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Chem-ST™ Value Calculator

Cost Comparison Tool for Apparel & Footwear Chemical Compliance Testing

The Chem ST™ Value Calculator helps you compare Chem ST™ with traditional RSL testing for softlines products. It shows where you may reduce cost, consolidate testing and increase analytical coverage based on the textile and apparel materials and components you select.

It estimates where costs can be reduced through Chem-ST™’s proprietary methodology, which consolidates testing and delivers broader, more actionable data from fewer tests.

How to Use the Chem-ST™ Value Calculator

Follow these steps to evaluate your chemical compliance testing programme against requirements applied by regulatory authorities and industry peers.

Step 1: Outline Your Product Construction

Enter product information including component types, materials and material matrices across textiles, polymers, leathers, foams, metals, coatings, adhesives and other substrates. This maps the full range of materials that may contain hazardous substances.

Step 2: Generate Your Programme Comparison

The calculator compares traditional, material specific party testing workflows with Chem ST™ multi matrix testing methods. It models where testing can be consolidated and highlights areas where duplicate testing may occur.

This supports benchmarking against common regulatory practice applied by conformity assessment bodies worldwide.

Step 3: Review Your Indicative Results

You will receive an overview of:

Potential testing consolidation
Cost efficiency indicators
Expanded analytical coverage across regulated substances
Indicative cost comparison outputs based on your inputs

Outputs are generated using conservative baseline cost assumptions aligned with recognised standards for laboratory testing programmes.

Step 4: Access Your Full Assessment

Complete the form to access your detailed results summary, actionable insights, and supporting compliance documentation to guide long-term risk management planning and continuous improvement across your chemical testing programme.

The Chem-ST™ Smart Testing Advantage

Chem-ST™ (Chemical Smart Testing) is a composite, matrix-independent testing methodology developed by Eurofins Sustainability Services. It enables simultaneous chemical analysis across multiple matrices, reducing the number of separate analyses required while strengthening analytical coverage throughout the product supply chain.

Chem-ST™ supports brands seeking:

Consolidated detection of a wide range of hazardous substances using harmonised testing approaches
Compliance alignment with evolving regulatory requirements, including AFIRM, REACH, Proposition 65, CPSIA, and ZDHC
Enhanced consumer product safety improvement outcomes through robust testing methodologies
Testing consolidation strategies that enable significantly improved operational efficiency versus traditional workflows

Data-Driven Compliance Optimisation

The Chem-ST™ Value Calculator uses programme-level test data interpretation to support ongoing industry benchmarking against industry peers, enabling structured cost benchmarking and analytical performance monitoring over time.

This framework supports continual review of regulatory testing strategies and associated test results to advance objectives and drive continuous improvement within testing and certification programmes.

FAQs

Why is Chem-ST™ better than traditional RSL testing? ▾

Chem-ST™ is designed to address the limitations of traditional RSL testing by consolidating chemical detection across multiple material matrices into fewer, more comprehensive tests. This approach reduces duplicate testing, expands substance coverage, lowers total programme cost, and accelerates turnaround times, enabling brands to achieve stronger regulatory compliance with greater operational efficiency.

What commercial advantages does Chem-ST™ offer brands? ▾

Chem-ST™ supports more efficient testing programmes by reducing overall testing volumes, optimising sample management, shortening lead times, and improving detection coverage. These efficiencies enable brands to control compliance costs while maintaining audit readiness across global markets.

What chemicals are commonly tested in textiles and footwear? ▾

Testing programmes typically screen for regulated substances, including azo dyes, formaldehyde, phthalates, heavy metals, PFAS, organotin compounds, and finishing agents linked to human health or environmental impact. Coverage varies by product type, material construction, and destination market.

How does Chem-ST™ support chemical testing for textiles and footwear? ▾

Chem-ST™ Smart Testing uses a composite, matrix-independent approach to analyse chemicals across multiple materials in a single programme. This methodology allows brands to minimise testing duplication while expanding detection scope, making it well-suited to complex products such as apparel and footwear..

How can brands estimate their chemical testing efficiency gains? ▾

Tools such as the Chem-ST calculator allow brands to model their existing testing programmes against smart testing scenarios, calculating potential cost efficiencies and improvements in coverage based on product material profiles.