ECHA published it's latest report on 'Nanomaterials and REACH', tracking its work in supporting the implementation of REACH Annex amendments concerning nanomaterials.
Estimating number of nanoforms in the market
The report from ECHA in June presented 375 substances likely to exist within nanoforms and the agency has worked with external organisations to try and establish the accuracy of this projection. It now states that 300 substances are probably present in nanoforms. Eurocolour was active also in the analysis and presented an additional report to CARACAL entitled 'Eurocolour’s results of a detailed evaluation of pigments, dyes and fillers listed on EUON as nanomaterials: 30 % of entries wrong'. It's own analysis identified that the EUON registry includes materials listed with national registries, that would not be considered a nanomaterial across different countries in Europe or according to the EU definition. It additionally made the point that many pigments (which make up a significant number of registry entries) are soluble and not considered nanomaterials within the EU definition. Of the 151 substances listed in the ECHA registry that would be considered pigments or dyes, 50 were incorrectly included.
Number of revised dossiers received
157 dossiers have now been submitted, 140 of which are complete. 60 unique substances have been submitted within these dossiers. The initial high failure rate has been much reduced.
Supporting documents
The ECHA report and Eurocolours written report are included here and can be accessed directly from CIRCABC, which is a public repository (requires an account but is free).
