Acetic acid is a volatile organic compound (VOC) that can evaporate from wood and wood-based materials. As part of eco-INSTITUT-Label certification, acetic acid is included in the emissions measurement and strictly evaluated. As acetic acid emissions have occasionally exceeded the requirement value slightly in the past, eco-INSTITUT has now...

When buying latex mattresses, you often find the description "natural latex mattress made of 100 % natural latex" or simply "100 % natural latex". What is this all about?

The European REACH Regulation governs the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemical substances. What obligations does this impose on manufacturers? What services does eco-INSTITUT offer in relation to REACH? And how does the eco-INSTITUT-Label take into account the requirements of the regulation? Our paper – originally published in...

No measured value is exact; every laboratory result also contains measurement uncertainty – the true value may therefore be either a little higher or lower. How does eco-INSTITUT deal with this? How is it decided whether a specification (e.g. from the eco-INSTITUT-Label) is met or not, especially when results...

For the current issue of European Coatings Journal (03/2019) Daniel Tigges, managing director of eco-INSTITUT, contributed in cooperation with specialised journalist Karin Roth the article: “Seeking a uniform regulation. Regulations for VOC emissions from coatings”.