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CTC's chemical analysis laboratories are highly specialised and have in-depth understanding of the materials, components and chemicals used in the fashion, luxury goods, sports and personal protective equipment industries.
CTC is actively involved in international standardisation committees, and our experts monitor regulations to anticipate changes and recommend pertinent analyses. Consequently, CTC will recommend the appropriate analyses based not only on the materials making up your product, but also on the country of sale and, therefore, the applicable legislation.
CTC can help you develop ‘RSL’ specifications as well as carry out your chemical, physical, biomechanical and environmental tests and your international monitoring of substances of concern.
At CTC, we perform chemical testing to quantify substances that are harmful to humans or the environment. These tests can be carried out on all kinds of leather goods or gloves.
Thanks to their knowledge of the “leather”, “textile”, “polymer” and “metal” matrices, our experts can help you determine the right testing programme for the different materials in your products.
We also carry out chemical testing in the “water matrix” through our microbiological analysis laboratory (also called environmental analysis laboratory).
We will then offer you a chemical analysis programme tailored to the specific requirements of your products, for example:
The testing programme will also take into account your internal quality requirements (specifications, RSL ).
To support your quality improvement efforts across the board, CTC includes:
Consumer goods intended for sale on the European market must comply with numerous chemical restrictions, particularly those set out in the REACh Regulation. This is a European Union (EU) regulation adopted at the end of 2006 to protect human health and the environment from the risks associated with chemical substances.
Annex XVII of the REACh Regulation sets out mandatory restrictions for goods intended for European consumers, whether manufactured in a European Union country or outside Europe. This annex is updated regularly, as new requirements for chemicals are introduced. CTC monitors it constantly to help you anticipate upcoming changes.
In addition to these restrictions, the REACh Regulation may require you to disclose the presence of certain substances in your products. These are substances identified as being of very high concern (SVHC) on the Candidate List.
Ultimately, Europe aims to include these SVHCs in its Annex XIV, making their use subject to authorisation. European factories will no longer be able to use these chemicals without express authorisation.
CTC's expertise enables us to identify critical substances of very high concern (SVHC) in leather, textile and polymer materials.
Products are tested for hazardous chemicals that may be allergenic, irritant or CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic). The CTC laboratories offer the following analyses of substances that are regulated or known to be hazardous (non-exhaustive list):
Accredited in accordance with standard ISO 17025, CTC’s laboratories are dedicated to accessories, including leather goods, as well as to clothing in the fashion, luxury and sport sectors. They are ideally located in manufacturing regions in Europe, China, India, Vietnam, Tunisia, etc.