In October, a new LIFE program project began – "LIFE FitforREACH-2 – Chemicals Risk
Management and Assessment of Alternatives: Tools and best practices to support circularity,
create more sustainable products and avoid regrettable substitution," where Balticfloc is
one of the 16 partners. The project involves 16 companies and organizations from Latvia,
Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland. From Latvia, the participants in the project include the Baltic
Environmental Forum, the Eco-design Competence Center, LASUA, as well as three
manufacturing sector companies – SIA Kvist, SIA Kinetics Nail Systems, and SIA Balticfloc.
From October 24 to 26, 2023, the LIFE FitforREACH-2 project's kick-off meeting took place in
Tallinn. The goal of the project is to support small and medium-sized enterprises in Latvia,
Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland that use hazardous chemical substances in their products or
processes. The project places a significant emphasis on improving chemical substance risk
management in companies and substituting hazardous substances in industrial processes.
We eagerly anticipate the implementation of planned activities to enhance chemical
substance management in the company and replace hazardous chemical substances. The
waste sector is also involved in the project, contributing to assessing how to identify
hazardous substances in waste and how this information can change waste sorting and
processing practices.
The project is funded by the European Union LIFE program and the State Regional
Development Agency (VRAA). More information about the project can be found on the
website www.fitreach.eu.
