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Application of the ePD™ process as a technical alternative to functional decorative chrome plating with chromium (VI) of plastic surfaces

Chromic acid was added to the REACH authorisation list in 2013 and its use has required authorisation in the EU since 2017.

The Alternative

As a technical alternative, an embedded PVD process is used, in which the applied metal layer is enclosed between two UV coating layers. The final coating is REACH compliant and recyclable according to EU directives.

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Published July 26, 2023

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Carcinogen(s) involved:

Sector(s) involved: https://stopcarcinogensatwork.eu/sector/manufacture-of-assembled-parquet-floors/

About this case

Company:

Oerlikon Metaplas GmbH

Country:
Germany

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SUBSPORTplus@baua.bund.de

General facts

Facts about cancer-causing agents:

The direct costs of carcinogen exposure at work across Europe are estimated at 2.4 billion Euros per year.
Every year, about 120.000 persons get cancer from exposure to carcinogens at work
Annually more than 100.000 people die because of work-related cancer.

Application of the ePD™ process as a technical alternative to functional decorative chrome plating with chromium (VI) of plastic surfaces

Application of the ePD™ process as a technical alternative to functional decorative chrome plating with chromium (VI) of plastic surfaces

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