REACH registration status

Statement on REACH registration of borate substances

U.S. Borax can confirm that it has registered certain borate substances manufactured and imported into Europe according to REACH ((EC) No. 1907/2006) under the legal entities listed below. The registration status is given in the table below. Registrations are for substances only: Mixtures (or preparations) are covered by the registration of the individual component substances.

Please note: If your company is based outside of Europe and exports products containing any of the substances below to Europe, please contact us for further information to learn how U.S. Borax may be able to assist you.

Registering legal entity: Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium GmbH (5)

Sustance chemcial name	EC number	U.S. Borax products	Registration number
Boric acid	233-139-2	Optibor^® – all grades Boric Acid MG	01-2119486683-25-0039
Diboron trioxide	215-125-8	Boric oxide – all grades	01-2119486655-24-0018
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous	215-540-4	Dehybor^® – all grades Vitroc^®	01-2119490790-32-0019
Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate	215-540-4	Neobor^® – all grades Fertibor^® Granubor^®	01-2119490790-32-0019
Disodium tetraborate decahydrate	215-540-4	Borax decahydrate – all grades	01-2119490790-32-0019
Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate	234-541-0	Polybor^® Solubor^®	01-2120803257-60-0000
Hexaboron dizinc undecaoxide	235-804-2	Firebrake^® 500 Firebrake ZB – all grades	01-2119691658-19-0004

Registering legal entity: Borax Français S.A.S.

Sustance chemcial name	EC number	U.S. Borax products	Registration number
Potassium pentaborate	234-371-7	Potassium pentaborate	01-2119970729-20-0000
Dipotassium tetraborate	215-575-5	Potassium tetraborate	01-2119970730-37-0000
Sodium metaborate, anhydrous	231-891-6	Sodium metaborate 8-mol Sodium metaborate 4-mol	01-2119516444-44-0003
Pentaboron sodium octaoxide	234-522-7	Sodium pentaborate	01-2119970731-35-0000
Reaction products of monoethanolamine and boric acid (1:3)	701-024-0	Liquibor^®	01-2119557854-26-0002
Diammonium decaborate	234-521-1	Ammonium pentaborate	01-2119970312-43-0001

For more information, contact: rtbproduct.stewardship@riotinto.com.

May 2020