...According to Fachverbandes der Bauelemente Distribution, FBDI e. V. (the trade association of German electronic components distributors), meeting the demands of the European Chemicals regulation, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals) requires that 'every player in the supply chain has to define its role precisely under REACH and must be able to apply or implement it in practice'.... more...

...SEOUL, May 22 (Yonhap) -- The [Korean] government said Thursday that it will help local companies meet the registration deadline for the European Union's (EU) new chemical authorization program to prevent export disruptions. The Ministry for Knowledge Economy said joint surveys conducted with the environmental ministry revealed that 64.4 percent of the 492 chemical companies likely to be affected were not prepared to submit papers.... more...

...Intertek Ageus Solutions is pleased to present a free one-hour online webinar on June 4, 2008 at 2:00 pm EDT to review the unique material declaration and testing requirements related to the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation's requirements for Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC).... more...

...A shortage of globally-recognized testing labs could impact India’s drugs and chemical exports to Europe, worth some $2.7 billion (about Rs11,500 crore) in 2007. From 1 December, a new import regulatory regime aimed at reducing the environmental damage of chemicals in that continent kicks in with significant implications for India.... more...

...To help companies comply with REACH, Siemens PLM has added support for the regulation into its environmental compliance software Teamcenter. REACH places an administrative burden on manufacturers who will have to ensure that suppliers register chemicals imported into the EU above one metric tonne a year.... more...

...The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has issued a second set of questions for stakeholder feedback on its "Green Chemistry Initiative." The potential ramifications of California’s Green Chemistry Initiative are quite severe for manufacturers, including electronics manufacturers.... more...

...FBDI in Germany is committed to the protection of the environment and to the necessity for a chemicals regulation, but questions the legal and administrative bureaucracy associated with REACH. "Every player in the supply chain has to define its role precisely under REACH and must be able to apply or implement it in practice," according to the key demand of the Fachverbandes der Bauelemente Distribution, FBDI eV (the trade association of German electronic components distributors), in response to European Chemicals regulation, REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals)... more...

...TEES firms, from hairdressers to large scale manufacturers, which use chemicals in their daily business, are being urged to prepare for new rules. REACH - Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals - is due to come into effect on June 1.... more...

...When the European Union (EU) introduced REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) in 2006 the San Francisco Chronicle called it "the world's toughest law on toxic chemicals." For those working in the electronics industry, this doesn't come as a surprise... more...

...SAP AG and TechniData AG, the SAP development partner for environmental compliance solutions, recently announced the availability of SAP REACH Compliance, the market's most comprehensive software application for addressing complex tasks required by the European Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation. The first REACH compliance deadline is pre- registration, which runs from June 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008. The remaining three REACH deadlines will occur in 2010, 2013 and 2018, respectively.... more...

...GreenSoft Technology, Inc. (formerly Pacific Oaks Technology, Inc.), a leading provider of environmental compliance content management tools and services for the global electronics industry, today released GreenData Manager, a desktop application to manage green compliance data and documents. A 30-day free trial is available immediately at www.greensofttech.com.... more...

...The Helsinki-based European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) will take over enforcement of the REACH legislation from June 1. REACH, an EU regulation dealing with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances, came into force last June. The ECHA will be headed by Belgian Geert Dancet, who has served as the interim executive director since last June.... more...

...Despite the pre-registration process starting in two weeks, very few pharma firms are even aware of REACH. To comply with the new regulation, all chemical substances manufactured in or imported into the EU, estimated to number around 30,000, must be registered with the European Chemicals Agency, or ECHA, the authority responsible for implementing REACH.... more...

...The global electronics supply chain will be affected by a European Union regulation aimed at the chemical industry. The Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) actually went into effect June 2007. It requires all chemicals of one metric ton or more in volume that are manufactured in or imported into the European Union each year to be tested for health and safety and registered with the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki, Finland... more...

...Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, has added support for the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation, the new European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use, to the integrated compliance management capability of its Teamcenter software portfolio... more...

...On 1 June, the European Chemicals Bureau (ECB) will hand over its responsibilities to the newly created European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). For the last 15 years, the ECB, which is one of the seven scientific institutes in the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), has been primarily responsible for assessing and controlling the risks posed by chemical substances.... more...

...The US should make chemical producers responsible for proving their products are safe before entering the market, much like the European REACH system, the Senate environmental leader said on Tuesday. Senator Barbara Boxer (Democrat-California), chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said at a committee hearing on federal control of toxic substances that "it is clear that improvement is necessary if we are to ensure that dangerous chemicals are properly regulated".... more...