The European Commission has granted an authorisation to Laboratoires Expanscience, for the use of 1,2-dichloroethane (EDC) as a process and extracting solvent in the manufacture of plant-derived pharmaceutical bioactive ingredients.
The European Commission has recently granted an authorisation to Chimcomplex S.A. Borzesti for the industrial use of trichloroethylene as a solvent and as a degreasing agent in closed systems.