Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL)

[ cas: 46-98-0 ]

The industrial solvent with literally thousands of uses.

When the UK government made GBL a class C substance they created a few exceptions to the law.

"4B    Exceptions for gamma–butyrolactone and 1,4–butanediol

(1) Gamma–butyrolactone and 1,4–butanediol are excepted from sections 3(1) (import and export), 4(1) (production and supply) and 5(1) (possession) of the Act save where a person imports, exports, produces, supplies or offers to supply either substance, or has either substance in his possession, knowing or believing that it will be used for the purpose of human ingestion whether by himself or another person other than as a flavouring in food."

The full text of the act is available on the home office website

So, on 1st May 2010 after months of research and consolation with the home office, our lawyers have given the go-ahead to resume sales of Gamma Butyrolactone to customers worldwide. Gamma Butyrolactone (GBL) is sold exclusively to businesses via the www.UKChems.com website.

 

If you are looking for 1-4 Butanediol (BDO), we have a site dedicated to it at www.ukbdo.com.

 

Note: we do not sell GBL or BDOto private individuals.
Also, for simplicity, we do not to sell these products to customers in the UK, so that there is no possibility of us breaking any UK laws.