Restricted Substance Lists (RSL)

Restricted Substance Lists by Retailer and Brand Owners

Recently, restricted substance lists have become more and more important in the globalized textile market. Brand owners and retailers apply their own environmental standards to gain the confidence of their customers. "Restricted Substance Lists" are requiring the absence or limiting the concentration of certain chemical substances in the product or on the finished textiles. The RSL are defined and updated by retailers and brand owners. Often, these proprietary standards are linked with the company’s corporate social responsibility programs. Clariant supports these restricted substance lists and guarantees major brands and retailers (e.g. Marks and Spencer) that Clariant products comply with their established standards. Further information: Products according to the Marks & Spencer C99 Standard: Download