"The pre-registration of our products in the framework of the European Union’s REACH legislation was successfully completed in November 2008.
The brunt of the tasks still lies ahead, with the deadlines for the first registration phase coming up already in 2010."

Christian Jourquin, Chairman of the Executive Committee

As a manufacturer, importer, marketer and downstream user, Solvay has to fulfill in due time all REACH obligations for all products involved and their applications.

Further on, Solvay sees REACH as a strategic opportunity. This process will have beneficial effects throughout the whole supply chain.  Indeed, the REACH objectives are in line with Solvay’s sustainable development commitment, and aims to bring: 

• A higher level of protection of human health and the environment: by encouraging a better knowledge sharing regarding the chemical substances and their applications,
• Proper functioning of the internal market: by contributing to the free circulation of chemicals,
• Innovative and job-creation in the chemical industry by triggering the development of new substances that better protect health and the environment.
• A good balance between health, safety and environment and the competitiveness of the chemical industry: by engaging, in the registration process, the views of the various stakeholders involved (industrial users,scientific bodies, public authorities, end-users, consumers, NGOs,..).