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REACH 2008

REACH Workshop INDA Office Cary, North Carolina March 31-April 1, 2008
Agenda
Monday, March 31, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Registration & Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Welcome & Introductions Rory Holmes, President, INDA & Mike Thomason, Thomason Consulting
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	General Overview of REACH Regulations Michael Thomason, Thomason Consulting
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Legal Implications of REACH Herbert Estreicher, Esq., Ph.D., Keller and Heckman LLP Determination of exemptions Legal issues with data sharing Forming of SIEFS Competition issues Legal issues of sharing data in the supply chain U.S. Government view of REACH Who can legally register a chemical?
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.	Schill & Seilacher: Case Study- Surfactant Supplier’s Compliance with REACH Christina Schick, Schill & Seilacher How nonwoven suppliers are preparing for REACH The pre-registration process
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Rohm & Haas: Case Study-Risk assesments for reach Rich Johnson, Rohm & Haas Company Risk assessment for CSR’s Data sharing up & down the supply chain
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.	Q&A
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Reception
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.	Workshop Review Michael Thomason, Thomason Consulting Informal discussion of Day 1 material Day 2 agenda review
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Eastman Chemical Co: Case Study-REACH Compliance Marc Schurger, Eastman Chemical Co. How chemical suppliers are preparing for REACH Import/export manufacturing scenarios & representatives Data sharing
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	CIBA: Case Study-Polymer exemptions under reach Craig Barker, Ciba AG Influence of REACH on the polymer section Effect on polymer stabilizers
9:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	EDANA: methods/programs for compliance Pierre Wiertz, EDANA How has EDANA prepared the nonwovens industry for REACH? Resources available for companies Resources available at EU REACH offices
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.	Kimberly-Clark: Case Study-End-User Preparations for REACH Barry Podd, Ph.D., Kimberly-Clark Corporation The view from downstream manufacturers How end-users are preparing for REACH
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Final Comments & Workshop Conclusion Rory Holmes, President, INDA & Michael Thomason, Thomason Consulting

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