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ChromeXtend

The Chromium(VI) authorization application for gravure in the EU

Until there is a field-tested alternative, chromium(VI)-based electrolysis is the only way of chrome plating engraved gravure cylinders and embossing cylinders.

 

Gravure printing only accounts for around one percent of all industrial chromium(VI) applications. It already satisfies very high safety standards compared with other industrial applications and, in our view, would derive no benefit from authorizations in other sectors. In our customers’ interests, we have therefore launched the ChromeXtend initiative to apply to the European Commission for long-term authorization of the chromium(VI) process beyond 2024. Our aim is to ensure our customers are not taking a financial risk if they justifiably opt to continue using gravure printing at the end of the current authorization phase. The ERA (European Rotogravure Association) is helping us with our application.

 

Further Information on ChromeXtend can be found here.

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