EU chemical registration REACH nears deadline

www.themanufacturer.com | Nov 20, 2008

Manufacturers that make chemicals in the European Union member states or import them in from outside the zone have until December 1 to register with the EU’s legislative REACH regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals).

http://www.themanufacturer.com/uk/content/8753/EU_chemical_registration_REACH_nears_deadline

EU Chemical Agency Identifies 15 REACH Chemicals

enewsusa.blogspot.com | Oct 17, 2008

Oct 9: The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has agreed on the first group of 15 "very high concern" chemicals to the chemical regulation -- Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH). At its meeting in Helsinki, Finland on October 7-8, 2008, the ECHA Member State

http://enewsusa.blogspot.com/2008/10/eu-chemical-agency-identifies-15-reach.html

Norwegian PoHS update (Directive Decoder)

www.electronicsweekly.com | Jul 15, 2008

In May 2007 the Norwegian Control Authority (SFT) opened up to stakeholder consultation a proposal that recommended a ban on 18 hazardous substances in consumer products, the so called PoHS, or Prohibition of Hazardous Substances. They received over a hundred replies both national and international.

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/blogs/electronics-legislation/2008/07/norwegian-pohs-update.html

Ineos to Take Control of Chlorinated Paraffins Business

www.chemweek.com | Feb 12, 2008

Ineos says it has agreed to increase its stake in Ineos Asiatic Chemical Co. (IACC; Bangpoo, Thailand) from 60%, to 100% by purchasing the share of The East Asiatic Thailand Public Co. (EACT

http://www.chemweek.com/home/top_of_the_news/10294.html

Euro Chlor: Chlorine information, chlorine production and chlor alkali info

Brussels, 18 November 2008 - European chlorine production in October reached 868,669 tonnes, a 5.5% increase compared with the previous month (823,244 tonnes) and 3.3% lower than in October 2007 (898,752 tonnes).

http://www.eurochlor.org/

Microsoft Word - CofC_NIC_0606.doc

www.niccomp.co.uk

Please be advised all NIC products showing the part number suffix “F” (see product series table on pages 2~4) meet the EU Directive 2002/95/EC “RoHS” covering Restriction of Use of Certain Hazardous Substances.

http://www.niccomp.co.uk/rohs/files/RoHS-NIC-1006.pdf

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Ineos | Company Structure Information from ICIS

www.icis.com

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals and polymers, specialty chemicals and oil products. INEOS was formed by a management buy out of the former BP petrochemicals assets in Antwerp from Inspec in 1998 and has grown through a series of related acquisitions.

http://www.icis.com/V2/companies/9145300/ineos/structure.html