What is REACH?
REACH is a new European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals. It came into force on 1st June 2007 and replaces a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system.
Delamin have pre registered all products that fall within the scope of REACH and now sit in a number of Siefs (Substance information exchange forums). When Delamin have completed the registration process for a particular substance the details will be posted on this website.
The RoHS Regulations prohibit the entrance to the EU market of new Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) containing more than the permitted levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium and both polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, from 1 July 2006. There are a number of exempt applications for these substances. Delamin have tested products in the product range that are likely to be used in EEE for compliance.
| Substance | Product |
| | Limits | Delacal | Delamag | Delamag Hydro |
| Lead - Pb | 0.10% | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % |
| Mercury - Hg | 0.10% | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % |
Hexavalent Chromium - Cr(VI) | 0.10% | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % | < 0.10 % |
| Cadmium - | 0.01% | < 0.01 % | < 0.01 % | < 0.01 % |
Declaration:
Delacal, Delamag and Delamag Hydro are not chemically associated with polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) or polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants
The Statute
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) became law on October 11, 1976 and became effective on January 1, 1977, except Section 4 (f) which took effect two years later. The Act authorized United States Environmental Protection Agency to secure information on all new and existing chemical substances, as well as to control any of the substances that were determined to cause unreasonable risk to public health or the environment.
Congress later added additional titles to the Act, with this original part designated at Title I - Control of Hazardous Substances.
Delamin is an innovative company and develops and commercializes new chemical substances for the international market. Whilst many of Delamin’s products already exist on the TSCA register, new products have to be registered with the EPS before they can be commercialized in the North American market.