REACH facilitation company ReFaC reports increasing demand for its REACH third-party representative services, with Norkem and Whyte Chemicals the latest two companies to sign up to this particular service offering. "The REACH regulation increases the workload on staff across the company," says Norkem chairman Mike Smith. "It requires the input of technical staff to identify the substances that will require registration and collate the required information and commercial staff to engage with the customer base to allay any concerns regarding ongoing supply of materials and suppliers to establish their intent regarding continued supply. To be able to call on the services of ReFaC will alleviate many of the practical issues regarding pre-registration. "Further along the process we anticipate using ReFaC to provide the regulatory expertise and practical services for the preparation of technical dossiers and SIEF negotiations," he continues. Through ReFaC's Third Party services, a company may elect to register its products through ReFaC and maintain anonymity in the process or use the expertise of ReFaC but register under its own name. Retaining confidential business information is a key issue under REACH. As ReFaC is not a commercial chemical business, this confidentiality of data can be assured, the company asserts. Full details of the Third Party Representative service and costings are available from the ReFaC website.
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