The European Commission has adopted an EU-wide restriction on a certain class of ‘greener’ solvents that are used for dry cleaning textiles.
The recent adoption of a restriction on siloxanes could well be a headache for some luxury retailers given these solvents were touted as a ‘safer’ replacement for perchloroethylene (Perc) – a substance still widely used to dry clean silk, suede, wool and other luxury fabrics.