1、A microplastic-free future for seed treatmentsAs new microplastics legislation transforms agriculture,what does the future hold and how do we get there?Croda,September 2022Table of contentsForeword 3Why are microplastics a problem?4Why go microplastics free?5Understanding what the new legislation me

2、ans?6What exactly is a microplastic?7Where are we now?8Croda and Incotec:Our microplastics journey and what we learned along the way 9What the industry needs to do now 10For companies developing new seed treatments 12For companies who buy seed coatings 13For everyone 14How can we help you?16 Erik Ja

3、n Bartels,Managing Director,Incotec Marta Dobrowolska-Haywood,R&D Manager,Incotec Clare Liptrot,Global Product Safety&Regulatory Affairs Manager,Croda Jane Lawson,Senior Product Safety&Regulatory Specialist,Croda Niels Louwaars,Managing Director,Plantum,The Association for the Plant Reproductive Mat

4、erials Sector Amalia Kafka,Technical Manager,Sustainable Seed Technologies,EuroseedsWith thanks to the following for their input into the reportA proposal by the European Chemicals Agency(ECHA)to ban microplastics from seed treatments and coatings is soon likely to become an EU Directive.Whilst deta

5、ils are still being finalised,this will represent a significant imperative for change.Polymers falling under these rules are widely used in seed coatings,and their makers will have just a few years to find biobased or similar alternatives.Our conversations to date show mixed awareness in the industr

6、y of this legislation,what it says,and its implications.We see some innovations in the market that are likely to replace certain seed treatments soon,but others where that journey has not even started.As a company that has been close to the legislative process,and one which has begun our journey to