Ink Manufacturers, Suppliers Prepare for REACH

REACH, or Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals, is a topic of great interest in Europe and globally. REACH went into effect in the European Union (EU) in June 2007 after much debate, with the goal of regulating and classifying chemicals. Under REACH, manufacturers and importers alike are responsible for providing safety information to the EU on the make-up of their products. The EU mandated that substances in quantities from 1000 metric t/a, substances from 100 metri...