How lead, PFAS and UV-328 bans shift additive demand
What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Hazards
Classification
UN number
Key risks
Most phenolic antioxidants not classified; some organotins: reproductive toxicity and STOT; lead stabilisers: reproductive toxicity cat 1A
varies; organotins UN2788 or UN3146
Lead and some organotin compounds are toxic; PFAS processing aids persist.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
EU
REACH restriction on lead in PVC, Regulation (EU) 2023/923
lead stabilisers phased out
Global
Stockholm Convention listing of UV-328 (2023)
UV absorber substitution
EU
Proposed universal PFAS restriction
fluoropolymer processing aids under pressure
EU/US
Food contact rules (EU 10/2011, FDA)
positive lists for additives in packaging
India
Rule
Effect
BIS standards for PVC pipes moving to lead-free stabilisers (indicative)
shift to Ca-Zn and organotin
Plastic Waste Management Rules (EPR)
recycled content raises re-stabilisation demand
Trade measures
US trade measures affecting Asian suppliers (Songwon, 2025)
Supply risk
Low for standard grades; specialty light stabilisers have few suppliers.