Online service to cut costs of REACH

REACH-VEN is aimed at helping companies pre-register and begin collaborating as part of a substance information exchange forum (SIEF) preparation consortium, ahead of forming a full SIEF. Mark Selby, of Denehurst Chemical Safety, says that those who sign up will be able to see if the legislation applies to them and, if so, begin the process making contact with other manufacturers intending to share costs leading up to full registration. “We know that REACH has important implications for manufacturers, importers and distributors of chemicals accessing the European market, and this solution will help them in the pre-registration process.” Jim Thomas, business development director at VEN, the company behind the new service, says: “Companies that might find it difficult to make themselves heard in negotiations, particularly relating to the costs of REACH, will find that REACH-VEN offers a cost-effective, secure and transparent solution. “REACH-VEN also provides a simple solution for pre-registering all of a company’s substances with ECHA [European Chemicals Agency] through a bulk upload facility. Users of the site can pre-register all of their substances in a single streamlined system that will save them both time and effort.”