REACH
The EU Chemicals Regulation
Evonik supports the aim of the REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) of improving the protection of health and the environment in the handling of chemicals at all stages in the value chain.
The heart of the Regulation is registration of substances produced, imported or placed on the market in the EU in quantities of over 1 metric ton per year. While new substances have to be registered immediately using a detailed procedure, transition periods have been set for phase-in substances (mainly existing chemicals), providing they were pre-registered by December 1, 2008.
Evonik submitted around 13,600 pre-registrations for nearly 50 legal entities and almost 4,000 substances, including raw materials. The EU has prescribed a three-step registration procedure with substances to be registered by 2010, 2013 or 2018 depending on volume.
By November 30, 2010 (first registration deadline) Evonik has successfully registered almost 170 substances with the European Chemicals Agency in Helsinki.
Within Polyurethane Additives we have been preparing ourselves intensively for REACH, and would appreciate the opportunity to work together with you as partners in gathering all relevant information necessary for the registration and preparation of the chemical safety report. For this purpose, we have created a contact point to which you can address all questions related to REACH:
Contact:
Dr. Thea Schiller
Tel.: +49 201 173 3063
FAX: +49 201 173 1991
You may also make use of our REACH dedicated mailaddress:
reach-polyurethane-additives@evonik.com