...Under REACH, chemicals manufactured or imported into the EU in quantities of more than one tonne must be registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki. This process began with the pre-registration period, which runs until 1 December this year.... more...

...SAFC Supply Solutions(R), . . . announced today that the Company has launched a new initiative designed specifically to assist its customers with their regulatory requirement under the new European Union (EU) regulation for chemicals -- Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and restriction of Chemicals (REACH)... more...

...U.S. copper and brass mills are worried that their ability to export products to the European Union will be hampered once new chemical-content disclosure rules under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) system go into full effect. Brass mill products are subject to REACH because they produce metals by blending copper with various alloys.... more...

...Intertek Ageus Solutions will present two free one-hour online webinars on July 29, 2008 at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm EDT to review the rules and options for using Only Representatives to manage the REACH compliance of a global supply chain.... more...

...The REACH regulations are now upon Europe and in order to help explain to EIGA members the full meaning and impact of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals directive, EIGA held a one day workshop in Brussels on 26th June 2008, titled ‘REACH-GHS - Are We Ready?’.... more...

...4 June 2008 - A centre housing the new European Chemicals Agency responsible for managing the Reach chemicals registration system was opened yesterday in Helsinki.... more...

... KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and Chemical Industries Council Malaysia (CICM) will spearhead the industry-government national Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical Substances (REACH) implementation programme. Towards this end, a national steering committee on EU-REACH implementation has been set up comprising members from government agencies and industry associations, MITI said in a statement today.... more...

...Paris, France - Dassault Systemes, a provider of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, has released an update to the ENOVIA Materials Compliance Central solution to help automotive and high-tech companies meet environmental regulations. Built on the ENOVIA V6 platform, this business process application is designed to help companies adopt proactive environmental compliance strategies throughout a product's lifecycle from design to disposal.... more...

...Sri Lankan businesses exporting to the European Union (EU) have been urged to look out for possible impacts of a new EU regulation on the use of chemicals. A new EU law, called the Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), came into force on June 1, 2008. Although the REACH regulations are directed at EU businesses, it is also expected to impact businesses in countries like Sri Lanka.... more...

...BYK (Wesel, Germany) is one of the first companies in the chemical sector to complete the official pre-registration within the framework of the REACH regulation. Only four days after the start of the pre-registration phase on June 1, 2008, BYK was able to complete the complex undertaking as early as June 4. "For our customers this means maximum and earliest possible certainty that our products remain available as normal," Dr. Gerald Kirchner, head of product development at BYK explains.... more...