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A Message from the CMS Forum Director
Welcome to the CMS Insider Spring 2007 issue.
This issue heats up with our featured article on the role of chemicals, specifically fluorinated compounds, in climate change. Companies can achieve greenhouse gas emission savings of staggering effectiveness by minimizing usage or emissions of this class of chemicals.
There are tough roads ahead as the chemical industry prepares to face the economic hurdles of REACH come June 1. Regulators and industry share uncertainties over how REACH should be implemented, despite the Reach Implementation Projects (RIPs) designed to assist companies with each step of the legislation. We are seeing that increasingly tough chemical legislation and greenhouse gas reduction efforts are spurring a major shift towards green chemistry.
Meanwhile, CSP and the US EPA are working to test the CMS model at a second K-12 school district, as well as in a tribal community. We are still in the process of selecting pilot partners and expect to announce the pilot projects later this spring.
We are in the process of developing the panels and speaker sessions for our 11th Annual CMS Workshop this fall. Please visit our website in May to view the draft agenda.
Warmest Regards,
Jill Kauffman
Johnson
CMS Forum Director
Reducing your carbon footprint…? Think fluorine first.
by Sebastien Raoux, President, Transcarbon International
Companies may be able to achieve greenhouse gas emission savings of staggering effectiveness by minimizing usage or emissions of fluorinated compounds (FCs). This is especially true if one recognizes that some FC molecules will stay in the atmosphere for several thousands of years. FC emission savings may be achieved by optimizing manufacturing processes and paying close attention to the supply chain. Read
more.
Transforming the Chemical Supply Chain
by Jill Kauffman Johnson, Executive Director, Chemical Strategies Partnership
Chemicals are a critical component in printed circuit board manufacturing, but they are perceived as a relatively small percentage of operational costs and often purchased through distributors. With the recent European regulations around chemicals and hazardous substances (RoHS and REACH), the cost to properly manage chemicals and the increasing risk to production and sales requires more attention to the chemical supply chain. Read
more.
CSP study: CMS in Japan
Last June, CSP investigated the CMS business model at the North American operations of Japanese companies to assess the feasibility of introducing the CMS model in Japan. CSP interviewed nine CMS Providers and three U.S.-based managers of Japanese automotive and electronics firms. These interviews investigated current CMS programs in Japanese companies’ North American operations and compared them to CMS programs at American companies. CSP also explored cultural, economic and regulatory barriers to expanding the CMS model in Japanese companies and markets.
The results of this study have not yet been published, but CSP expects a review copy to be available shortly. Please email Laura Wolfson if you would like to receive a copy.
CSP is seeking a large K-12 school district and tribal community to participate in an EPA-funded CMS program
CSP has received a Resource Conservation Challenge grant to expand its work with K-12 schools and test the model in a tribal community. CSP is currently in the process of recruiting an interested urban school district and tribal community to participate in the pilot project. For more information, please view the flyer or contact Jill Kauffman Johnson.
11th Annual CMS Workshop
Join us for our 11th Annual Chemical Management Services Workshop on October 23-25, 2007 at the Miyako Hotel in San Francisco’s Japantown. The 2007 workshop will be extended to two full days of breakout sessions, general sessions, and networking opportunities. For more information please visit the CMS Workshop website. Check back in May for a draft agenda.
Haas TCM acquires Kemfast Aerospace
Haas TCM announced in January the acquisition of Kemfast Aerospace, a UK based integrated supplier of aerospace chemicals and chemical management services. The deal includes Kemfast Aerospace business units in Great Britain, Ireland, and the United States. The acquisition will broaden Haas TCM’s offerings for chemical management services to the aerospace OEM and MRO markets while also establishing logistics and stocking locations in Europe. View the press release.
Castrol finalizes a three year CMS agreement with Cummins Inc.
Castrol Industrial Americas has finalized a 3 year agreement with Cummins Inc. for chemical management services for 11 sites in the US. The agreement entails staffing, purchasing of chemicals, inventory management, and engineering process savings. Since Six Sigma is a cornerstone for Cummins in implementing continuous improvement, Castrol will be undertaking an active role in engaging in six sigma projects which will reduce total cost of ownership for the chemicals and their related manufacturing processes.
Castrol has been the chemical manager for the Cummins Jamestown, New York Engine Plant since 1997. Due to the success of managing this program, they were able to successfully bid upon the other 10 Cummins sites to provide a comprehensive chemical management program for the other Cummins sites.
New Software Innovation Helps Identify Chemical Cost and Toxicity Reductions
Dolphin Software announces the release of its Green Product Selector™ software platform. This proprietary, patent-pending innovation gives businesses unmatched visibility into their chemical inventories, allowing them to know—and control—the true toxicity and costs of their maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) chemicals. Visit Dolphin's new website or view the press release.
New Documentary Examines Companies Toxic Chemical Reduction Efforts
Dolphin Software has just debuted the film “Nontoxic Business: New Insights for Greening the Supply Chain” on its new website. Dolphin underwrote the 15-minute documentary that features 11 experts who highlight the way visionary companies are embracing safer chemical practices that benefit people, the environment and corporate bottom lines. View the press release.
REACH Implementation Projects: One Down, Nine to Go
Steffen Erler, Chemical Risk Consultant
Regulators and industry share uncertainty on how to implement REACH. Attaining a harmonized interpretation of the regulatory requirements is turning out to be as equally challenging as agreeing on the legislative text. REACH Implementation Projects (RIPs) are designed to assist companies with each step of the legislation. However, in practice some issues extend beyond the scope of the technical guidance. Therefore, regulators and stakeholders are having difficulty reaching mutual consensus on what should be contained within the guidance and on how the legal text should be implemented. Read more.
REACH and the Move toward Green Chemistry
Kathleen Morson
Global companies, not just U.S. manufacturers, are preparing to meet the requirements of REACH, a groundbreaking directive that will spur significant global change in the chemical industry. This major shift is toward "green chemistry," which essentially means developing chemicals that have the least impact on the environment and human health. Green chemistry provides a new guiding framework, which some companies already are working to achieve and certain universities are beginning to teach. The implementation of REACH, however, ensures that green chemistry is here to stay.
This article is being distributed with permission and attribution to Strategic Forecasting, Inc.
REACH: Rough Seas Ahead
Chemical Week
The chemical industry is bracing for uncharted waters beginning June 1, when the REACH takes effect. The chemical industry’s direct cost to register products under REACH will be about $3.1 billion, the European Commission says. However, the bigger concern for executives is navigating the indirect economic impact of REACH, including legal costs, labor spent on management and administration, new software implementation, safety data gathering, and laboratory testing work. Read
more.
(Note: you must subscribe to Chemical Week to view this article)
Fine and Custom Chemicals
Chemical Week
Pharmaceutical manufacturers often produce drugs using hazardous materials and high temperatures, and their manufacturing processes frequently generate significantly more by-product than the final drug product itself. Sustainable manufacturing historically has not been a priority for the sector, analysts say. This is changing, however, due to rising raw material prices, increasing pressure to reduce costs, and growing pressure from environmental groups and regulators on pharma and chemical companies to adopt sustainable manufacturing practices. Read more.
(Note: you must subscribe to Chemical Week to view this article)
Inventory Control: Treat the cause, not the symptom
Purchasing Magazine
Of all the things purchasing professionals can do to help manage their company’s inventory, the most helpful action is to analyze what causes inventory, not the inventory itself. So says Roger Ellis, a Lean-manufacturing consultant who spent 30 years in manufacturing at General Motors, much of that time dealing with materials-management issues. Like a headache, he says, inventory is a symptom of something else. “You have to figure out what’s driving it, and it starts with design and leadtimes.” Read
more.
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Founding
Member
 Haas
TCM
Members
AVChem
The Boeing Company
Castrol
Industrial North
America
Chemico
Systems
Chemical Safety Corporation
DaimlerChrysler
Corporation
Dana
Corporation
Delta
Air Lines
Dolphin
Software
EPCglobal
Fisher
Scientific
General
Motors Corporation
Henkel
Chemical Management
Houghton
International
Illinois
State University
Illinois
Waste Management
and
Research Center
PPG
Industries
Raytheon
Company
Rinchem Company, Inc.
Rockwell
Collins
Seagate
Technology
Society
of Tribologists and
Lubrication
Engineers
Solution
Recovery
Services
SAIC
United
Technologies Corp.
Waste Management
2007
Event Highlights
CMS Forum members and the Chemical Strategies Partnership speak at or participate in many conferences each year. A list of these for 2007 includes:
EPCglobal International Chemical Industry Summit
January 18-19, 2007
Brussels, Belgium
Turning REACH Into An Opportunity: A Training On Implementing The European Union’s New REACH Legislation
April 24, 2007
Lowell, MA
Green Chemistry & Commerce Council Innovators Roundtable: The Role of Tools, Labels, and Retail in Promoting Safer Chemistry
April 25-27, 2007
Lowell, MA
Global Chemical Leaders Summit
May 23-25, 2007
Grand Hyatt, Singapore
11th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
June 26-29, 2007
Washington, DC
Campus Safety Health and Environmental Management Association (CSHEMA) 2007
July 21-25
Boston, MA
Action and Reaction: Developing a sustainable approach to emerging chemical issues
August 9-10, 2007
Baltimore, MD
11th Annual CMS Workshop
October 23-25, 2007
San Francisco, CA
IAQ Tools for Schools National Symposium
December 6-8, 2007
Washington, DC
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