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REGULATION

ECHA’s candidate list of hazardous chemicals

crosses 250 entries

The European Chemicals Agency linear siloxanes known for their “Reactive Brown 51 is a complex azo reac-
(ECHA) announced on June 25, 2025, excellent lubricity, low surface tension, tive dye with good water solubility and
the official inclusion of three new hazar- good spreadability, and stability. These adhesion properties. Studies suggest
dous chemical substances in the Candi- siloxanes are widely used as condi- that this substance may pose potential
date List of Substances of Very High tioning agents, emollients, solvents, risks of human reproductive toxicity,
Concern (SVHC) under the REACH or carriers in cosmetics and personal warranting its inclusion in the SVHC
regulation. This update brings the total care products, such as skin creams, hair List,” it added.
number of entries on the SVHC List to conditioners, antiperspirants, and make-
250. up. Their unique structure results in Under the EU’s Reach regulation,
high persistence and bioaccumulation, chemical companies have certain obli-
Two of these SVHC, which are used making them resistant to environmen- gations if a substance they deal with is
in cosmetics, personal and automotive tal degradation and prone to accumu- included in the candidate list, such as
care products, are very persistent and lation in organisms. As a result, they providing information on safe usage.
bioaccumulative, the ECHA said in a have been added to the SVHC List,” Substances on this list may later be
statement. it said. placed on the authorisation list, mean-
ing they cannot be used unless com-
“1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyl-3-[(tri- The third substance, used in textile panies apply for authorisation and the
methylsilyl)oxy]trisiloxane and deca- treatment products and dyes, was European Commission authorises
methyltetrasiloxane are two common described as toxic for reproduction. continued use.

FUND RAISING
John Cockerill Hydrogen raises €116-mn to advance

green hydrogen plans

Belgium-based electrolyser maker,
John Cockerill Hydrogen, has raised
an additional €116-mn to support its
expansion across Europe and inter-
nationally.

After securing an initial €230-mn
round of financing in 2024 with long-
term strategic and industrial investors
John Cockerill Hydrogen had planned
an additional round of financing for
2025. This new round has now been
finalised as scheduled, under largely simi-
lar terms, and will allow John Cockerill
Hydrogen to increase its capital by SFPIM, Wallonie Entreprendre SLB, Rely – the joint venture between Tech-
€116-mn. This amount covers nearly and Rely, while Fluxys, a Belgian nip Energies and John Cockerill – are
all of the funding required to develop infrastructure group, acquired a stake demonstrating their long-term vision
its hydrogen business. in John Cockerill Hydrogen. by participating in this fundraising with
the aim of contributing to the accele-
The fund raising was supported by “John Cockerill Group, SLB and rated development of the business and

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