Formulating

for EU Ecolabel

Cleaning applications
 EU Ecolabel guide
EU Ecolabel is a voluntary scheme established in 1992 to encourage businesses to market products
and services that are kinder to the environment. This is an aspiration that we are fully supportive of
with our diverse EU Ecolabel compliant ingredient portfolio.

The main purpose of this Ecolabel brochure is to help you

formulate cleaning products according to EU Ecolabel criteria.

To guide you using our products, you will find a table

containing the following information:

• Active content, %, of our products

• DID-number for products included in the DID-list part A
• Calculated value for both Df and Tf for product as such
(concentration of active matter is considered)
• Biodegradability of products
• Hazard statement (H)

This document should be considered as a guideline (or

living document), which can be changed when additional
information is available.

How to calculate

• The DID-no of the products included in part A of the DID- • The Critical Dilution Volume (CDV)(i) is calculated for each
list can be found in the tables on the following two pages. substance using the following equation (where (i) is at the
The values for toxicity and biodegradability in the DID-list individual ingredient level):
have been used to calculate the Df and Tf (product as is) of CDV(i) = Weight(i) * Df/Tf (product as is)(i) * 1000
those substances.
• The Tf (product as is) given in the table is a calculated value
• For the products that are not in part A of the DID-list, the for the product as such (active matter, %, is considered).
procedure described in part B has been used to establish The value can simply be multiplied by the concentration of
the biodegradability and the toxicity values. product in your formulation.

Example: your formulation contains 6% of AG 6206 =>CDV(AG 6206) = 6 (g/100 g product) * (0,05/0,0373) * 1000 = 8040 litres

(AG 6206 has an active matter of 75%; the active content, %, has been taken into account in the calculation of the
Tf (product as is)(i); 0,0373 for AG 6206).

If you have any problems to calculate the CDV or if you have any questions, please contact your Nouryon sales representative or
your distributor. They will be pleased to help you.

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A guideline to formulating
EU Ecolabel products with
our ingredients
Tfacute Tfchronic
Aerobic (product (product Hazard statement
Nonionics Active, % DID-no biodegradability Df as is) as is) (CLP classification)
AG™ 6202 60-70 2134 Readily 0.05 0.043 0.269 H318
AG 6206
™
70-80 2134 Readily 0.05 0.037 0.233 H318
AG 6210 (RSPO)
™
50-70 2134 Readily 0.05 0.028 0.175 H315, H318
Berol 185 PO
®
90 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.007 H319
Berol 260
®
90-100 2156 Readily 0.05 0.005 0.150 H319
Berol® 266 90-100 2156 Readily 0.05 0.005 0.150 H302, H318
Berol 360
®
90-100 2156 Readily 0.05 0.005 0.150 H319
Berol 366
®
90-100 2156 Readily 0.05 0.005 0.150 H302, H318
Berol 840
®
90-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.006 H319
Berol EcoClean
®
72 n.a. Readily 0.05 5.450 H319
Berol® ENV 226 Plus 50-65 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.007 H315, H318
Berol EP 25
®
60-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.020 Not classified
Berol Surfboost AD15
® ®
60-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.020 Not classified
Ethylan 1003
®
90-100 2107 Readily 0.05 0.007 0.150 H319
Ethylan 1005
®
90-100 2107 Readily 0.05 0.007 0.150 H318
Ethylan® 1008 90-100 2107 Readily 0.05 0.007 0.150 H302, H318
Ethylan® 1008W 90-100 2107 Readily 0.05 0.008 0.167 H302, H318
Ethylan 2624
®
90-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.007 H318
Ethylan HB4®
100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.047 H319
OMA 4 ™
100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.002 H315, H318

Cationics
Berol® R648 PO 60-70 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.003 H302, H315, H318

Specialty products
Ampholak® YJH-40 30-40 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.110 Not classified
Berol® DGR 81 80-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.110 H315, H318
Berol EC
®
50 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.051 H317, H319
Berol EZ-1
®
80-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.020 H318
Berol LFG 61
®
80-100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.021 H318
Berol LS
®
70-80 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.065 H317, H318

Carboxymethyl cellulose
Finnfix® GB 98 2533 Inherently 0.5 0.050 0.050 Not classified
Finnfix PB ®
65 2533 Inherently 0.5 0.075 0.075 Not classified

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 Tfacute Tfchronic
Aerobic (product (product Hazard statement
Chelating agents Active, % DID-no biodegradability Df as is) as is) (CLP classification)
Dissolvine® CSA 30 n.a. Readily 0.05 2.630 2.630 Not classified
Dissolvine GL Premium
®
55 2510 Readily 0.05 0.182 18.200 Not classified
Dissolvine GL-47-S
®
47 2510 Readily 0.05 0.213 21.300 H290
Dissolvine M-40
®
40 2608 Readily 0.05 0.250 25.000 H290
Dissolvine® M-X 81 2608 Readily 0.05 0.123 12.300 H290

Polycarboxylates / Hybrid polymers

Alcoguard® 4160 40 2508 Persistent 1.00 0.250 Not classified
Alcoguard 747 ®
40-60 2508 Persistent 1.00 0.250 Not classified
Alcoguard® H 5941 40 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.100 Not classified
Alcoguard H 5941D
®
100 n.a. Readily 0.05 0.040 Not classified

Aerobic biodegradation
Readily Readily biodegradable according to OECD guidelines
Persistent Persistent, the ingredient has failed the test for inherent biodegradability
Inherenty Inherenty biodegradable according to OECD guideline

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information and sample request
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email | [email protected]

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October 2022

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