On January 17, 2023, the European Chemical Administration (ECHA) included nine SVHC reviewed substances in the candidate list of substances of high concern (SVHC). So far, the SVHC candidate list has been officially updated to 233 items. Resorcinol (CAS No. 108-46-3), which was previously proposed to be included in the SVHC list in June 2021, is still in a pending state and has not been added to the SVHC candidate substances list this time.

The information of 9 new substances is as follows

Warm tips

The SVHC list is updated twice a year. With the continuous updating of the SVHC list, enterprises face more and more control requirements. ZRLK suggested that relevant enterprises should improve their product risk awareness, investigate the supply chain as early as possible, and pay attention to the update of REACH regulations in time to cope with the changes in regulations calmly.