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Onepager “Enzymes in the textile industry”

TEGEWA and amfep, the European association of manufacturers and formulators of enzyme products, complement their guidelines for the safe handling of enzymes in the textile industry (developed in 2022) with the Onepager you will find here:

Withdrawal of the Proposed Restriction on 1,4-Dioxane in Surfactants

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has announced that Germany has withdrawn its originally planned restriction proposal for 1,4-dioxane in surfactants. This decision is based on new findings regarding the pathways through which the substance enters the environment, which were uncovered during regulatory investigations.

Statement by TEGEWA & VCI in Connection with BAT* – Textile Industry

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) presented a draft regulation at the beginning of 2025 to implement the EU Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the BAT conclusions for textiles into German law. The somewhat cumbersome title of the draft is: “Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Umsetzung des Durchführungsbeschlusses (EU) 2022/2508 über Schlussfolgerungen zu den besten verfügbaren Techniken in Bezug auf die Textilindustrie.” The revised draft was sent to the relevant associations for comment as part of the consultation process under § 51 of the Federal Immissionsschutzgesetz (BImSchG).

This administrative regulation aims to transpose the requirements of the 2022 BAT conclusions for textiles and the revised IED Directive into national law. It includes extensive provisions on emission limit values, technical measures, and monitoring obligations. The impact on the textile industry is therefore enormous.

*BAT = Best Available Techniques