Proprietary Chemical Information Management

In addition to the publicly available standards provided by professional bodies, many of the larger companies have their own internal standards. Generally, these internal standards are based on public standards but have additional requirements—often to do with specific aspects of their own processes or operations. For example, if a company manufactures a unique and proprietary chemical, management may need to create standards to do with the safe handling of that chemical, since little information is likely to be available in the public domain. 

Step 10. The Product Manager shall coordinate with any suppliers who are not willing to divulge to the PMN filer proprietary or trade secret information necessary to establish the chemical identity of the PMN substance. Such suppliers may submit a j oint PMN or may file a letter of support with the EPA. 

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