In order to help the Flemish industry with the implementation of REACH and CLP, essenscia vlaanderen has developed several projects ...
VLARIP stands for “Vlaanderens REACH & CLP Implementatie Projecten” (REACH & CLP Implementation Projects in Flanders).
The first project, VLARIPchemical industry, is focused on the chemical industry, as they have the most REACH & CLP obligations to fulfill. As REACH introduces a new communication approach in the chain, and some additional obligations for the downstream users of chemical substances and mixtures, these companies also need help in the REACH implementation. Therefore, essenscia vlaanderen launched the project VLARIPusers. The businesses concerned by this project are essentially companies which use chemical products in their production process to manufacture or treat objects. They no longer put a chemical product on the market. Such a downstream users project has been developped in collaboration with Fedustria and Centexbel for the textile sector, which is an important user of chemicals. This project is called VLARIPtextile.
The new REACH regulation also offers opportunities to the services sector. This regulation requires new communication tools, large tests packages, legal aid, ... The VLARIPprojects reveal needs that are not always immediately or clearly available in the Flemish business landscape. The participants in the project VLARIPservices are invited to develop and offer an answer.
The projects rely on the principle of mentorship and are made possible by the voluntary collaboration of mentors from big chemical companies and by the support of the Flemish Government and Europe.
For further information, please contact:
• Tine Cattoor, tcattoor@essenscia.be, tel 0496 59 36 15 (project coordinator and project leader VLARIPtextile)
• Linda Heughebaert, lheughebaert@essenscia.be, tel: 0496 59 36 36 (project leader VLARIPchemical industry)
• Saskia Walraedt, swalraedt@essenscia.be, tel 0496 59 36 19 (project leader VLARIPusers)
• Serge Kwasniewski, skwasniewski@essenscia.be, tel 0496 59 36 13 (project leader VLARIPservices)
• or the secretariate: Nathalie De Vadder, ndevadder@essenscia.be, tel: 02 238 98 65