REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals

According to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, in force since 1 June 2007, all substances produced in or imported into the EU in quantities above one tonne have to be registered at the European Chemical Agency ECHA.

CERATIZIT SA introduced for themselves as well as for their subsidiaries all steps necessary to meet the requirements of the REACH regulation.

Substances – Preparations – Articles:
- CERATIZIT imports and manufactures substances which are processed to articles.
- All sintered hardmetal products delivered by CERATIZIT are articles in terms of REACH.

Pre-registration:
- All substances obligatory for registration have been pre-registered in the REACH-ITsystem of ECHA.

Registration:
- Tungsten carbide and its preliminary products which we manufacture / import in quantities of more than
  1000 tons a year, have been successfully registered under reference:
                               Tungsten Carbide Reg.-Nr: 2119486687-17-0003
- For all remaining substances with registration deadlines of 2013 and 2018, registration dossiers will be
  prepared and submitted to ECHA in due time.

Substances of very high concern (SVHC):
- CERATIZIT-products do not contain any substances of the SVHC-list, published by ECHA.
- It is not to be expected that our substances might be listed on this list in future. If this happens although, 
  we will inform our customers according to Art. 33 REACH.

Safety Data Sheets:
- As according to Art. 3 REACH sintered hard metal products are articles and not substances  /  preparations
  there is no obligation to prepare a Safety Data Sheet conforming to Art. 33 REACH.

REACH Contact:
For further questions please contact our REACH representative:

      Dr. Marc Schummer
      REACH Group Coordination Responsible
      Tel.: +352 312085-298
      E-Mail: marc.schummer@ceratizit.com