REACH

Companies REACH

KFT Chemieservice GmbH, Germany

Seminar E. Dr. Bettina Hosseini & Dr. Christa Kuck-Meens GbR, Germany

DKSH Management Ltd., Switzerland

DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia. With 610 business locations in 35 countries – 590 of them in Asia – and over 23,000 specialized staff, it is one of the top 20 Swiss companies ranked by sales and employees. . DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials is more

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Software REACH

The Software Calculates and Creates REACH Conform Safety Data Sheets for Mixtures in Many Languages

Wizards make it easy to access legally compliant GHS classifications and REACH conform multilingual safety data sheets more

News REACH

Inspectors find phthalates in toys and asbestos in second-hand products

The project report shows a relatively high number of products on the European market containing chemicals that are restricted under REACH. Inspectors in 27 European countries checked 1 009 mixtures, 4 599 articles and 17 substances. Overall, out of 5 625 targeted product checks, 18 % did not comply more
REACH inspectors find that not all companies are complying with authorisation requirements

Inspectors in 17 European countries have checked compliance with the authorisation obligations under REACH for the use and placing on the market of 13 substances of very high concern with sunset dates in 2015. Inspections in companies that used or placed the substances on the market showed a rate of more
REACH is the dominant driver for substitution - more action is needed

The REACH Regulation and other EU policies coupled with market forces have created strong drivers to avoid the use of very hazardous substances in the EU. To accelerate identifying very hazardous substances and substituting them with safer alternatives, the report recommends improving the analysis o more

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White papers REACH

You’re using surfactants like Triton X-100? The REACH clock is ticking …

It’s time to act if you are using alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE) surfactants such as nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) and octylphenol ethoxylates (OPEs) more
Designing Sustainable Products

All of the benefits of Product Lifecycle Management can be erased by significant non-compliance events that impact a company through fines, penalties, negative publicity, or prohibition to sell a new product in key markets. Without a sustainability s more

Infographics REACH

Natural vs. Man-Made Chemicals

The term ‘chemophobia’ has been used on social media amongst chemists with increasing regularity over the past year. Defined as ‘a fear of chemicals’, more specifically it refers to the growing tendency for the public to be suspicious and critical of the presence of any man-made (synthetic) chemical more