Solutions to address future EU regulatory restrictions on MIT

摘要

In the coming years,significant changes to European legislation will impact European paints and coatings manufacturers.The proposal of the ECHA risk assessment committee(RAC)to lower the specific concentration limit(SCL)for MIT(2-methy!-2H-isothiazol-3-one)from 1000 ppm down to 15 ppm represents a tremendous challenge for the paints & coatings Industry that is expected to become reality by 2019-2020 at the latest.Finished products with concentrations higher than 15 ppm of MIT will have to be labelled with the CLP hazard statement H317”May cause an allergic skin reaction”.As a consequence of this new CLP implementation,paints containing > 15 ppm MIT will no longer be compliant with European ecolabel.Moreover,product containing more than 15 ppm of MIT are expected to get banned for consumer uses toward 2022-23.