Requirements for suppliers, contractors and tenants
Suppliers and subcontractors must not use any chemicals from the Black List in processes manufacturing parts for Danfoss unless the chemicals are used in accordance with local legislation and when it has been ensured that the suppliers’ employees are properly protected against any harmful effects of the chemicals.
Contractors, tenants or their suppliers working on Danfoss’ owned property must not bring substances on the Black List onto Danfoss premises. Substances on the Grey List shall be avoided wherever possible, or the use minimized if they cannot be avoided for technical or reliability reasons.
If new substances are put on the Black List, all suppliers and subcontractors must ensure that the new substance is removed from products delivered to Danfoss within a time period not exceeding one year.
Compliance with the REACH regulation
Suppliers must ensure that the delivered products and materials do not contain any substances from the Candidate List. Inquiries and information from suppliers must be directed to the Danfoss procurement department buying your products or substances.
Please find the lateste update on ECHA's website (see link below).
Inquiries and information can also be directed to the Danfoss REACH helpdesk.
Keep yourself updated with the Negative List
All suppliers, subcontractors, contractors and tenants must sign up to an update mail service offered by Danfoss and accessible through the below link “Subscribe to Danfoss Negative List updates”.
Recent updates to the Negative List
New materials and substances added to the Black List:
- TBTO bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide. Was actually mentioned implicitly in the Organotin group in the previous issue
- Conflict minerals from Congo (DRC)
Materials and substances removed from the Black List:
New materials and substances added to the Grey List:
- Cobalt compounds (Prioritized for Annex XIV)
- 2,4 Dinitrotoluene (Recommended for Annex XIV)
- NHUP (Plasticizer on the Candidate list)
- DIHP (Plasticizer on the Candidate list)
- DIBP (Plasticizer recommended for Annex XIV)
Clarifications of the notes in the document
- The substances are arranged in groups like metals, impregnation etc. All substances are prohibited/restricted, regardless where they are used and in which group they are mentioned
- Exemptions to RoHS or other regulations are accepted
Other changes
- The group “Lubricants and additives” has changed into “Lubricants and agents, degreasing agents, corrosion inhibitors”
- Nitrite is only prohibited in lubricants, degreasing agents or corrosion inhibitors
- More links to the relevant legislation have been added.
