Kemira Oyj
Press Release
December 1, 2010 at 14.30 pm
Kemira has successfully finalized its first REACH (European Union chemical legislation) registration phase. Kemira submitted approximately 100 registrations by November 30, 2010. The next registration phases are in 2013 and 2018 when the company needs to register 300 substances.
Kemira’s REACH Competence Centre, founded in 2006, led the registration work. In addition to its own registration work, Kemira acted as the lead registrant for 20 different substances, of which 16 substances were registered due to the merging of Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs). 1,600 companies in Europe participated to SIEFs led by Kemira. Kemira also worked actively in several voluntary consortia.
Pre-registration was the first stage of implementing the European Union REACH chemical legislation, which took place between June 1, 2008 and December 1, 2008. Kemira submitted close to 3,000 pre-registrations, including substances imported to the EU or produced by Kemira, and the key raw materials.
“Product safety is extremely important to Kemira and REACH implementation promotes this. We will continue the implementation of REACH by supporting the supply chain communication of the detailed product information required by the REACH regulation. Furthermore the registrations will require continuous updating”, says Susanna Toivonen, Head of Product Safety.
For more information, please contact
Kemira Oyj
Susanna Toivonen, Head of Product Safety
Tel. +358 40 7025867
Liisa Rapeli-Likitalo, Manager, REACH & Product Safety Development
Tel. +358 50 593 4584
Kemira is a global two billion euro chemicals company that is focused on serving customers in water-intensive industries. The company offers water quality and quantity management that improves customers’ energy, water, and raw material efficiency. Kemira’s vision is to be a leading water chemistry company.