Registration requirements
Until December 1, 2008 companies were able to pre-register their substances for REACH. Pre-registration allows companies up to 10 years to complete the full registration process while continuing to market their products. The timing of the full registrations depends on the volumes and, in some cases, the hazards of the chemical substances. Higher hazard and volume substances must be registered by December 2010, moderate volume substances by June 2013, and low volume substances by June 2018.
REACH status at Air Products
At Air Products, we have been preparing for the REACH legislation for some time. Air Products’ REACH compliance project is appropriately addressing requirements of the legislation at its various stages.
We can confirm that Air Products has successfully pre-registered all substances in our products as planned and we have worked with our suppliers to secure our raw material positions.
In addition, we successfully completed the registration of several substances in our products in 2010, but please be aware that the majority will not be registered until 2013 or even 2018, which may explain why some information (e.g. registration numbers) will not yet be available for a number of products.
Products Covered by the REACH Compliance Project (by segment)
Through the links below you can access the lists of products that are covered by our pre-registrations, registrations or exemptions. Please select the industry segment in which you are interested to access the product information.
Industrial and Specialty Gases
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Electronic Materials
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Performance Materials:
Epoxy Additives
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Polyurethane Chemicals
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Surfactants and Specialty Additives
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Functional Additives
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Personal Care
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Reactive Intermediates
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If you cannot find your product or have a question about REACH, please contact our Product Information Center in the U.S. (PRODINFO@airproducts.com) or send an inquiry to REACH@airproducts.com. Additional information is also available through our REACH Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
If you are interested in possible coverage of pre-registered products by an Air Products nominated Only Representative please send your inquiry to our REACH mailbox.
We plan to complete the registration of all our products from the lists above in accordance with the schedule provided by the legislation. At this stage, it is too early to give a precise timetable for registration. There is a possibility that despite our efforts, supply conditions could change between now and the long-term registration deadlines of 2013 and 2018, resulting in some products not being registered as currently planned. Please be assured that, in such event, Air Products will make every effort to provide a warning as soon as possible to manage such a transition.
Pre-registration numbers
Air Products can confirm that it has duly obtained pre-registration numbers for all pre-registered substances and that all products listed above are covered by pre-registration, registration or exemption under the REACH directive for each necessary supply chain.
The pre-registration number is randomly generated and does not have the structure or meaning of a registration number; it is not substance or company specific. Therefore the recommendation of both the EU Commission and CEFIC is that this number does not have to be published. Accordingly, Air Products’ policy is not to provide pre-registration numbers.
We understand that our customers, who are not necessarily members of the relevant SIEFs, may wish to have the pre-registration numbers in order to get additional assurance. However, we trust that our clear, unequivocal statement of confirmation of pre-registration contained herein is adequate assurance.
Registration numbers will be disclosed in the Safety Data Sheets in accordance with relevant requirements.
Substances of Very High Concern (SVHCs)
ECHA is continuously working on updates of the candidate list of substances for inclusion into Annex XIV and on the publication and updates of the Annex XIV itself.
Air Products continues to track updates to the Annex XIV list and proactively communicates to those customers purchasing products containing these substances in line with its obligations under REACH regarding the inclusion of such substances in any of Air Products’ products.
Air Products will keep such customers updated on our future plans for any products which will become subject to authorization.
Downstream Uses
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Exempted substances
Please be aware that substances exempted from the obligation to be registered by Annex IV and V will be available for any use unless limited by other regulation. These substances will not require communication of identified uses to the supplier because it will not be necessary to develop exposure scenarios for them. Most of the common gases supplied by Air Products are exempted by inclusion in Annex IV or V – see “Industrial and Specialty Gases” link above under section “Products covered by REACH compliance project".
Material Safety Data Sheets and REACH
Where registrations have been finalized we are in a position to update our MSDSs (Material Safety Data Sheets) as required with a registration number and new information on safe use. These updated MSDSs should be available in the early part of 2011. If you do not see this information in one of the the MSDSs with a 2011 issue date it means the product has not yet been registered or is exempted from the obligation to be registered.
Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation and REACH
The new European Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation, referred to as CLP (Regulation No. 1272/2008) is closely related to REACH. We can also confirm that we continue to work to maintain compliance with this regulation. We have implemented the following changes corresponding to the different requirements according to deadlines in the registration:
- We have classified all substances in our products according to CLP criteria
- These classifications have been notified either by Air Products or our suppliers to ECHA
- In our industrial, special and electronic gases portfolio all products are properly labelled according to the CLP regulation. Please be aware the some cylinders with old labelling may still be in the supply chain, but all products leaving our production sites are now CLP labelled.
- In our performance materials portfolio, all products classified as substances, according to REACH and CLP criteria, are properly labelled according to the CLP Regulation while mixtures will be classified and labelled before relevant deadline (1 June 2015)
- MSDSs are updated to show classification and labelling information according to new CLP and previous DSD (Council Directive 67/548/EEC) requirements
For more information about the REACH legislation and related guidance documents, please visit the ECHA website.