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REACH - Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals


REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals) is the new European Chemicals Regulation, which replaces the current policy with different systems for “new” and “existing” chemicals.

REACH

  • regulates the handling with chemical substances either on their own, in preparation or in articles
  • covers all chemical substances, dangerous or not
  • places responsibility for the safety of chemicals on manufacturers and importers
  • aims at the improvement of the safe use of substances in all uses

REACH [Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006] came into force on June 1, 2007. The pre-registration period ended on December 1, 2008.

Pre-registration
LANXESS has pre-registered by the set date all substances it currently has on the market that requires registration. _Download

Pre-registration numbers
LANXESS will not communicate the pre-registration numbers of any of the components of the polymers or document these in the safety data sheet of the polymers, because these constitute trade secrets. Should, in exceptional cases, the disclosure of composition become necessary, e.g. for re-imports, a trustee is to be employed.

 

December 1, 2010: Completion of Phase I (quantities manufactured or imported > 1000 to/ y)
With completion of Phase I LANXESS successfully submitted all necessary registration dossiers with the European Chemical Agency (ECHA). _Download


Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC)
The REACH regulation stipulates an admission procedure for substances of very high concern. The status as such is confirmed officially by the ECHA in the list of candidates on their homepage.

Declaration for Lewatit® products _Download

 

As of October 14, 2010

 

Use Descriptors

ION products, such as the Lewatit® and Ionac® series  represent polymers. Since polymers in general are exempt from the obligation to register under REACH, exposure assessment for making risk characterization is not required. The major uses only need to be mentioned in the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

 

Declaration for Lewatit® and Ionac® products _Download

 

Further details regarding this topic can be found here.


Please find below links to the official bodies for the new regulation
_European Chemicals Agency
_European Chemicals Bureau
_European Commission - Enterprise & Industry
_CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council

Contact details
For further information about REACH please contact: _xandra.haslinger@lanxess.com