Our Position on REACH

Under the European Union’s REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006), EU based manufacturers and importers must register chemical substances with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Registration obligations depend on annual tonnage bands and the information requirements associated with those bands, which determine the type and extent of data that must be generated. These data—covering physicochemical properties, environmental fate, ecotoxicity and human health endpoints—form the basis for evaluating hazards and supporting substance classification. Additional details on REACH and its information requirements are publicly available on the ECHA website. 

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and/or its applicable affiliate(s) are committed to meeting applicable obligations under REACH and relevant REACH like chemical management frameworks globally. We take appropriate measures to support regulatory compliance and business continuity in regions where we operate or place products on the market.

Global REACH like Regulatory Frameworks

In addition to EU REACH, several jurisdictions have implemented chemical management systems incorporating registration, notification or inventory based requirements with comparable data and compliance expectations. Chevron Phillips Chemical maintains active compliance programs in the following jurisdictions:

• United Kingdom (UK REACH) – Implemented following the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union through retained EU law and subsequent regulatory amendments. UK based manufacturers and importers are required to register substances with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
• Turkey (KKDIK – Kimyasalların Kaydı, Değerlendirmesi, İzni ve Kısıtlanması) – Turkey’s REACH like regulation requiring pre registration and phased registration of substances manufactured or imported at ≥1 tonne per year, with data requirements closely aligned with EU REACH.
• Republic of Korea (K REACH) – South Korea’s chemical notification and registration system requiring hazard data submission and, in certain cases, risk assessment for both existing and new substances.
• Ukraine (emerging REACH aligned framework) – Established under national chemical safety legislation aligning with core EU REACH principles, with phased implementation toward a national chemicals inventory and registration system.
• Taiwan (TCSCA / Occupational Safety and Health framework) – Although structurally different from EU REACH, Taiwan’s system includes substance notification and registration requirements under the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act (TCSCA), as well as hazard communication and worker protection obligations under occupational safety and health regulations.

Other Emerging Chemical Regulatory Systems

Brazil, Chile, Peru, China and India are continuing to develop chemical management programs that are evolving toward inventory  and registration based systems aligned with global best practices. These jurisdictions are actively considering, adopting, or refining legislation that incorporates elements similar to REACH.

Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP and its affiliates closely monitor existing and emerging chemical regulatory developments globally and are committed to compliance with all applicable regulatory frameworks to which our operations are subject.