REACH

CBA takes over ReFaC

The UK's Chemical Business Association (CBA) has expanded its regulatory service offering through the acquisition of the REACH Facilitation Company (ReFaC).

REACH is working fine, EC says

The European Commission has adopted a report, Review of REACH, that concludes that the REACH Regulation “functions and delivers well on all objectives”.

No hiding place

ASSOCIATION The year ahead looks set to be a busy time for Europe’s chemical distributors. Fecc’s 2013 Business Plan outlines the many tasks faced by its numerous working committees

Coloured liquids in lab containers

Implementing 591

CHINA After the new Regulations on the Safe Management of Hazardous Chemicals came into force in December 2011, several significant new provisions have entered into force in China. Yunbo Shi* looks at what this means for domestic producers and others doing business with the country

Port of Ningbo

ECHA releases registrant names

ECHA has published the company names and registration numbers from REACH registration dossiers.

Controlling compliance

HAZCOMM New REACH provisions entering into force next year, as well as similar legislation in other parts of the world, will place a strict requirement on chemical producers to ensure that SDSs are not only properly prepared but received and understood by downstream parties.

Warning label on bottles

The Wercs works with REACH24H

The Wercs, a provider of software tools and services for the authoring, management and distribution of material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and other hazard communication documents

All you can eat

ASSOCIATION As the voice of the European chemical distribution industry, Fecc has plenty of matters to attend to, whether in terms of promoting REACH compliance or dealing with the changing sands of international trade

Warehousing the Brenntag way

Can I have an ‘E’ please, Bob?

REACH/CLP The ‘E’ in REACH stands for ‘Evaluation’ but as implementation proceeds there is also a need for ‘Enforcement’. A conference held by the European Commission last month aimed to give industry an idea of where this is all going

ECHA Sign

Never a dull moment

ASSOCIATION Economic volatility, increasing globalisation and mushrooming regulations are just some of the challenges with which European chemical distributors have to contend.

Dr Uta Jensen-Korte
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