Transparency

RadiciFil SpA EPD third-party certified for PA6 and PA66 BCF yarns; Third-party certified LCA for Renycle BCF 50%. Noyfil SA LCA study for unbleached and coloured PET and r-PET Starlight®, Radyarn® and Repetable® yarns.

In relation to the High Performance Polymers area, in addition to the above, around a hundred predictive LCA studies were carried out, in cooperation with Customers, to assess the impact of a particular type of compound before its actual production and to assess the best choices from an environmental performance point of view.

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Accessibility to relevant information concerning a product is essential to ensure greater user safety. Furthermore, such accessibility is also key to communicating product characteristics and performance, which must always be stated in a clear, precise and non-misleading manner. RadiciGroup has long worked for transparency in product formulation and communication at all levels:

all Group products must meet the general safety and labelling regulations of the European Union and the laws of the countries where they are produced or sold;

in many cases, the products can also be subjected, on a voluntary basis, to additional safety specifications or provisions, more restrictive than the mandatory provisions in force.

Concerning the Group’s Specialty Chemicals Business Area, all the chemicals produced at the Novara (Italy) and Zeitz (Germany) plants comply with the requirements of the REACH regulation. This European Union regulation was adopted to improve the protection of human health and the environment against risks from chemicals; it is implemented by ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency. The product registration dossiers of the two plants are kept constantly updated in accordance with new regulatory requirements and guidance from ECHA. Product safety sheets sent to users downstream contain the instructions for proper and safe use, consistent with the registration dossiers. Radici Chimica Deutschland has also joined Eco Vadis, an international sustainability rating platform, distinguishing itself among customers and the market as an ethical, environmental company that is conscious of its supply chain and of human rights. Regarding the Advanced Textile Solutions Business Area, all products comply with the obligations set forth by the REACH regulation. Moreover, yarns with a PA6/ PA66 polymer matrix for textile applications are certified to the international Oeko-tex® Standard 100, Annex 6, Class I, while fibres with a PET and PLA polymer matrix are certified to Oeko-tex® Standard 100, Annex 4, Class I. Furthermore, in the two-year period 2018-2019, the yarns of the Renycle® (nylon) and Repetable® (polyester) families of products were certified to the Global Recycled Standard (GRS), a certification of the recycled content in products. The GRS includes the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) provisions and requires that, for each item sold, a declaration of actual recycled content be provided. The nonwovens with recycled content in the Respunsible® product family were certified as "circular" products in 2020, according to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) system.

A safety sheet in accordance with REACH provisions is also issued for all products manufactured by the RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers Business Area. Additionally, a REACH Compliance Statement (1907/2006), is issued attesting to the fact that all the substances contained in the product have been registered or are exempt from registration, as well as a declaration of absence of dangerous substances (annex XIV, XVII and SVHC). A statement is also provided pursuant to EU Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS) on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Products destined for the automotive sector are entered into the IMDS portal of the automotive producers, which