Technical advice

REACH and SVHC

The products we place on the market are by definition "mixtures", which do not have to be registered with the ECHA under Article 2 No. 9 of the REACH Regulation. We are in close contact with our suppliers and ensure that they act in compliance with REACH and have registered their products or their starting materials in good time.

Another component of REACH is the so-called candidate list (SVHC = Substances of Very High Concern). This list contains substances that have been assigned a special interest by the ECHA. The current candidate list can be found on the ECHA website: http://echa.europa.eu. It should be mentioned here that substances listed there may continue to be bought, sold and used until the final assessment.

Information on the relevant SVHC substances can be found in the manufacturer's current safety data sheet (MSDS) under sections 3.2 and 15.1. Please note that manufacturers are responsible for ensuring that the information in their SDS is up-to-date and correct.

According to REACH, an SDS only needs to be updated if relevant properties or hazards of the substance or mixture change.

You can access current safety data sheets via the following links:

Celanese: SDS Search (celanese.com)

LyondellBasell: Product Documents Home Page (lyondellbasell.com)

Elix: ELIX Polymers | ELIX Polymers leading manufacturer of ABS (elix-polymers.com)

Hyosung Chemicals: Download | Customer Support | Hyosung Chemical

For all other products, please contact your responsible customer service contact.

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