UK-REACH: Responding to Regulatory Changes since Brexit

UK-REACH has been the biggest regulatory change affecting the UK chemical industry.

A date in UK history…31 January 2020 - the UK officially withdraw from the European Union (EU). With this came a heap of changes in regulations and legislations. All industries across the UK have been impacted by this somewhere along the supply chain, as raw materials are often imported from EU countries and materials are exported to the EU. As a chemical manufacturer, Robinson Brothers has been preparing for this change since the Brexit vote in 2016. The company followed strict guidelines of REACH to ensure chemicals were registered with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for safe handling. UK REACH and EU REACH aim to provide a high level of protection of human health and the environment from the use of chemicals. Robinson Brothers has successfully registered its products intended for the UK market, under UK REACH through new submissions and legally grandfathering EU-REACH registrations.

“Due to Brexit, a new trade boundary, between the UK and the EU, has created additional regulatory demands on the importation of raw materials into the UK, from the EU. This extra demand on registration of imports, which previously was not needed prior to Brexit, has been necessary to ensure the continued supply of materials for Robinson Brothers to support the manufacture and supply to our customers without interrupting the supply chain. This additional demand has resulted in additional registration costs, and paperwork, to maintain compliance with UK REACH regulations”, said Cheryl Taylor, Regulatory Compliance and Information Advisor at Robinson Brothers.

UK REACH and the EU REACH regulations exist independently from each other. Robinson Brothers has taken a proactive approach in preparing UK REACH submissions for our products and raw materials, in order to prevent any disruptions to the supply chain. Our Regulatory and Purchasing department will continue to monitor legislations to ensure our practices comply with the latest requirements.

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Robinson Brothers is an award-winning UK chemical manufacturer of speciality & fine chemicals and rubber accelerators. Our team of Chemists are experts in custom synthesis, contract manufacture and process optimisation. This experience has led us to become a reliable supplier to organisations; serving the Pharmaceutical, Medical Devices, Toys, Footwear, Veterinary, Agrochemical, Automotive, Electronics and material sciences industries as well as many others. Click here to learn more.

Robinson Brothers Group acquired Endeavour Speciality Chemicals in 2008.

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