Chemical testing and supply chain risk management services
The chemical 1-methyl-pyrrolidone (CAS number: EC 212-828-1, CAS 872-50-4), which is more commonly known as NMP, has been added to the European REACH Regulation. Leather finishers and manufacturers should be aware of this change and be prepared to test materials
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BLC are delighted to announce a new addition to our Chemical Team, Connell Laurance. Connell has joined BLC as a Chemical and Regulatory Advisor and will be supporting customers and BLC Members with chemical testing and compliance. A significant portion
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BLC has recently acquired an additional two pieces of analytical laboratory equipment: Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICP-MS) This analytical laboratory equipment will be used to deliver chemical testing services and to further broaden the range
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Phthalates are a group of chemicals that are classed as restricted substances and are regulated by REACH; a European Union regulation which prohibits the sale of goods that do not comply with the specified chemical limits. Phthalates are used primarily
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Global chemical company LANXESS is seeking ZDHC Conformance Level 3 through BLC Chem-MAP. LANXESS will be taking the c-MAP Programme on Chem-MAP to achieve their ZDHC conformance. ZDHC have approved Chem-MAP as a scheme to provide level 1 and level
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BLC Chemical Testing is affiliated with BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd., who have recently released a new guide for BLC Members to download. The BLC 2018 Guide to Managing Chemical Requirements in Product is available to BLC Members only who
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On 15th January 2018, seven new Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs) were added to the Candidate List bringing the total to 181 substances. The legal obligations that companies may have resulting from the inclusion of substances in the Candidate
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Michael Costello, Director of Sustainability at Stahl will present ‘The Circular Economy: Opportunities for the Chemical Industry and Leather Supply Chain’ at the Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain Conference 2018. If your organisation is interested in this topic and
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Two international leather chemicals companies, Stahl and Lanxess, will be sponsoring the main sessions of the Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain Conference taking place at the APLF exhibition in Hong Kong on 15th March 2018. BLC and APLF are organising an exciting
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If your company supplies chemicals to the leather industry, your business can become Chem-MAP Certified through the BLC Chem-MAP Programme achieving ZDHC conformance level 3. The BLC Chem-MAP Programme is a new innovative MRSL verification programme which is now ZDHC
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