Our Reach Statement

REACH IS THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) REGULATION ON THE REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORISATION OF CHEMICALS. ITS MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

THE REGISTRATION PROCESS REQUIRES MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS TO GENERATE SPECIFIC TEST DATA AND INFORMATION FOR ALL CHEMICALS PRODUCED OR IMPORTED INTO THE EU IN QUANTITIES THAT EXCEED 1 TONNE PER ANNUM. REGISTRANTS MUST ALSO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE RISK MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND COMMUNICATE THEM TO USERS.

UNDER REACH, MANUFACTURERS AND ANY DISTRIBUTORS ARE UNDER OBLIGATION TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION UP AND DOWN ANY SUPPLY CHAIN TO THEIR CUSTOMERS’ SUPPLIERS AND PRINCIPALS.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS IMPLEMENTATION OF REACH

MIDLAND CHEMICALS LTD PREPARED ITSELF FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW LEGISLATION BY AUDITING TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO REACTIVE FORMULATIONS OR PRODUCTS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO REACH AS REQUIRED BY ECHA (EUROPEAN CHEMICALS AGENCY) WITHIN OUR RANGE, TO MAINTAIN STATUS AS A “DOWN-STREAM USER”.

WE ARE UPDATED THROUGH OUR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS ON ANY INFORMATION THAT EFFECTS OUR FORMULATIONS WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO DEVELOP AND MODIFY PRODUCTS SO AS TO REMAIN REACH DOWN-STREAM USERS DURING OUR MANUFACTURE. WE ARE FULLY COMMITTED TO REACH AND ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATING OUR OPERATIONS IN ORDER TO REMAIN FULLY COMPLIANT.

MIDLAND CHEMICALS IMPLEMENTATION OF CLP (GHS)

CLP (GHS) IS THE NEW CLASSIFICATION LABELLING AND PACKAGING OF SUBSTANCES AND MIXTURES SYSTEM ADOPTED WITHIN THE EU OF THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) GLOBALLY HARMONISED SYSTEM (GHS). MIDLAND CHEMICALS IS COMPLETELY UP TO DATE WITH THIS NEW LABELLING SYSTEM AND HAS BY STAGES INTRODUCING IT TO ALL OF ITS PRODUCTS. WE BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 2015 BY UPDATING ALL OF OUR MSDS AND LABELS TO THE NEW CLP COMPLIANT FORMAT.