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Guide on the application of REACH Regulation

             10. Heavy metals [ 2004/96/EC]

             11. Organotins [2002/62/EC]

             12. Short Chain Chlorinated paraffins [2002/45/EEC]

             13. Dimethyl fumarates[2009/251/EC]

             14. AOX [200/479/EC]

             15. ROHS

             16. E N71-9

Are now included in Annex XVII of REACH. Textile processors need to ensure that the articles
they manufacture or import into EU meet the requirements and the limits of restrictions.

These are also relevant from the Roadmap towards “Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals
(ZDHC) of 11 groups of hazardous substances.

8.4	 Coatings Industry

Basic Functions of coatings is to provide Aesthetics (visual appeal colour, sheen, gloss,
special effects) and Protection (protection of concrete, masonry, wood, metals etc. from
weather, sunlight, microbes, corrosion, abrasions etc.).

Generally Coatings are preparations made using several components shown below. (Each
component may itself be a preparation). Under REACH, individual ‘substances in preparations’
have to be registered if they meet the criteria.

■ Colorants               : Pigments (Inorganic / Organic)

■ Solvents                : Aliphatic / Aromatic / Water (alcohols, esters, glycols)

■ Binders                 : Oils / Alkyds / Epoxies / Polyurethanes / Acrylics / Silicones

■ Additives               : Driers (naphthenate and octoate salts of Co, Pb, Mn)

■ Rheology modifiers	 : (cellulose, hydrogenated castor oils, modified urea’s
    etc.);

■ Microbicides            : (PCP, Organotins, isothiazolinones) ;

■ Surfactants             : (APEO as well as non-APEO based);

■ Defoamers               : (Silicone and non silicone)

Important issues that need to be examined may be as shown below

Component    Issue                                               Concern
Colourants   Pigments
                                          Banned pigments or         Annex XVII and SVHC
Solvents     Pigments                     banned aryl amines that
Binders                                   can be released from
             Glycol ethers                pigments
Additives
Surfactants  Acrylamide                   Heavy metals like Pb,      Annex XVII and SVHC
             Urethanes                    Cd, Cr
             Plasticizers
             Organotins                   Reproductive toxicity of Annex XVII
             APEO based surfactants       glycol ethers

                                          Residual monomer           SVHC

                                                                     Annex XVII

                                          Phthalates                 SVHC

                                          Catalysts                  Annex XVII

                                                                     Annex XVII and SVHC

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