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EU companies cut further the use of chemicals harmful to ozone layer

News Published 14 Sep 2017 Last modified 14 Sep 2017

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Imports, exports and the overall consumption of chemicals harming the ozone layer decreased in the European Union in 2016, according to latest annual report on ozone-depleting substances, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). It shows a continuous trend in the phasing out of such chemicals over the last decade.