Open AccessREACH – Opportunities and Risks for a Company Supplying Research Chemicals and Intermediates
Author(s) -
Stephan Marfurt
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2006.677
Subject(s) - legislation , business , chemical industry , control (management) , risk analysis (engineering) , industrial organization , engineering , management , political science , economics , law , environmental engineering
REACH is the proposal of a new legislation to control chemicals in the EU and poses a major challenge to suppliers of chemicals. As a company engaged in supplying more than 80'000 individual substances to a very diverse customer base, Sigma-Aldrich is particularly affected. The impact of various aspects of REACH, both positive and negative, is discussed. Although the legislation is not yet available in its final version the overall impact is believed to be negative.