CLP labeling in the chemical industry

In the chemical industry, the label is a legal obligation. Under the CLP Regulation, every label has to show the right hazard pictograms, signal words and H and P statements, in the right language. Keeping that up to date by hand creates a risk of errors and fines. Giesbus makes sure that data goes from your database onto the label automatically.

What chemical companies run into

CLP and GHS requirements with pictograms, signal words and H and P statements per substance or mixture.
Multilingual labels for delivery to different countries.
Changes in composition or regulations that have to be applied to all labels at once.
Manually composed labels, where one forgotten statement or pictogram is already a violation.

How Giesbus solves this

Loftware builds the label from the data in your database or ERP: which product, which hazards, which statements and which language. Pictograms and texts are selected automatically. When the composition or the regulations change, you update it once in the source and it is on every new label.

We connect Loftware to SAP, Microsoft Dynamics and SQL databases, among others. Read more about the options on the page ERP integration.

In practice

Chemical manufacturer

A manufacturer of chemical products prints its GHS/CLP labels with H and P statements, signal words and composition automatically from a database, using Loftware NiceLabel Automation with an Azure SQL database. We do not name the customer.

Frequently asked questions about labeling in the chemical industry

Can Loftware create CLP and GHS labels?

Yes. Loftware places pictograms, signal words and H and P statements on the label automatically based on the data in your database or ERP. This makes every label complete and consistent.

Can the labels be in several languages?

Yes. The texts come from the data source per language. Per country or customer, Loftware automatically chooses the right language or combination of languages.