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REACH is Starting to Have a Larger Impact on Ink Manufacturers

As the second stage of registration concludes and companies start to focus on the 2018 deadline, key ingredients for inks may be affected.

By: Sean Milmo

European Editor

The European Union’s REACH legislation, introduced six years ago to improve the safety of industrial chemicals, has until recently had only a relatively small impact on ink producers and the rest of Europe’s printing market. Now this is beginning to change. The regulation is starting to affect supplies of what could be crucial chemicals for ink formulations. Also, compliance with its provision on the management of hazardous chemicals in print shops is beginning to become a challenge, ...

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