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Reach 2007

Rapra Technology Ltd.
June 1, 2007
249 Pages - SKU: CACQ1669909

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REACH is coming and it’s here to stay. Hailed at the most intrusive piece of legislation to hit the European chemicals supply chain, its impact will be widespread and is likely to catalyse changes in chemicals policies in many other countries.

While the chemicals industry supports the goals of REACH, its implementation will be all-consuming. The impact-assessment battle continues, but whether you’re an importer, distributor, formulator or downstream user, you need to know what you’re up against.

The new regulations promise to bring about improvements in innovation and competitiveness in the EU chemicals industry, a more simple and ordered regulatory system, a reduced dependence on fossil fuels and cost savings in raw materials and lawsuits. REACH reverses the burden of proof and puts the responsibility on the producer and importer to show that substances are safe before they can be placed on the market. If conducted properly REACH will restore consumer trust in chemicals used in consumer products which will have a knock-on effect throughout the whole chemicals supply chain.

Rapra’s first international conference on REACH, featured case studies from the likes of Degussa, Dow Corning, Clariant, Ineos Vinyls and MBDA as well as papers from respected legal firms Keller and Heckman LLP and Eversheds.

SESSION 1 REACH: OBJECTIVES AND CURRENT STATUS: Paper 1 KEYNOTE PAPER: An Update from the European Commission; Otto Linher, European Commission, Brussels; Paper 2 State of play and likely or actual changes; Andrew Fasey, PTK Ltd, UK
SESSION 2 PREPARING FOR REACH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS: Paper 3 REACH Countdown has started; Ineke Gubbels-van Hal, Ciba Expert Services, Belgium; Paper 4 Legal implications of REACH: obligations, pitfalls and practical guidance; Louise Howarth, Eversheds, UK; Paper 5 The effect of REACH on the supply of chemicals in the EU; Cyril Jacquet, Keller and Heckman LLP, Belgium; Paper 6 Within REACH or still out of touch? What are the implications for substitution?; Peter Chandler, Centre for process innovation, UK; Paper 7 Developing strategies for complex registration involving oligmers; Mr. Paul Ashford & Mr. Paul Becker, Caleb Management Services, Uk; Paper 8 Chemical Substitution in Practice; Stephen Lipworth, Royal Society of Chemistry, UK
SESSION 3 INFLUENCE OF REACH ON THE POLYMER SECTOR: Paper 9 The effect of REACH on polymer materials; Herbert Estreicher, J.D. Ph.D., Keller and Heckman LLP, USA; Paper 10 The impact of REACH on a coating supplier: real or perceived or unable to decide at present?; Peter Oldring, Valspar Europe, UK; Paper 11 The implications of REACH legislation for the PVC manufacturer and user; Chris Howick, Ineos Vinyls, UK & Jason Leadbitter, Hydro Polymers, UK; Paper 12 REACH and flame retardants - how additive producers are preparing and caring; Mr Sander Kroon, supresta Netherlands & Dr. Adrian Beard, Clarinet GmbH &Chairman, European Flame Retardants Association; Paper 13 REACH - A company’s progress and perspective; Mark Pemberton, Lucite International, UK; Paper 14 The distributor’s perspective - TBC; Douglas Leech, Chemical Business Association, UK
SESSION 4 CASE STUDIES FROM THE CHEMICALS SUPPLY CHAIN: Paper 15 CASE STUDY - The importance of supply chain dialogue in making REACH effective; Keith Huckle, Dow Corning Corporation, Belgium; Paper 16 CASE STUDY - How to bring costs down by realising the OSOR principle; Dr. Volker Boerger, Schill Seilacher “Struktol” AG, Germany; Paper 17 CASE STUDY - How Degussa is preparing for REACH; Dr. Volker J Soballa, Degussa AG, Germany; Paper 18 CASE STUDY - What downstream users should be doing in order to both understand and mitigate the impact of REACH on their businesses; Steve Doe, MBDA, UK; Paper 19 REACH and the retailer; Paul Wilkes, The Body Shop International, UK
SESSION 5 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Paper 20 REACH compliance costs; Steffen Erler, REACHReady, UK; Paper 21 Consortium management and other options to reduce costs under REACH; Dr. Wolfgang Ihme, RCC Ltd, Switzerland
SESSION 6 TESTING, DATA COLLECTION AND INFORMATION SHARING: Paper 22 An overview of REACH testing requirements; Dr. Derek J Knight, SafePharm Laboratories Ltd, UK; Paper 23 Intelligent data collection strategies for chemical substances under REACH; Frederick Verdonck & Marnix Vangheluwe, Euras, Belgium; Paper 24 REACH data sharing and consortia building - technical issues; Mathew Curl, TSG Europe, UK
SESSION 7 LESSONS LEARNED AND OPPORTUNITES FOR THE FUTURE: Paper 25 Case studies highlighting specific approaches being taken to prepare for REACH; Dr. Irene Mc Grath, International, Ireland; Paper 26 Opportunities for deep innovation in a post REACH world; Neville Hargreaves and Richard Miller, Chemistry Innovation Knowledge Transfer Network, UK

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