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Sweden Advocates The Prohibition Of Importing NPE Textiles Into The European Union

2011/9/27 12:49:00 50

Sweden Advocates The Prohibition Of Importing NPE Textiles Into The European Union

Sweden has notified the European Chemicals authority that it will compile a report on

Nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether

(NPE) documents.


The document will be drafted by the Swedish chemical administration to list the EU's rationale for prohibiting the import of NPE textiles, which was submitted to the European Chemicals authority before August 2012.


Sweden's initiative will eventually lead to a total ban on market sales.

NPE

Textiles.

The Swedish chemical administration estimates that it will take only two years to incorporate the ban into the European chemicals registration, assessment and Licensing Regulation (REACH regulations).


NPE is a biodegradable interface.

active agent

It is highly toxic to aquatic organisms.

The EU's restrictions on the use of NPE and exceptions are contained in Annex XVII of the REACH regulation.

At present, annex XVII states that NPE is not allowed to be put on the market. If it is used for the following purposes, its concentration should not exceed 0.1% of the quality.


1. industrial and institutional cleanliness


2. home cleaning


3. textiles and leather processing


4. emulsifiers in agricultural testing solutions


5. metal processing


6. pulp and water production process


7. cosmetics


8. other personal care products


9. insecticides and auxiliaries in biological killing agents


Some uses are accompanied by several exceptions.

Enclosure

XVII

It is stated that in textile and leather processing, if the NPE is not released into the waste water, and the special wastewater treatment system can completely remove these substances, the NPE concentration can be higher than the permitted level.


 

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