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The chemical 1-methyl-pyrrolidone (CAS number: EC 212-828-1, CAS 872-50-4), which is more commonly known as NMP, has been added to the European REACH Regulation. Leather finishers and manufacturers should be aware of this change and be prepared to test materials
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Phthalates are a group of chemicals that are classed as restricted substances and are regulated by REACH; a European Union regulation which prohibits the sale of goods that do not comply with the specified chemical limits. Phthalates are used primarily
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BLC has recently received a Certificate of Excellence from the Institute for Interlaboratory Studies (iis) based in the Netherlands, for the proficiency test PFOA / PFOS for Textile (pt: iis17A05). Perfluorooctane Sulphonate (PFOS) has been classified as persistent, bio-accumulative and
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Recently, a new substance has been added to the Candidate List of REACH: Perfluorohexane-1-sulphonic acid and its salts (PFHxS) CAS number: 355-46-4. This brings to total number of substances on the Candidate List to 174. For the full list of
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The European Commission recently published Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/227 which amended Annex XVII of REACH by creating a new entry (#67) which restricts Decabromodiphenyl ether (DecaBDE).This new restriction will apply to substances, mixtures and articles from 2nd March 2019. DecaBDE
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The European Union (EU) has published a proposal to regulate PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid, its salts and other PFOA-related substances under Annex XVII of REACH. If adopted, the restriction will be implemented in 2020. According to definitions; ‘PFOA related substances’ are
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