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manufacturers of the Titanium industry have joined efforts for their REACH
compliance activities and have launched the REACH Titanium Consortium.
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation
and Restriction of Chemicals) is the new EU regulation on chemical
substances and is directly applicable in all EU Member States as of 1
June 2007. It is a complete and radical review of policy on chemical substances.
Most chemical substances currently placed on the EU market are subject
to registration with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) by their manufacturers
and/or importers. REACH will require registration for each chemical substance
manufactured or imported into the European Union in quantities of one
tonne or more per year with few exceptions.
Registration is completed by submitting a registration
dossier consisting of a technical dossier and chemical safety report,
with part of the technical dossier submitted jointly by manufacturers
and/or importers of the same substance. In addition, REACH imposes a data-sharing
obligation on manufacturers and/or importers of the same substances to
ensure that studies and tests are conducted only when necessary, especially
if the tests involve animals.
Contact details of the REACH Titanium Consortium Secretariat:
International Titanium Association
001-303-404-2221 Telephone
001-303-404-9111 Facsimile |
Members
of the REACH Titanium Consortium as of 15-Jan 2010
ArcelorMittal
Sourcing SA
ARDOR (UK) Ltd
Eramet (Aubert & Duval)
Glencore International Import B.V.
London & Scandinavian Metallurgical
OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd.
RTI International Metals, Inc.
SPECIALTY METALS COMPANY SA
ThyssenKrupp Titanium
TIMET UK Ltd
Toho Titanium Co., LTD.
VSMPO Tirus GmbH
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