Customers use our materials in a variety of end applications, each having specific regulatory requirements. We work closely with our customers to support them in placing products on their markets. These products comply with the market specific, local and international regulations. Below, we describe the most important regulations for our products and product datasheets that are available for our products.
Regulations and product data sheets
Food contact
Many of our Yparex materials are sold globally. They find their application in food contact materials (multilayer materials, masterbatches, etc.). Those materials needs to be compliant with the applicable food contact regulations in many regions around the world. We assess our materials on regular base according to these regulations. We provide food contact statements (Declarations of Compliance) on request.
Drinking water
Our Yparex materials are used in the production of pipes intended for contact with drinking water. Certified bodies assess these materials according to the national laws or European regulations applicable. For this purpose, we provide detailed information on the composition of our materials to these institutes. This supports our customers in obtaining the relevant drinking water-approvals.
In addition, our Yparex materials for the drinking water industry passes successful the DVGW W542 (The German Association of Gas and Water Professionals requirements for compound pipes in drinking water installations) including the ISO 2578 long-term temperature stability test.
Other application specific regulations and standards
On request, the Compound Company will provide regulatory statements to their customers covering the compliancy with specific chemical regulations and standards. In close cooperation with the suppliers of our raw materials, we assess our materials on regular base according to many regulations. Those statements might include, but are not limited to, the following regulations; Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and packaging Waste, State of California Proposition 65 list, Regulation (EC) No 2019/1021 on Persistent organic pollutants (POP), Directive 2011/65/EU on Restriction of the use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS), Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011 on Allergens, Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL), Absence of critical substances (e.g. SVHC Substances of very High Concern) and many other.
REACH and CLP
The Compound Company is fully compliant with the REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 as amended. All ingredients used in our materials (polymers, monomers, additives, etc.) are registered by our suppliers and meets the applicable REACH requirements.
We provide Safety Data Sheets (SDS’s) for all our products. These Safety Data Sheets are in compliance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 covering Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) of substances and mixtures. The CLP Regulation incorporates the United Nations Globally Harmonized System (GSH) of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals criteria and also compliments the EU REACH regulation. Our safety datasheets are available at our product selector.