ColorMatrix Europe

ColorMatrix Europe supply additive and colorant masterbatch for use in the manufacture of polymeric materials and articles intended for various applications such as food contact packaging, and toys. ColorMatrix Europe products may be manufactured at different manufacturing locations (USA, Europe, and Asia). The Global regulatory department based within Europe keeps an inventory of raw materials used across all global locations and manages supplier information, chemistry information and so on. ColorMatrix Europe s global inventory contains hundreds of raw materials however the majority of these are classified as non hazardous. 

Upon the introduction of REACH, ColorMatrix Europe s first step was to review all raw materials contained within our global inventory and ensure all raw material information was up to date including ... 

For EU based suppliers, we communicated with them to ensure they were planning to support their substances through the registration process and received written confirmation. Any non EU suppliers were contacted in order to determine whether they intended to carry out their own REACH activities i.e., appoint an only representative within Europe. If only representative s were not to be appointed this then changed ColorMatrix Europe s supply chain status from downstream user to importer therefore having pre-registration and full registration implications. 

As a precautionary measure ColorMatrix Europe pre-registered all non-EU supplied raw materials even if the supplier had appointed an only representative or EU distributor. As deadlines approach we will assess whether there is a business need to do a full registration or if we can rely on the chosen supply route. 

ColorMatrix Europe now maintain a database of all pre-registered materials, including tonnages, applicable Risk phrases, deadlines and where available information on LEAD registrants involved. We continually monitor our volume levels to ensure there are no changes that will impact the registration deadline. Due to the volumes and low hazard of materials we use, the majority of our deadlines are 2018. 

Moving forward ColorMatrix Europe has a stringent checklist for any new raw materials sourced within and outside of Europe, including ... 

F. Zeng and M. Frost, inventors Colormatrix Europe Ltd., assignee US2008241450, 2008. 

A new direction in development is signalled by ColorMatrix Europe with an additive giving UV protection to PET bottles. It is claimed to block all radiation up to 380 nm and achieve the same level of UV screening as other products at half the dosage level. 

Colores y Compuestos PlasticosSA, C/Fedanci, 8 al lObajos 2 , Parc Empresarial ColorMatrix Europe Ltd, Unit 9 Unity Grove, Knowsley Industrial Park South, Knowsley L34 9GT, UK tel +44-151-548-3100 fax +44-151-548-... 

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