...The National Electronic Distributors Association's (NEDA) industry summit to discuss the latest environmental and trade issues facing our industry is slated for March 28 in Dallas. Expert speakers will present up-to-the-minute information on the effect of the March 1, 2007 China RoHS labeling regulations, the China, Korea and California RoHS initiatives and the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) directives. Attendees will have ample time for small group discussion on these critical mandates.... more...

...The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Philadelphia U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC), Mid-Atlantic District Export Council (DEC) and BDP International, a global logistics firm specializing in the chemical industry, will host a conference on new environmental and safety regulations for exporting chemicals and products containing chemicals to the 27 member states of the European Union.... more...

...Investment in research and development to help products comply with European Union chemical regulations would benefit Thailand's trade links with EU markets and other global export destinations, according to a consultant.... more...

...REACHReady has today announced that it's REACHReckoner tool is now available online at www.reachready.co.uk. REACHReckoner gives an indication of how much it might cost a manufacturer, importer or downstream user of chemicals to make each of their substances REACH compliant.... more...

...This is an excerpt from a new report from Heather Langsner and Noran Eid, analysts at Innovest, "Cross Cutting Effects of Chemical Liability from Products," which looks at how toxic chemicals can affect a company's market prospects.... more...

...A group including the U.S. Department of Commerce and BDP International, a global logistics firm specializing in the chemical industry, will host a March 1st conference on new environmental and safety regulations for exporting chemicals and products containing chemicals to the 27 member states of the European Union.... more...

...The European Union's new chemicals regulation known by the acronym Reach is badly flawed, Jorma Toppari, a professor of physiology at the University of Turku, was quoted as saying by Finnish regional daily Turun Sanomat on Sunday.... more...

...There are compelling reasons for closely surveying consortia arrangements to ensure adequate antitrust compliance under the European Union's Reach (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) regulations. Here are some points to keep in mind... more...

...A new directive from the European Union (EU) on the Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH), which is in the final stages of negotiation and approval by the European Commission and the European Parliament, could have profound implications for all companies that either manufacture or import chemicals for use in EU-Omember countries.... more...

...A UK-based firm is offering advice to chemical and pharmaceutical companies on reducing hazardous waste and adhering to the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals Regulation (REACH), which becomes law on 1 June 2007.... more...

...REACH - the new regulation for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of CHemicals - has finally been adopted formally into EU law. After a compromise agreement was worked out between the Commission, Parliament and Council at the end of November, the final text was passed by a large majority in Parliament on 13th December and finally approved by the Council of Ministers on 18th. It now comes into effect in June this year.... more...

...Food companies can now get a second opinion on their chemical analysis using the world’s first global online product safety assessment portal, its provider claims.... more...

...The E.U.'s Reach legislation was a model for San Francisco's ban on chemicals in children’s toys and baby bottles, which included bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used to make polycarbonate plastic. The San Francisco Chronicle published an editorial endorsing the ban as "well intended" and called on the federal government to do more to protect children.... more...