Industry Stakeholders
Note: Industry stakeholders at the Member State level are listed on the Member State page.
There is a large number of different industry stakeholders involved in the REACH debate. A few of them are listed below, for more see the Euractiv REACH web page, which links to many reports from industry stakeholders.
The Chemical Industry in Europe is represented by CEFIC; the REACH section of their web site is here. A simple summary of their view on REACH is given on this site:
"We therefore fully support the objectives of REACH, and welcome the desire to produce an effective regulatory framework for the safe management of chemicals. REACH has the potential to simplify legislation for chemical manufacturers, and deliver significant benefits to downstream industries, consumers and the environment.
We believe, however, that some crucial workability issues remain to be solved before the system can work in practice and achieve its objectives."
Specific industry representatives include:
- The Metals Industry is represented by Eurometaux, their views of REACH are summarized in the REACH section.
- The overall industry association in Europe is UNICE.
- Retailers and traders are represented by Eurocommerce. Their position on REACH, which focuses particularly on chemicals in imported articles, is available here.
- Electronics producers are represented by EICTA, they also have a REACH page.
- The UK Chemical Industry Association has a collection of REACH-related documents on its web site.
- The BCDTA, who represent chemical distributors, have a number of REACH policy papers on its site.
Additionally, the NGO, The International Chemical Secretariat, has produced a report, What We Need From REACH, compiling the views of companies who are looking for strengthening of REACH.
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