Series, Sustainability, NovaLoop

NovaLoop series: Product compliance & sustainability 2022!

We are heading into an exciting new year. For the next four weeks, every Wednesday we will highlight one of the numerous environment-related product topics which will become relevant for market participants in the European Economic Area in 2022. NovaLoop’s “Product Compliance & Sustainability” series takes a close look at selected key issues that may […]
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Season's Greetings
  • 14. December 2021

SEASON’S GREETINGS

” Everything that is done in this world is done by hope.” – Martin Luther                                 Another challenging year is coming to an end. During this season, we take time to reflect upon the good things we have and would like […]
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IHK Webinar Circular Economy
  • 2. December 2021

Event hosted by IHK Karlsruhe: NovaLoop presents on “Circular Economy – Challenges & Opportunities for Sustainable Products”.

On December 8, the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a free virtual event (in German) on the topic of “EU Green Deal: Circular Economy for products”. We are looking forward to contributing to the webinar with a presentation on “Circular Economy – Challenges & Opportunities for Sustainable Products”. Further information about the […]
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Certificate Material Data Officer
  • 26. November 2021

NEW: Certificate course “Material Compliance Officer”

Not only companies in the chemical industry are facing a growing number of substance- and material-related requirements that need to be managed for a successful market presence. REACH, RoHS, SCIP, CLP, but also TSCA or the so-called California Proposition 65 require a wide range of expertise and technical knowledge. Responsible employees in the field of […]
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application, team, vacancy
  • 28. October 2021

Join our team – We are hiring!

First practical experience with sustainability projects and product compliance? Interested in the strategical consulting of our international clients?We are looking for a professional (m/f/d) to join our “Sustainability Services/Consulting” team as soon as possible!  Keen to join a start-up company and interested in an agile work environment with mobile office options? Our team needs your […]
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SCIP database, use
  • 19. October 2021

Germany: Clarification on obligation to use the SCIP database

Companies based in Germany will only properly fulfill their information obligations to ECHA under Section 16 f ChemG if they do so by submitting their data to the SCIP database. In its response to the “Kleine Anfrage” on “Taking Stock – Half a Year of the SCIP Database” (Drs. 19/32063), the German government clearly states […]
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  • 6. August 2021

RoHS Annex III and Annex IV – Current Status

During our RoHS quick update webinar on July 21st, we presented the latest update from Annex III and Annex IV exemptions were expected to expire the same day. This was a hot topic for the participants of the webinar. After the webinar, we were asked to provide a follow up on the status of these […]
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Chemicals SVHC

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 57427-55-1)– MCCP (CAS No. 1372804-76-6, 85535-85-9, 198840-65-2 and EG No. 950-299-5) – 1,4-dioxane (CAS No. 123-91-1)– orthoboric acid, sodium salt […]
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NovaLoop webinars
  • 24. June 2021

NovaLoop Webinare: Our upcoming events

We are excited to announce our next series of webinars on Material Data Management & Compliance. Join us and learn how Europe´s transition towards a Circular Economy will impact your company´s material data management! We will provide you with an update on the latest developments on SCIP, Prop65, RoHS and REACH. The number of participants […]
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Recyclability, Environmental claims
  • 21. June 2021

“Recyclability” – only in theory?!

On supermarket shelves we find a colorful variety of logos and labels that advertise product packaging as “recyclable” and thus supposedly environmentally friendly. But what does “recyclable” actually mean? Only rarely is it transparent to the end user what exactly the claim refers to: Whereas some of the logos are based on a manufacturer’s own […]
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