What we Offer
Benefits for members
- Unique opportunity to discuss and solve common issues together
- Free access to our existing analytical methods
- Free access to our internal toxicological and ecotoxicological studies
- Guidance to worldwide regulation affecting colorants
- Communication with retailers and standard issuers
- Collaboration with authorities on regulations affecting colorants
- Cooperation in development of analytical methods and internal toxicological and ecotoxicological studies
- Support to colorant manufacturers in their sustainable development
The advantages of joining ETAD in detail
- We are recognized by regulatory authorities, customers, and the public as the authoritative source of information on health, safety, and environmental issues relating to organic colorants
- We represent the interests of members and customers to government authorities, the media, other industries, public interest groups, organized labour, academia, and research/testing/consulting organizations
We advocate for harmonized requirements, so that compliance costs are reduced - We encourage our members to adhere worldwide to a high ethical standard and promote the image of a responsible and safety-minded manufacturing industry
- We provide guidance to ETAD member companies on interpretation of new regulatory requirements and recommends specific measures to implement ETAD’s Code of Ethics
- We develop and publish education and training materials pertaining to organic colorants, e.g. for safe handling practices, product stewardship, and pollution prevention
- We organize cost-sharing of research and testing programs aimed at a better understanding of the health and environmental aspects of dyes and organic pigments
- We respond to inquiries about the colorants’ industry, provide information on topical issues and disseminate comments and position papers
- We maintain and make available to members a computerized database of literature pertaining to the health and environmental aspects of colorants.
Downstream
Benefits for downstream users
- Safe products from ETAD members
- Audited suppliers in compliance with our internal EHS standards
- High-level product stewardship from our member companies
- Expert advise on the development of MRSLs and RSLs
Key benefits at the product level:
- Our companies assist their customer in deciding the right product for their specific substrate, processes and end use, based on the knowledge of the specific colorant properties
- Customers receive all necessary, up-to-date information to evaluate and minimize the risk in their final products
- We collaborate with downstream users (e.g., textiles and printing inks associations) in projects aimed to improve the quality of colorants used in various applications