlook for business and the coatings sector » By David Park, BCF Public Affairs Manager Three weeks have passed since the UK General Election. It delivered a...
07 June 2024 BCF Relaunches its Manifesto for the Coatings Sector » Back in December, at a reception in the House of Commons, BCF launched its Essential Coatings Report and a companion Man...
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BCF Digest
30 March 2023 Digest 131, April 2023 » Information from BCF A new BCF Guide on the impact on coating products containing substances classified as CMR’s ha...
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