Key Topics
REACH
REACH is the European Union (EU) regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. It entered into force on June 1, 2007 with the objective to protect human health and the environment from the risks that can be posed by chemicals.
The REACH Task Forces, comprised of BAMM member companies along with other manufacturers in the EU and Japan, registered the lower acrylates (AA, n-BA, i-BA, t-BA, EA, MA, and 2-EHA) and hydroxy acrylates (2-HEA and 2-HPA). For further information, see ECHA CHEM.