November 27, 2008

REACH: Safe and secure chemical substance handling

Lanxess has completed pre-registration

We would like to inform you that LANXESS has pre-registered by the set date all the substances it currently has on the market that require registration.

_Ion Exchange Resins

Material Safety Data Sheets
For purely formal reasons it is not necessary to modify the safety data sheets. 
Our safety data sheets therefore will be adapted only in such case, updating would be required in line with Article 31 (9) of the REACH Regulation. The safety data sheets for new products, we are generating according to the format prescribed in Annex II of the aforementioned article, anyway.

Pre-Registration Numbers
LANXESS will not communicate the pre-registration numbers of any of the components of the polymers or document these in the safety data sheet of the polymers because these constitute trade secrets. Should, in exceptional cases, the disclosure of composition be necessary, e.g. for re-imports, a trustee is to be employed.

Comprehensive information on REACH please find on our web site http://corporate.lanxess.com under Company/ Sustainability/ REACH. For more specific inquiries on REACH you are welcome to contact our central REACH implementation team via reach@lanxess.com.

Contact for ION: _Xandra Haslinger