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TEGEWA-KosRo Position Paper on Extended Producer Responsibility of EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive

In the context of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) provided for in Article 9, 10 and Annex III of the EU Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (UWWTD), TEGEWA represents industrial companies that manufacture cosmetic raw materials and which – even if these substance manufacturers are not themselves subject to EPR – may be affected by the classification of substances as potential micropollutants in cosmetic products: This is because, once EPR is implemented into national law, the continued use of substances classified as micropollutants in cosmetic products to be placed on the market will trigger an EPR payment obligation on the part of the relevant product manufacturers or importers of cosmetic (end) products.

TEGEWA General Assembly and Board Elections 2026-2028

On 19 June 2026, the association’s most recent General Assembly took place in Bremen, and was entirely dedicated to the association’s 75th anniversary. Whilst this was duly celebrated during the evening event on Thursday, the following day saw, as scheduled, the election of the Executive Board for the 2026–2028 term, as well as the Treasurer and the Auditors.

The composition of the Executive Board is therefore as follows:

Mark Dohmen, Archroma, who has held this office since 2024, was re-elected as Chairman of the TEGEWA Executive Board. Birgit Holz, CHT, and Wolfgang Goertz, Evonik, serve as Deputy Chairpersons. The association’s new Treasurer is Holger Bender, Pulcra.

The other members of the Executive Board are:
Hermann Bach, Clariant
Felix Grimm, Zschimmer & Schwarz
Joachim I. Henkmann, Stahl
Florian Krückl, Kolb
Kristina Platkowski, Schill + Seilacher
Dirk Schär, Sasol
Romy Veit, BASF
Bianca Verstegen, TFL

The following were confirmed as auditors:
Michael Fleig, Sinarmas CEPSA
Friedrich Petry, Textilchemie Dr Petry

Onepager “Enzymes in the textile industry”

TEGEWA and amfep, the European association of manufacturers and formulators of enzyme products, complement their guidelines for the safe handling of enzymes in the textile industry (developed in 2022) with the Onepager you will find here: