Reach conferences scheduled for Antwerp

Smithers Rapra's Reach conferences are designed to inform companies of the current status of the legislation and how to become compliant in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible.

Smithers Rapra Technology has added Antwerp to the list of destinations for its Reach conferences.

The third conference in September 2008 has been timed to take place 15 months after the adoption of the Reach policy and to coincide with the pre-registration phase of the legislation.

The programme is being specifically developed to inform all those impacted by Reach of the current status of the legislation and the developing requirements to enable Reach compliance in the most cost-effective and efficient manner possible.

Rapra is currently inviting speakers.

Over 200 concerned chemical manufacturers, material formulators and end users of chemical products attended Rapra's first Reach conference held in Brussels in April 2007.

Smithers Rapra has scheduled two further conferences in Boston, USA and Antwerp during 2008.

Reach, (Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) is one of the most important pieces of producer responsibility legislation to impact the European chemical industry and its supply chains.

The legislation not only has major ramifications for chemical manufacturers, it also affects materials formulators and even end users of chemical products.

Reach is changing the way many chemical products are manufactured and used and the legislation is likely to mean that some critical specialty materials will no longer be available.

Complying with the requirements of Reach will be a costly and time-consuming exercise.

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