Glass Fibre Europe adopted a position paper on the status of glass under REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) in view of the Classification of certain borates as SVHC (Substances of Very High Concern).
The paper clarifies that since glass itself is not considered hazardous and is not mentioned on the SVHC list, there are no obligations to communicate information according to Article 33 of the REACH regulation concerning SVHC in articles and related to boric acid, disodium tetraborate or diboron trioxide in glass.