EU ROUND UP – GUIDANCE ON SECURING EU ECOLABEL FOR PAINTS RELEASED
February 1st, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Commission has released criteria for awarding a European Union (EU) Ecolabel for indoor and outdoor paints and varnishes. A detailed guidance note covers conditions on white pigment and wet scrub resistance and titanium dioxide content. It also lays down standards on usage efficiency relating to spreading rates, water resistance, adhesion, abrasion, weathering, water vapour permeability, liquid water permeability, fungal resistance, crack bridging, alkali resistance and corrosion resistance. It also imposes conditions on the presence of volatile and ...
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