Is REACH manageable ?
Industry long opposed REACH, claiming it would be costly and negatively affect the availability of raw materials. In essence that is true. Industry warned that job losses and reduced production would be the final consequence of REACH.
They foresee that even if a small number of chemical suppliers can not bear the registration costs, a domino effect will create significant impacts down the entire supply chain. This is because, downstream users such as electronics, textiles and chemical formulators, will be affected by increased costs of inputs and/or the need to replace substances which may no longer be available because they have become uneconomic to produce as a result of the REACH.
This scenario, however, is not very likely
to actually happen. It assumes that companies all opt for the sit-and-wait
approach. Now REACH is in place, we find that a lot of companies are
taking the proactive
approach instead.
Pro-active companies understand that REACH is not avoidable
and requires long-term management attention.
They believe they can do a lot themselves to reduce the REACH risks and costs their
companies are confronted with. Approaching REACH like this will make them less vulnerable to REACH,
and as a side effect, it increases the robustness of the value chain they belong to!Road towards REACH implementation
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