Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

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Less Than One Month until California Online Ingredients Disclosure Requirements in Effect for Designated Cleaning Products

There is less than one month before the effective date of the online requirements set forth in California’s Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258). S.B. 258 sets forth new requirements on manufacturers of “designated products” to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the manufacturer’s website and product label. The online ingredient disclosure ...

Airline emissions cuts will create new opportunities for plated components in aerospace

Global passenger air travel is on the increase and aircraft manufacturers are struggling to keep up with demand. At the end of 2017, there was a record backlog of over 14,000 units, and the industry ...

Four new SVHCs added to REACH Candidate List

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has officially added four substances of very high concern (SVHCs) to the Candidate List for authorization, bringing the total number of substances on the list to 173. The new additions of January 12, 2017 ...

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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 ...