REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances)
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical Substances) is very important aspect when considering the European Regulations and generally it is a very good practice for any International market concentrating companies to establish a quality conscious environment
Texnora is a REACH certified manufacturer and exporter of Home furnishing textile products in the international market (certified by TUV Rhineland) and the products and services are in the REACH regulations (SVHCs Free - Substances of Very High Concern) and our working environment also obeys to the European REACH Standards
Adding to the SA8000 (Social Accountability) and Oeko-Tex Certification Texnora is one among few companies in the world to have all these three certifications - delivering value at the best level in the International market and maintaining the customers proud and delight who indulge in business with.
You can get to know what is really REACH meant for:
Objective:
The aim of REACH is to improve the protection of human health and the environment through a better and early identification of the intrinsic properties of chemical substances right from the raw material stage till the final product. The project will create mass awareness and build local capacity on the new Environmental Regulation REACH EC.No.1907/2006. This knowledge transfer would play a vital role to help the leather and textile Industries to comply with this law and stay competitive in European market.
What is SVHC:
SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern) Substances that are one of the following:- Carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMRs)
- Persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic (PBTs)
- Very persistent and bio-accumulative (vPvBs)
- Seriously and / or irreversibly damaging the environment or human health, as substances damaging the hormone system
CANDIDATE LIST: 84 SVHCs (SUBSTANCES OF VERY HIGH CONCERN)
Updated as on (November 2012)
This list is updated at regular intervals by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), it is an agency of European Union. Recently by December (2013), it was increased to 151. Please check this website: http://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
As per European Union Regulations, the above substances should not be used as the ingredients in the products they use which violates their law and there are penalties if the substances are proved so, and it is mandatory to be aware of this mainly who works in this platform and Texnora is one of the few companies who not just mere using this but also really caring and making the entire system (stakeholder cloud) taking up the corporate social responsibility of sharing and generating the awareness among the producers and the working environment so that the objective reaching from the scratch to the end-customer that of various fields which includes suppliers and sub-suppliers - manufacturers of Raw materials in the same field of exercise
