News
2023
Products containing a substance newly designated as an SVHC
Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
Dear valued customers,
This is to inform you of a change in the status, in an EU regulation, of one of the chemical substances used in some of the products Polyplastics offers.
European Chemical Agency (ECHA) updated its list of SVHCs, prescribed in Article 59 of Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) on January 17, 2023. This list now includes a chemical substance that is used as an ingredient in some of the products Polyplstics offers. The chemical name and CAS number of this substance are shown below.
https://echa.europa.eu/-/echa-adds-nine-hazardous-chemicals-to-candidate-list
Substance
Melamine (CAS No.108-78-1)
Products using the substance (CAS No.108-78-1) above the threshold concentration (0.1 wt%)
Please refer to Annex of this document.
For the exact concentration of the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) in these products and other related questions, please make inquiries using our official inquiry site.
Notification requirements triggered by this change
Importers and manufacturers of articles in EU that contain the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) above the threshold (0.1 wt%) are required to submit the following notifications according to the procedure prescribed by ECHA. For more information, refer to the following URLs.
1. Notification to SCIP database
- Who needs to submit a notification:
Importers and manufactures of articles containing the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) above 0.1 wt% in EU regardless of the annual volume of import/manufacture. - Notification deadline:
The day of placing articles on the market in EU after the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) is designated as an SVHC.
See https://echa.europa.eu/scip.
2. Notification to ECHA
- Who needs to submit a notification:
Importers and manufactures of articles containing the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) above 0.1 wt% in EU, for whom the total volume of the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) exceeds 1 metric ton/year. - Notification deadline:
Within 6 months from the date the substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) is designated as an SVHC.
See https://echa.europa.eu/support/dossier-submission-tools/reach-it/notifying-substances-in-articles
Safety Precautions for Handling Articles
In pursuant to the EU CLP regulation (Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures), the health hazard classification of the substance itself (CAS No. 108-78-1) is “Carcinogenicity/Category 2*. On the other hand, the concentrations of this substance (CAS No. 108-78-1) in the products that are listed in Annex are low enough to make these products fall into none of the health hazard classifications.
For information regarding appropriate handling and general precautions of these products, please refer to their Safety Data Sheets**.
*The classification will come into force on November 23, 2023.
**https://www.polyplastics.com/sds/index.do?_LOCALE=ENGLISH
If you have any questions, please use the following inquiry website or contact our sales representatives.
Polyplastics Inquiry Website
Please make inquires using the subject heading “SVHC” from the link below.
Polyplastics official website inquiry
Sincerely yours,
Jun Haruhara
Chief
Quality Assurance Department
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Annex
Products using the substance above the threshold concentration (0.1 wt%)
(This includes all color numbers)
|
No.1 |
DURACON® POM |
AW-01 |
No.49 |
DURACON® POM |
M25-51 |
|
No.2 |
DURACON® POM |
AW-02 |
No.50 |
DURACON® POM |
M25HP |
|
No.3 |
DURACON® POM |
AW-09 |
No.51 |
DURACON® POM |
M270-02 |
|
No.4 |
DURACON® POM |
CH-15 |
No.52 |
DURACON® POM |
M270-02SLM |
|
No.5 |
DURACON® POM |
CH-20 |
No.53 |
DURACON® POM |
M270-07 (2 |
|
No.6 |
DURACON® POM |
CHB-5M |
No.54 |
DURACON® POM |
M270-31 |
|
No.7 |
DURACON® POM |
CS-20 |
No.55 |
DURACON® POM |
M270-35 |
|
No.8 |
DURACON® POM |
CW-01 |
No.56 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-02 |
|
No.9 |
DURACON® POM |
DS-01 |
No.57 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-07 (2 |
|
No.10 |
DURACON® POM |
DS-01M |
No.58 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-31 |
|
No.11 |
DURACON® POM |
EB06M |
No.59 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-34 |
|
No.12 |
DURACON® POM |
EB-08 |
No.60 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-35 |
|
No.13 |
DURACON® POM |
EB-10 |
No.61 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-71 |
|
No.14 |
DURACON® POM |
EL-10 |
No.62 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-F7M |
|
No.15 |
DURACON® POM |
ES-5 |
No.63 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-RB |
|
No.16 |
DURACON® POM |
ES-5T |
No.64 |
DURACON® POM |
M90-SL |
|
No.17 |
DURACON® POM |
EW-02 |
No.65 |
DURACON® POM |
MS-02 |
|
No.18 |
DURACON® POM |
FC-02 |
No.66 |
DURACON® POM |
NF-15R |
|
No.19 |
DURACON® POM |
GB-25 |
No.67 |
DURACON® POM |
NT-15 |
|
No.20 |
DURACON® POM |
GB-25R |
No.68 |
DURACON® POM |
PW-01 |
|
No.21 |
DURACON® POM |
GC-10 |
No.69 |
DURACON® POM |
PX-15 |
|
No.22 |
DURACON® POM |
GC-25 |
No.70 |
DURACON® POM |
PX-20 |
|
No.23 |
DURACON® POM |
GC-25R |
No.71 |
DURACON® POM |
SF-10 |
|
No.24 |
DURACON® POM |
GC-25S |
No.72 |
DURACON® POM |
SF-15 |
|
No.25 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-10L |
No.73 |
DURACON® POM |
SF-20 |
|
No.26 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-10T |
No.74 |
DURACON® POM |
SL-20 |
|
No.27 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-11M |
No.75 |
DURACON® POM |
SW-01 |
|
No.28 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-15W |
No.76 |
DURACON® POM |
SW-22 |
|
No.29 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-20L |
No.77 |
DURACON® POM |
SW-41 |
|
No.30 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-20M |
No.78 |
DURACON® POM |
SX-35 |
|
No.31 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-25 |
No.79 |
DURACON® POM |
SX-35M |
|
No.32 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-25D |
No.80 |
DURACON® POM |
TC-15L |
|
No.33 |
DURACON® POM |
GH-25LV |
No.81 |
DURACON® POM |
TC-20L |
|
No.34 |
DURACON® POM |
GM-18S |
No.82 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-10 |
|
No.35 |
DURACON® POM |
GM-20 |
No.83 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-15 |
|
No.36 |
DURACON® POM |
GM-20C |
No.84 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-15R |
|
No.37 |
DURACON® POM |
JW-03 (1 |
No.85 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-20 |
|
No.38 |
DURACON® POM |
JW-22 |
No.86 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-25 |
|
No.39 |
DURACON® POM |
KT-05M |
No.87 |
DURACON® POM |
TD-5 |
|
No.40 |
DURACON® POM |
KT-10H |
No.88 |
DURACON® POM |
TR-10D |
|
No.41 |
DURACON® POM |
KT-10R |
No.89 |
DURACON® POM |
TR-20 |
|
No.42 |
DURACON® POM |
KT-20 |
No.90 |
DURACON® POM |
TR-20LV |
|
No.43 |
DURACON® POM |
LG-20 |
No.91 |
DURACON® POM |
TR-5 |
|
No.44 |
DURACON® POM |
LU-02LV |
No.92 |
DURACON® POM |
TW-31 |
|
No.45 |
DURACON® POM |
M25-01 |
No.93 |
DURACON® POM |
TW-51 |
|
No.46 |
DURACON® POM |
M25-04 |
No.94 |
DURACON® POM |
U10-01 |
|
No.47 |
DURACON® POM |
M25-34 |
No.95 |
DURACON® POM |
U10-91 |
|
No.48 |
DURACON® POM |
M25-35 |
No.96 |
DURACON® POM |
VW-09 |
(1 All color numbers except for “CF2002”.
(2 These color concentrates are not subject to the notification requirements described in 1 and 2 above if the common let-down ratio (or dilution factor) of 20:1 is used.
Note: DURACON® is a registered trademark of Polyplastics Co., Ltd. in Japan.