While all chemicals delivered or used in a facility are in the scope of the ZDHC MRSL, there are challenges to demonstrate the conformance of certain types of chemicals (such as utility or commodity chemicals) using the ZDHC Gateway - Chemical Module database, since a business model for engaging these chemical formulators on the ZDHC Gateway needs to be developed.

Therefore, the Performance InCheck focuses on chemical products directly used in production and wastewater treatment processes.

In Scope

Type of chemical product	Examples
All dyes, pigments and inks	Reactive dyes, disperse dyes, pigment emulsions, water-based and solvent-based printing inks, etc
Finishing agents	Softeners, antimicrobials, flame retardants, oil and water repellents (OWR), wrinkle-free resins, etc
Printing thickeners and binders	Synthetic thickeners, modified natural thickeners, emulsion thickeners, etc.
Chemicals used in the wastewater/effluent treatment process (except commodity chemicals)	Coagulants, flocculants, antiscalants, defoamers, etc.
Sizing chemicals used for in-house warping or weaving	Starch, lubricating agents, wetting agents, softening agents, etc.
Weaving or knitting oils	Lubricity enhancers, antistatic agents, silicone oils, etc.
Beamhouse, wet-end and finishing auxiliaries for leather production	Wetting agents, fatliquors, tanning agents, bating enzymes, etc.
Dyestuff and pigments used in wet-end and finishing for leather production	Acid dyes, basic dyes, direct dyes, inorganic and organic pigments, etc.
Printing inks and auxiliaries used for printed leather production	Water-based and solvent-based printing inks, binders, thickeners, etc.
Adhesives and rubber chemicals used in footwear and leather goods production	PU adhesive, hot melt adhesive, blowing agents, coupling agents, etc.

Out of Scope

Commodity chemicals (used in production or wastewater treatment processes) are also excluded from the scope of the Performance InCheck Report. The list of ZDHC commodity chemicals is given here.

_{ZDHC is working on a business model to enlist commodity chemicals manufacturers/products in the ZDHC Gateway Chemical Module. Commodity chemicals will be included in the scope of the Performance InCheck Report once this model is developed.}

Chemicals not directly applied or used in operations: such as those used for utility operations (boilers/generators), general facility/equipment maintenance (lubrication of facility equipment or tools, pest control or floor cleaning chemicals) and laboratory chemicals, are not in the scope of the Performance InCheck Report.

Type of chemical product	Examples
Commodity chemicals	Sodium hydroxide, acetic acid, sodium sulphate, etc.
Solvents	Acetone, ethyl acetate, glycerol, etc.
Chemicals used in engraving, developing, and washing of printing screens	Hardening agents, detergents and surfactants, photoresist emulsions, etc.
Paints and chemicals used for building repairs	Acrylic paint, latex paint, rust removers, crack fillers, etc.
Chemicals used in laboratory tests	Type of chemical products mentioned in the 'included and excluded list’
Utility chemicals used for machinery maintenance	Lubricants, grease, descaling agents, coolants, etc.
Pest control chemicals	Insecticides, fumigants, etc.
Floor cleaning/sanitation detergents	Degreasers, disinfectant detergents, deodorising detergents, etc.
Spot cleaning chemicals	Solvents used to remove fabric spots, oxidising agents, etc.
Chemical samples for trials	Dyes, pigments, pre-treatment chemicals, sdhesives, Inks, etc.