Should Polymers be Registered under KKDIK?

Polymers are exempt from KKDİK registration, but their monomers are subject to KKDİK registration if they meet the following conditions.

Any manufacturer or importer of a polymer shall submit a registration to the Ministry for the monomer substance(s) or any other substance(s), that have not already been registered by an actor up the supply chain, if both the following conditions are met:

a)    The polymer consists of 2 % weight by weight (w/w) or more of such monomer substance(s) or other substance(s) in the form of monomeric units and chemically bound substance(s); 

b)    The total quantity of such monomer substance(s) or other substance(s) makes up one ton or more per year.