Elementis is committed to Responsible Care©, the chemical industry's global voluntary initiative to continually improve performance in the areas of environmental protection, health and safety.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are produced for all chemical compounds.	In 2002 Elementis Specialties, Livingston, UK, became the first business in Scotland to be awarded third party certification under the CIA Responsible Care initiative.	Elementis Pigments is working with its suppliers to improve their sustainable development performance.

Responsible Care is an important component of our strategy for sustainable development. It minimises the impact on the environment, conserves valuable natural resources and ensures responsible Product Stewardship up and down the supply chain.

Elementis is a member of the CIA and has signed up to the Responsible Care Guiding Principles, which are applied by Elementis worldwide. Additionally, Elementis Specialties in the US is a member of the ACC and complies with the ACC Responsible Care® requirements.

Experience is shared between sites and businesses to improve HSE performance. Representatives at most sites participate in meetings with others from the chemical industry and elsewhere to share experience and develop best practice.

In the US representatives from Specialties are active participants with ACC, contributing to chemical industry programmes and serving on ACC committees. Similarly UK employees participate in CIA seminars and other group meetings.

During 2002 Elementis Specialties, Livingston, UK, became the first business in Scotland and the fourth in the UK, to be awarded third party certification for excellence in health, safety and environmental performance under the Chemical Industries Association Responsible Care initiative.

Product Stewardship
Elementis recognises that correct handling and use of products is vital even after they have left our direct control. The Company is taking steps through a range of Product Stewardship activities to protect the health and safety of people who transport or use our products, and those who might be affected indirectly. Included in these activities is technical advice on waste disposal and environmental protection from the effects of our products throughout their life cycle. Many Elementis products contribute to sustainable development. The following sections give examples of the individual Elementis businesses approaches to Product Stewardship.

Elementis Specialties
Specialties is the only business in Elementis which develops new chemical compounds. Great emphasis is placed on ensuring that comprehensive data are available in Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS/SDS), that labelling is appropriate and correct and that the chemicals are notified and listed on the Chemical Inventories of the countries in which the chemicals are sold.

Software to further improve the authoring and distribution of MSDS has been procured as part of the Elementis Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project. The software will link to a global database of chemical constituents and will support all Elementis businesses. When completed, Elementis will be able to provide accurate information more rapidly to customers on current regulatory issues concerning our products. Product Stewardship experts will then be able to work more directly with downstream customers and distributors to better develop end user application and risk assessment data.

Specialties is an active participant in the voluntary worldwide High Production Volume Program for organoclays.

Elementis Pigments
Iron oxide production embodies the principles of sustainable development since the basis for this business is conversion of waste material (scrap iron and waste or recycled acid) into useful products. Regulatory compliance is a key part of the management of the supply chain and is achieved through Material Safety Data Sheets, labelling and a Regulatory Compliance summary pack.

Elementis Pigments has participated with the CEFIC7 Zinc Oxide Producers Association sector group in risk assessments for zinc oxide.

Elementis Pigments is currently working with its suppliers to improve their quality and sustainable development performance; with customers on product substitution where, for example, there may have been HSE concerns; and with distributors to provide training in the safe handling and application of all pigment products.

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