Modern Testing Services (Germany) GmbH Restricted Substances Seminar Achieving RSL Program Objectives September 21, 2006 Dongguan, China.

Modern Testing Services (Germany) GmbH

Restricted Substances Seminar

Achieving RSL Program Objectives

September 21, 2006

Dongguan, China


Modern Testing Services (Germany) GmbHEnviroTexGmbH

About MTS Germany

• Investor of MTS-Group: Mr. Byung Won Park

• Global EHS service for textiles, toys, shoes, electronic and other articles

• EHS concepts, research und material analytics

• Locations:

Hongkong, Dongguan, Shanghai, Singapore, India, South Korea Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Turkey, Italy, Germany, UK and others


RSL Program Objectives

• Compliance with global chemical substances regulations

• Avoidance of product safety and liability issues

• Generally safe products for human and environment

• Ready for REACh, the new European Chemical Law

• Optimized production and product quality


How to achieve RSL objectives?

• Classical version:RSL conformity by means of systematic analytical control on all levels

• Trust versionRSL conformity based on compliance declarations through the whole global textile supply chain

statistical analytical control

• Integrated und sustainable version

RSL-conformity through implementaion of modern product- und raw material approval systems during manufacturing

Responsibilty stays 100% within the supply chain


Pro and Contra

• Classical version:Independency of supply chainPractically no transparency in the case of failureRaising costs and analytical challenges Running out model

• Trust versionFavourite on the market at the momentBut, can we really trust the supply chain?High risk for unneeded substance restrictions (to be on safe side)Innovation

• Integrated and sustainable versionThe clear concept futureChallenging, needs special know how about textile chemistryProvides maximum of flexibility und transparency


Development of a toxicologically validated and integrated consumer safety screening system for textile products

Textile raw materials

Chemicalraw materials

Theoretical calculation of ecological and toxicological

charges to plant environment and consumer environment

Charges to air

Charges to water

Charges to workplace

Specific charge factors (intrinsic properties)

Charges to consumer

via textile product

Compare to RSL

Prove by classical expensive analytical tools


Product Development

Design

Recipe + Process Development

Pilot Production

Raw Material + Plant Selection

Pre Production Run

Regular Production

Go To Market

Easy EHS Screening(Keep full Innovation Power)

EHS Development Screening based on Master Recipes / Raw Materials

(MSDS, Compliance Declaration, Experience)

Detailed Product Approval for all factories and raw materials

Final permit

Go To Market


Product/ProcessRaw Material

Approval Procedure

InternalEHS-Assessment

ExternalEHS-Assessment

Product SafetyEvaluation Report

Release for Production

Release for Marketing

Go to Market

No

NoYes

Yes


InternalEHS Assessment

Waste WaterEmissions

Air EmissionsWorkers andPlant Safety

COD/BOD(mass flow andconcentration)

AquaticToxicity

Biodegra-dability

organic-C

specialsubstances

mass flow andconcentration

TLV

storage fire

powder explosion

Waste Energy

Specialsubstances

specificconsumption of...

odor emissions/immissions

toxic emissions/immissions

residual liquorconcept

Cut, Make, TrimGarment/Fabric/Yarn

Finshing/Making


ExternalEHS Assessment

Consumer Safety Legal AspectsEnvironmental

Fate

Skin Exposure

Oral Exposure

Inhalative Exposure

Ironing

Daily Use

usage bans

limit values

public perceptionlimits

voluntarily limits

Recycling

Landfill

Waste Incineration

Household Wash

Fabric/Nonwovens, Metal/Plastic parts, Leather, Tags, Threads, Foam etc.


4500 Substance Producers

Formulator and speciality substance producer, big

50 Auxiliaries Dyestuffs

2600 Textile Auxiliaries Dyestuffs

Yarn CO/Synth.

25 Basic Chemicals 120 Textile Auxiliaries 160 Dyestuffs

1500 substances

Yarn Merchant Finisher, small

5000 recipes/processes

500 yarn types to knitwear producer

Knitwear Finishing

one process for analysis

Dealer

Sources Europe Egypt Turkey India


Pre-treatment Dyeing Finishing

Wettingagent

20 g/kg yarn

Sub.1Sub.2Sub.3Sub.4Sub.5....

total:10 subst.(estimated)

pH-regulator10 g/kg yarn

Dyestuff 30.2 g/kg yarn



Carrier 25 g/kg yarn

Carrier 130 g/kg yarn

Salt60 g/kg yarn

Deaerationagent

5 g/kg yarnSoftener

25 g/kg yarn







Dyestuff-preparation62.8 %

Azin-dye9.3 %

Na-sulfat14.2 %

Dextrin10.7 %

Preparation 12.9 %

Preparation 20.1 %....


Preparation 127.3 %

Preparation 224.8 %

Urea4.1 %

Polyethylen-glykol0.7 %

Water43.1 %....


Benzyl-benzoate37.5 %

Preparation 127 %

Glykolether20.5 %

Water15 %....


Na-Sulfat100 %

total:1 substance

Glykolether30 %

Fatty alcohol30 %

FA-ethoxylate10 %

C8-alcohol4 %

Polysiloxane2 %

total:5 substances

2 Fatty acid cond.products8-10 %

Polyethylene2-4 %

Siloxane7-9 %

5 emulsifiers5 %

others

total:26 subst.

Finishing PES/PAN yarn

Estimated 200 substances used for this process

Example: Finishing of PES/PAN-Yarn


Basic chemicals (~1500)

Textile Chemicals: Speciality Substances (~1500)Dyestuffs and Effect Giving Substances

Textile Chemicals: Preparations (~15000)Textile Auxiliaries and Dyestuff Preparations

RECIPES(up to 15000/company)

Textile Finishing

Finished fibre, yarn, fabric, garment(up to 30000/company)

Users further Downstream (e.g. automotive industry)& Final Consumers

Fibres,yarns,

fabrics,garments

IMPORT


Thank you for your attendance

Dr. Dieter Sedlak

Managing Director


86153 Augsburg, Provinostr. 52

Phone: +49 821 569799610

Mobile: +49 1792152407

Modern Testing Services (Germany) GmbH Restricted Substances Seminar Achieving RSL Program Objectives September 21, 2006 Dongguan, China.

Documents

market slide

yarn slide

supply chain slide

product quality slide

rsl objectives

mts germany investor

textile product compare

consumer environment