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Sweden Promotes Textiles Ban NPE

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Sweden Promotes Textiles

A few days ago, Sweden informed

Europe

The chemicals Administration (ECHA) will prepare a document on nonylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (NPE) by the Swedish chemicals Administration (Kemi), which lists the EU's rationale for prohibiting the import of NPE textiles, and plans to submit it to ECHA by August 2012.


Sweden's move will eventually lead to a total ban on the sale of textiles containing NPE from the EU.

Kemi estimates that it would take only two years to incorporate the ban into the European chemicals registration, assessment and Licensing Regulation (REACH regulations).


NPE is widely used in printing and dyeing and cleaning processes in the textile industry.

In addition to the textile industry, NPE can also be used as surfactants and detergents.

Once this substance enters the environment, it quickly decomposes into a more toxic one.

Environmental Science

Hormone - NP, that is, nonylphenol.

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

It is stated in the annex that the NPE should not be put on the market for textile and leather processing and metal processing. Its concentration should not exceed 0.1% of the quality.

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.


Various studies have shown that even if NPE emissions are low, it is also very dangerous.

Once the environmental hormone comes into the food chain, it will gradually enlarge through the food chain.

Once the relevant documents of Sweden are submitted, once ECHA prohibits the sale of textiles containing NPE, it will bring great importance to China's vast textile enterprises.

Influence

The inspection and quarantine department suggests that enterprises concerned should pay close attention to the dynamic changes of EU regulations while actively looking for alternative raw materials, opening up export channels, establishing environmental awareness, increasing safety control and reducing waste water.

waste

Pollution of the environment; increase product testing efforts to avoid residual or exceeding the standard cause export resistance.

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