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Selection of Available Safer Alternatives

Eco-friendly chrome plating based on nanotechnologies

Biodegradable and effective chelating agent from Nouryon

Prevent mold and mildew with natural ingredient from the ocean

High-quality leather made purely from vegetables

Recycrom – Sustainable dyeing solution using 100% recycled clothing

Nofia® Homopolymers - Halogen Free Polymeric Flame Retardants for Plastics

NatSurFact All Natural BioSurfactant

Exolit® OP 560 low-emission, non-halogenated flame retardant for polyurethanes

High IQ® Repel non-Fluorinated Durable Water Repellents

Puralact® B3 sustainable lactide monomer for coating resins

TripleHard – REACH compliant hard chrome is the best in the market

ACTICELL B3

Halogen free flame retardant for PP applications - HFFR 00228 PP

Piñatex® - a natural textile made from pineapple leaf ﬁbre

Elevance C18™ Polyols

Nofia® Reactive Oligomers - Halogen Free Flame Retardants for Resin Systems

Exolit® AP non-halogenated flame retardants – making polyurethanes safer

SpinDye®-coloring method: the new industry standard for coloring fabrics

LANASOL® CE - pioneering replacement of chrome dyes since 20 years

ANTIGEL® KF-D - Antioxidant with additives in solvent mixture

Industry Requests for Safer Alternatives

Water absorbent bio binder to create a spongy block of natural organic materials

Biodegradable chelating agents

Water and oil repellant surface treatments

Bio-based surfactants with low aquatic toxicity

Wanted: Alternative to thiourea in silver polish

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Additional Resources

SINimilarity shows if a substance is structurally similar to a substance on the SIN List, which in turn indicated similar problematic properties. The aim is to help avoid substituting one problematic chemical with another.

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The Textile Guide walks you through the process of chemicals management from a textile industry perspective. You will learn to identify the relevant chemicals and find ideas on how to phase them out.

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The SIN (Substitute It Now!) List is a globally used database of chemicals likely to be banned or restricted in a near future, as we have selected them for fulfilling EU´s REACH ”Substances of Very High Concern” criteria.

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GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals is a method for comparative chemical hazard assessment. It can be used by anybody interested in assessing the inherent hazards of chemicals and their potential effect on human health and the environment.

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The Substitution Support Portal provides general information on substitution and hundreds of ”case stories”, examples of successful substitutions.

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The OECD Substitution and Alternatives Assessment Toolbox (SAAT) is a compilation of resources relevant to chemical substitution and alternatives assessments.

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SIN Producers is a database of companies that are producing or importing the most hazardous chemicals in Europe. This information can be used for making sustainable investments, identifying companies with a product portfolio likely to be regulated.

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CleanGredients is the definitive database of market-ready chemical ingredients pre-approved to meet U.S. EPA’s Safer Choice standard.

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