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INTRODUCTION

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The TESS Project

• TESS Toolbox to support Environmental and
  Sustainable Systems for speciality chemicals
  manufacturers,SMEs, with special emphasises on
  REACH and Sustainability
• It is part of the Commission FP6 Research,
  Technology Development and demonstration with
  particular target action for SMEs

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The aim of the Project

• To produce an interactive electronic Toolbox on
  the internet for easy access by SME users,
  containing 4 tools
• REACH Legislation
• Chemical Toxicology and Environmental Fate
• Supply Chain Evaluation (methodology for
  self-assessment of viability of changes)
• Sustainable Chemistry (data base for
  alternatives)
• The Toolbox can be used by all SMEs

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Project facts

• CIA is the Co-ordinator of the Project towards
  the EU Commission
• Participants
• RTDs Universities (Hull, York, London and
  Ghent) and VTT (Technical Research Centre of
  Finland)
• SMEs Arran Chemicals (Ireland), Robinson
  Brothers (UK), Organica (Germany), Vantaco
  (Finland), Vickers (UK)
• IAGs - CIA Cefic, Essenscia, Federchimica,
  VNCI, KT RY and BACS (British Association of
  Chemical Specialties)

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Project developments

• Project Work Packages
• WP 1 Requirements Functional Specifications
  Leader CIA others
• WP 2 to 7 Research Innovation and Development
  Tasks SMEs RTDs
• WP 8 9Training Dissemination Leader Cefic
  other associations

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04/09/2006 (start)
04/09/2008 (start)
03/09/2009 (end)
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WP 8 9
WP 1 to 7
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Toolbox status

• Beta version is available
• Beta version to be improved until end of
  November
• Final version now available December 08

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TESS Toolbox - internet

• www.reach-serv.com

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TESS Toolbox Overview

• Contains 4 tools
• REACH Legislation
• Chemical Toxicology Environmental Fate
• Supply Chain Evaluation
• Database of Bio Building Blocks
• To assist SMEs handling REACH and Sustainability
  issues

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REACH Legislation

• Aim
• To help SMEs in the chemical sector understand
  and comply with their obligations under REACH
• Toolbox package
• A brief guide to REACH
• An Obligations TOOL
• Guidance on the REACH text (Complying with REACH
  Regulation)
• Glossary
• Links compendium

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REACH Legislation
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A. Obligations Tool

• Purpose
• To provide a simple statement of users
  registration obligations under REACH
• Give guidance on other obligations users may
  have.
• Scope
• Single substances
• Phase-in non-phase-in
• Manufacturers / importers / downstream users /
  distributers
• Limitations
• Articles
• Intermediates (covered as a separate item in the
  toolbox)

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A. Obligations Tool

• Features
• Question / answer driven
• User can enter a substance reference
• Substance / tonnage specific
• Statement of obligations
• Registration obligations deadlines
• Classification Labelling Notification
• Headline guidance on
• Communication / Safety data Sheets
• Downstream User CSA
• SVHC / Authorisation
• Links to Complying with REACH for further
  information.
• Print facility

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Obligations Tool Overview
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Obligations Tool
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B. Complying with REACH

• Purpose
• To support the Obligations Tool (via links to
  specific topics)
• To provide guidance on REACH /help SMEs
  understand what they need to do to comply with
  their obligations under REACH.
• Scope
• Phase-in non-phase-in
• Registration / Evaluation / Authorisation
  Restriction
• Manufacturers/ Importers / Downstream users
• Communication / SDS
• Classification Labelling Notification ( GHS)
• Articles (in brief)

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B. Complying with REACH

• Features
• Index / Search driven
• Text
• Links to
• Technical guidance documents
• pdf downloads
• Websites e.g. ECHA
• Other Areas of the toolbox e.g. related topics,
  Toxicology

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B. Complying with REACH

• Extract from Data Gathering REACH
  Illustration....

Read more...  Chemical Toxicology Practical
guidance with worked examples on the use of
read-across and (Q)SAR models to predict
substance properties can be found in the Chemical
Toxicology section of this toolbox.
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What is this Guidance about?

• This guidance has been developed to help SME
  users to assess the
• Ecotoxicity
• Environmental Fate
• Human Health Effects (mutagenicity)
• using freely available non-testing methods
  (Q)SAR and read-across

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Terms Definitions
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What is this tool about?

• This tool has been developed to help SME users to
  assess KEY aspects of
• Toxicity
• Testing Procedures
• Environmental Fate
• Human Health Effects (mutagenicity)
• using freely available non-testing methods such
  as (Q)SAR and read-across

To comply with REACH
Reduce cost and time
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Terms Definitions
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• How to use this tool

Examples and links are given within each tool
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Content of Each Stepwise Approach

• Welcoming page (introduction)
• Overview of the stepwise methodology (includes
  all the steps)
• Steps (each one has a corresponding text)
• Examples (chemicals)
• Links

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Supply Chain Evaluation Tool

• A self assessment process by the SME
• Uses a simple set of assessment questions
• Key technical and commercial parameters
• The answers are qualitative and are
• yes/no
• greater than/the same as/less than

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Tool Outputs

• Provides an assessment in terms of
• Risk
• Viability
• Critical Failure
• Provides an Overall Assessment as a visual
  score in terms of Risk and Viability.

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Definition of Terms

• Risk the practical likelihood that an area
  under investigation will cause harm
• Viability - defines the practical likelihood of
  the scheme being workable
• Critical failure - where the proposition has
  transgressed beyond acceptable viability

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Assessment Questions

• Systematic methodology requires answers to
  qualitative questions under the following
  headings

• 1.    Routing Options
• 2.    REACH Compatibility
• 3.    Chemical-performance
• 4.    Chemical Engineering
• 5.    Sustainability
• 6.    Environmental Impact
• 7.    Operating Costs
• 8.    Supply Chain and Product Pricing
• 9.    Capital Costs
• 10.  Safety
• 11.  Market acceptability
• Overall Feasibility Assessment

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Graphical Output
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Database Aims

• Aims to provide help to SMEs with
• Sources of biomass
• Substances derived from biomass
• Sustainable chemistry routings (economic,
  environmental, societal)
• Biobased substitutes for currently used
  substances that are under pressure of REACH
• Green alternatives to petrochemical derived
  substances

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Acceptability criteria for building blocks

• Long-term availability and competitive price
• High yield and small number of steps in
  production from biomass
• Viable technology for production from biomass
• Low environmental impact
• No competition with food production

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Database Requirements

• Simple to interrogate
• Based on current literature
• Patent and academic
• Updated on a regular basis
• Interrogate by
• Building block, derivative thereof, feedstock

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Database Structure

• Biomass derived feedstock
• Cellulose, starch etc.
• Building Block
• Ethanol, lactic acid etc.
• Substances currently available
• Ethene, acetone,etc
• Query by use will be developed
• All supported by references

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Graphical output of the database
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Summary

• Suite of 4 tools to Help SMEs migrate towards
  responsible renewables
• Key aspects of REACH
• Chemical Toxicology Environmental Fate
• Supply Chain Evaluation
• Database of bio blocks

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Demonstration
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Thank you for listening

• We hope that the Toolbox will be useful for your
  company
• Your feed back and suggestions on the Toolbox and
  its use are of importance for us

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TESS Toolbox - internet

• www.reach-serv.com

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