U.S. businesses extend their REACH

TüV Rheinland® offers REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) registration services in North American from its offices in Newtown, Conn., to businesses planning to export products to the European Union. REACH requires manufacturers and exporters to register with the European Chemicals Agency all substances they produce in or import to the EU in quantities greater than one ton per year. Among the industries that must comply with REACH registration: chemicals, plastics, petroleum, drapery and leather, cosmetics, food, printing, furniture, sports equipment, toys, electrical, mechanical, optics and engine production. Textile and apparel producers seeking customers in the EU can learn more about compliance with REACH.