Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

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Four New SVHCs in Latest REACH Compliance Update

The first of two biannual updates to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulation was issued on January 17, expanding the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs) with four new substances. Companies manufacturing, importing, or distributing in the EU have a duty to communicate the presence of any listed SVHC above the 0.1 percent ...

Substances of Concern In articles (SCIP) FAQs

Q1. WHY WAS THE SCIP DATABASE IMPLEMENTED? Ans. The SCIP database is a result of the European Union’s (EU) Waste Framework Directive (WFD). the goal of SCIP is to create an eco-friendly ...

ECHA candidate list update with far-reaching impact!

Since 08 July 2021, the candidate list of substances of very high concern for Authorization comprises of 219 substances. The newly added eight substances are: PDDP (CAS No. 210555-94-5, 27459-10-5, 27147-75-7, 121158-58-5, 74499-35-7 and ...

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Sustainable Bonding for Starchy and Dextrin Containing Adhesive Systems

Boron acid were still up four years ago as an indispensable additive for adhesive glues and for various industrial applications. When in 2011 Boron and its derivate were included in the candidate list SVHC (substances of very high concern) by ECHA as cmr-substances the manufacture and winding of cardboard cores and paper tubes and related industries faced a big challenge. With Gilunal A as boron ...