Electrolux Group strives to provide more sustainable solutions throughout its value chain, including the use of safe materials that do not pose hazards to people and the environment.
Electrolux Group stipulates its global position on chemicals in products through the Group’s Restricted Materials List (RML), to achieve compliance with legislation on chemicals as well as its Environmental Policy, and to facilitate a consistent approach to chemicals management.
The RML was first introduced in 2003 and is regularly updated.
The Group applies a preventative approach by monitoring the presence of chemicals that may potentially constitute a risk. The RML also ensures the Group is equipped to respond to new scientific findings.
The RML is designed to facilitate compliance with legislation such as:
- Restrictions/bans on hazardous substances
- Information and reporting on chemicals
- Established or up-coming stricter chemical requirements
The RML informs suppliers and other stakeholders about unwanted chemical substances and their status according to Electrolux Group requirements.
The RML aims to prevent and provide information about materials and substances that:
- May represent hazards to the environment or the health of workers, customers or consumers
- Could have an impact on end-of-life properties
- Could be related to human rights abuses in the supply chain or that might cause other concerns
Scope and implementation
The RML covers all products, including related substances, materials, articles, components and packaging placed on the market by the Electrolux Group, regardless of whether they are manufactured by the Group or externally.
Electrolux Group and its suppliers shall always ensure compliance with the RML and all other applicable chemical legislation, even when substances and requirements are not listed or specified in the RML (the RML Substances List is not exhaustive).
Electrolux Group and its suppliers shall ensure that unwanted chemicals are not present according to the RML requirements, classifications and limit values.
Substance List and Specific Topic Instructions are an integral part of the Electrolux Group RML.
| Type | Link | Revision |
|---|---|---|
| List | RML Substances List | B |
| Instruction | Electrolux Group Instruction on Food Contact Materials (FCM) | A |
| Instruction | Electrolux Group Instruction on Recycled Plastics | A |
Specific requirements related to taxes, fees, certifications, marking/labelling and customer requirements are not in scope of the RML and are managed separately (e.g, Swedish Chemical Tax, STIWA, GS Mark).
Substances and classification
Limit values for each substance are reported in the RML Substances List.
The most stringent requirement applies whenever the RML limit differs from the legal limit, or the substance is not listed.
Exemptions and phase-out activities, for specific applications/regions, are reported at substance level in the list.
All substances listed in the RML shall always be declared if present; when available, alternatives with no concern should be preferred.
They are classified as:
| Category | Definition | Restriction | Declaration |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANNED | Substances that shall not be used in any product placed on the market under any brand of the Electrolux Group (only specific exceptions to requirements according to legislation are applicable) | YES | YES |
|
CONDITIONAL (formerly Restricted) |
Substances that are prohibited under certain use conditions. Conditions may refer to geographical regions, applications or presence during a planned phase out period. Alternative substances with no concerns should preferably be used. | YES | YES |
|
MONITORED (formerly Substances of Concern) |
Substances that are allowed to be used but their presence shall always be declared. Alternative substances with no concerns should preferably be used. They are listed because, even if not currently regulated, they generate concern now or may do so in the future. | NO | YES |
Additional information according to Article 33.1 of REACH Regulation (EC) 1907/2006 (REACH)
Article 33.1 of REACH requires suppliers to provide information about the presence of substances of very high concern (as published by European Chemical Agency) present above 0.1% weight/weight in some products and components.
The Group registers products that contain Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) according to current European notification obligation though the SCIP database (Article 9, Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC) managed by the European Chemical Agency (ECHA).
https://echa.europa.eu/it/scip-database
October 6, 2025