REACH - Registration obligation for chemical substances

The regulation has had to be complied with since 1 June 2018, it standardises chemicals legislation across Europe and increases the level of knowledge about hazards and risks that can be posed by chemicals. The REACH regulation is considered to be one of the strictest chemicals laws in the world.
For Brugger, it has been a matter of course to consistently comply with it for years.
The following applies: anyone who manufactures or imports a substance for the first time in a quantity of 1 tonne per year (including mixtures of substances) must register it. The responsible agency is called ECHA and is based in Finland. All substances or mixtures of substances that are imported into the EU or are also used or produced by European manufacturers must be registered - the ECHA database of registered substances can be used for this purpose. This registration must also state whether and in what form this substance or mixture of substances has a harmful effect on humans.

SVHC - a list that packs a punch

REACH contains a list of candidate substances (or substance mixtures) of substances of very high concern - SVHC. In other words, substances that are to be categorised as particularly harmful in terms of their hazardousness. For these substances named in the SVHC candidate list, we must inform our customers that they may be included. Depending on the material, there may also be bans on the use of certain articles.

For us as a manufacturer, it is important to be a pioneer here too. We are now in a position to state the proportions in the product for (almost) all the substances / mixtures of substances we use, both in total and in relation to the individual components. We can also show whether and, if so, why a product is REACH-compliant or RoHS-compliant or not. For REACH, for example, we indicate the information obligation if an SVHC substance is contained in the product (or in a component of the product).

Another Brugg success story!

We make no compromises when it comes to the correct registration of magnetic materials, the registration task has been in the hands of a product law firm in Augsburg since the beginning of 2020 and the registration of the substances to be registered by us has now been completed - a year-long registration process is thus behind us.
It is extremely important to us that we are legally compliant on the market, we have achieved this and are one of the few producers that operate safely on the market - we can essentially supply our customers with everything they need to break down the products:
- Lists of possible SVHC substances
- Present and name RoHS exemptions
- Identify materials that may not be used in certain cases.

Improving also means renewing! We emphasise transparent, sustainable action.
Our partners can rely on this!