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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

The new ECHA CHEM database has been released by ECHA, and it now contains all REACH registration data. There are more details on the transition of ECHA's published data to ECHA CHEM here.

Diss Factsheets

Manufacture, use & exposure

Article service life

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Service life

Article used by:
consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
AC 6: Leather articles
AC 8: Paper articles
AC 13: Plastic articles
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Article category (AC):
AC 6: Leather articles
Article category (AC):
AC 8: Paper articles
Article category (AC):
AC 13: Plastic articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC5: Use at industrial site leading to inclusion into/onto article
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6b: Use of reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Process category (PROC):
PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
Process category (PROC):
PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
Process category (PROC):
PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
AC 6: Leather articles
AC 8: Paper articles
AC 13: Plastic articles
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Service life of PET articles in industrial settings
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC12a: Processing of articles at industrial sites with low release
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Name of activity / technique:
Handling, moulding and forming of PET articles
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Registration/ Notification status for the use:
use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
Article used by:
consumers
Substance intended to be released from article:
no
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Name of activity / technique:
Service life of PET/PES articles containing diantimony tris(ethylene glycolate)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumersopen allclose all
Name of activity / technique:
Wearing of textiles (incl. artificial leather) made out of PET/PES fibres or filament yarn.
Article category (AC):
AC5f: Fabrics, textiles and apparel: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use
Name of activity / technique:
Wearing of “artificial leather” made out of PET/PES fibres or filament garn
Article category (AC):
AC6f: Leather articles: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use
Name of activity / technique:
Swallowing of toy particles made out of PET.
Article category (AC):
AC5b: Fabrics, textiles and apparel: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
Name of activity / technique:
Swallowing of toy particles made out of PET.
Article category (AC):
AC13b: Plastic articles: Toys intended for children's use (and child dedicated articles)
Name of activity / technique:
Use of personal sanitary products, hygienic paper made out of PET/PES.
Article category (AC):
AC8f1: Paper articles: Articles with intense direct dermal contact during normal use: personal hygiene articles
Name of activity / technique:
Short contact to articles/ handling of plastic products made out of PET under ambient temperature.
Article category (AC):
AC 13: Plastic articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR

Service life

Article used by:
workers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC10a: Widespread use of articles with low release (outdoor)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC11a: Widespread use of articles with low release (indoor)
Contributing activity / technique for consumers
Article category (AC):
AC 5: Fabrics, textiles and apparel
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
Related assessment:
use assessed in a joint CSR