REACH is the Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force on 1st June 2007 to streamline and improve the former legislative framework on chemicals of the European Union (EU). REACH places greater responsibility on industry to manage the risks that chemicals may pose to the health and the environment.
All manufacturers and importers of chemicals must identify and manage risks linked to the substances they manufacture and market. For substances produced or imported in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year per company, manufacturers and importers need to demonstrate that they have appropriately done so by means of a registration dossier, which shall be submitted to the Agency.
SCL has pre-registered and/or registered the following substances in accordance with the REACH Regulation.
Registered substances
| Common name |
Chemical name |
Formula | EINECS N° | Registration N. |
| Boric acid | Boric acid | HBO3 |
233-139-2 | 01‐2119486683‐25‐0026 |
| Borax anhydrous | Sodium Tetraborate Anhydrous | Na2B4O7 |
215-540-4 | 01‐2119490790‐32‐0011 |
| Borax pentahydrate | Sodium Tetraborate Pentahydrate | Na2B4O7.5H2O | 215-540-4 | 01‐2119490790‐32‐0011 |
| Borax decahydrate | Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate | Na2B4O7.10H2O | 215-540-4 | 01‐2119490790‐32‐0011 |
| Sodium Octaborate | Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate | Na2B8O13.4H2O | 234-541-0 | 01‐2119490860‐33‐0002 |
| Zinc Borate | DodecaBoron Tetrazinc docosaoxide | Zn4B12O22*7H2O | 235-804-2 | 01-2119691658-19-0001 |
| Boron ethanolamine | 2-aminoethanol, monoester with boric acid | n.d. |
233-829-3 | 01-2119557854-26-0000 |
Pre-registered substances
| Common name |
Chemical name |
Formula | EINECS N° | Registration deadline |
| Ammonium pentaborate | Ammonium Pentaborate Tetrahydrate | NH4B5O8.4H2O |
234-521-1 |
31/05/2013 |
| Potassium pentaborate | Potassium Pentaborate Tetrahydrate | KB5O8.4H2O | 234-371-7 |
31/05/2018 |
| Potassium tetraborate | Potassium Tetraborate Tetrahydrate | K2B4O7.4H2O | 215-575-5 |
31/05/2018 |
| Potassium octaborate | Dipotassium Octaborate Tetrahydrate | K2B8O13.4H2O | 215-575-5 |
31/05/2018 |