New Chemical Product Innovation Chain

The aims of the proposed new regulations are to improve the protection of human health and the environment while maintaining the competitiveness and enhancing the innovative capability of the EU chemicals industry. REACH would furthermore give greater responsibility to industry to manage the risks from chemicals and to provide safety information on the substances. This information would be passed down the chain of production. 

Integration of the value chain - by taking advantage of backward or forward integration in the value chain to reduce production costs or to develop new innovative effects. Nalco in water treatment and Sun Chemicals in inks are two examples of this approach. 

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