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Technical data sheet (TDS)
A product description sheet showing typical physical and chemical properties, test methods, applications, processing conditions and storage advice. For a plastic resin it lists MFI, density, tensile strength, impact strength and recommended melt temperature. Because the values are “typical” they are not guaranteed; binding values should be written into the contract as a specification and confirmed for each lot by a COA.
Traceability (supply-chain transparency)
The ability to document, at every stage from source – mine, farm, forest or refinery – to end user, who processed a raw material, where, and from which lot. It is becoming mandatory in raw material trade because of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), OECD guidance on conflict minerals and recycled-content claims such as ISCC or GRS. Geolocation data, mass balance and digital product passports are key concepts here.