HELP WITH HARVESTING A BUMPER CROP
Surfactants are used to prepare crop care formulations that play a major role in increasing agricultural output to feed growing populations >>
LOOKING AFTER YOUR GOOD HEALTH
Surfactants are key to both the production and effectiveness of many types of health care products that help to keep us fit and well >>
MAKING LIGHT WORK OF THE LAUNDRY
Surfactants make our essential domestic cleaning jobs easier while delivering greater hygiene and protection around the home >>
BUBBLES THAT BOTH CLEAN AND PROTECT
Surfactants are essential ingredients in virtually all modern personal care product formulations that we take for granted every day >>
THE SECRET LIFE OF SURFACTANTS
Surfactants are invisible but vital components to many everyday products that contribute to the quality of our modern life >>
SMART FORMULAS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Whether based on natural or synthetic raw materials, surfactants make many products and processes more resource efficient >>
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European Committee of Organic Surfactants and their Intermediates (CESIO)
CESIO represents the European surfactants industry and works to develop scientific knowledge and expertise in human health and the environment in order to optimise the safe use of surfactants and ensure their beneficial contribution to social and economic development.
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What are surfactants?
Smart, versatile chemicals - with special abilities to mobilise, combine and alter materials
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How surfactants are made
From coconut, palm kernel or crude oil - surfactants can be made using different types of raw materials
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Surfactants and sustainability
Natural or synthetic - surfactants can make many products and processes more resource efficient
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Surfactant applications
Policy and Legislation
CESIO works on behalf of the industry across a broad range of technical and regulatory issues but focuses on Classification and Labelling, Ecolabelling and Detergents Regulation,
as these have the greatest impact on surfactants users and consumers.
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Classification & Labelling
The EU’s Classification & Labelling (CLP) regulation ensures products are appropriately classified, labelled and packaged before being placed on the market.
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Ecolabelling
The EU’s voluntary labelling scheme which helps consumers and business purchasers identify products that have reduced environmental impact.
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Detergents Regulation
Detergents Regulation: Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 establishes common rules to enable detergents and surfactants to be sold and used across the EU, while providing a high degree of protection.
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