Rolls-Royce ‘should get DEHP authorisation’

Rolls-Royce should be granted authorisation to continue using diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP), according to two committees of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).

The firm became the first to file an authorisation request under annex XIV of the EU REACH chemicals regulation last summer (ENDS Report 464, p37).

It asked for permission to continue using DEHP after 21 February 2015, when unauthorised use will be banned. DEHP is contained in Stopyt-62A, a mixture used by Rolls-Royce to make titanium aero-engine fan blades.