SVHC unleashed ?! – or: What do candidate substances have to do with “sustainability”?

According to Article 33 of the REACH Regulation1, information requirements regarding “candidate substances” or SVHCs (substances of very high concern) in articles must be fulfilled. Unless they are restricted or prohibited by product-specific regulations, communication about the presence of these substances — whether in the supply chain or through notification in the SCIP database — […]
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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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