The Methyl Ethyl Ketone/ Secondary Butyl Alcohol (MEK) consortium has been created to help its members prepare for REACH.

Consortium description
The MEK consortium was created by members of the Oxygenated Solvents Producers Association (OSPA), a sector group of Cefic, to undertake the collective activities related to the registration of the following substances for solvent uses under REACH:

Membership
The members of the consortium have substantial experience in the manufacturing or importation of these substances and have significant experience in implementing product regulatory initiatives such as the OECD/ HPV program. The consortium has already started work to produce REACH registration dossiers. Upon completion, letters of access to the REACH Registration dossier will be made available to non-consortium members. ReachCentrum has been chosen to manage the secretariat of the consortium. The consortium is open to any applicants fulfilling the current membership or associated membership criteria of the consortia.

The current members of the MEK solvent REACH consortium are as follows : 

• Shell Chemicals Europe BV
• ExxonMobil Petroleum & Chemical BVBA
• Sasol Chemie GmbH & Co KG
• Dow

Interesting links
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