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Message from the CMS Forum Director
Welcome to the Summer 2007 issue of the CMS Insider.
We would like to extend a hearty congratulations to our CMS Forum members, SAIC and Haas TCM, who together were awarded more than $8 billion in chemical and gas contracts through the privatization effort by the Defense Logistics Agency. A big success for the entire CMS Forum!
Registration, draft agenda and logistical information are now available for the 11th Annual CMS Workshop - "Supply Chain Innovation in Fluctuating Markets” - which will take place October 23-25 in San Francisco. Please visit us online for more information and to register.
The new European law on chemicals, the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), entered into force on June 1, 2007. Below you can learn about what this means for your company and determine how prepared you are.
With support from the US EPA, CSP has been busy developing a new manual, “Improving Chemical and Waste Management: A Guide for K-12 School Districts”. The manual provides step-by-step instructions to assist schools in evaluating their current chemical and waste management and developing a Chemical and Waste Management Services (CWMS) program. Be sure to download the draft manual and give us your feedback.
Best Regards,
Jill Kauffman Johnson
CMS Forum Director
Applying RFID to chemical tracking: managing freezer items
by Laura Wolfson, Chemical Strategies Partnership and Dave Eagleson, RFID Global Solution
Hazardous materials that require refrigeration pose management challenges in tracking shelf life and maintaining proper storage temperature. Such chemicals (e.g., certain sealants and adhesives) are typically stored in multiple freezers or refrigerators, but often these products get lost underneath other stacked or bagged chemical containers and expire before they are ever used. This leads to large amounts of hazardous waste, which then becomes extremely expensive to dispose, not to mention the cost of the product itself. To combat this problem, a team at RFID Global Solution developed a patented process to help manage such inventories, which operate at extremely low temperatures, called the SmartFreezer.
Read more...
11th Annual CMS Workshop – Register Online!
The draft agenda, logistics, and registration are available online. 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 details, visit our website. Please contact Melinda Hanson with any questions.
Improving Chemical and Waste Management: A Guide for Schools
With funding provided by the EPA’s Office of Solid Waste, CSP has developed a draft chemical and waste management manual to provide step-by-step instructions to help school districts consider and implement a Chemical and Waste Management Services (CWMS) program. We are currently seeking feedback on this draft manual and welcome any comments you may have.
Download the Draft CWMS Manual for Schools.
CSP study now available: CMS in Japan
Last year, 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 U.S. companies. CSP also explored cultural, economic and regulatory barriers to expanding the CMS model in Japanese companies and markets.
A review copy of this study is now available. Please email Laura Wolfson if you would like to receive a copy.
Haas TCM signs agreement to support SAIC on program to provide the US government supply chain management services for chemicals, packaged petroleum, oils, lubricants
Haas TCM announced it has signed a subcontract with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to support SAIC’s recently awarded prime contract it won from the Defense Supply Center – Richmond, Va., (DSCR) for privatization of chemicals and packaged petroleum, oils and lubricants (POLs). The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity subcontract has a five-year base term and one five-year option period consistent with SAIC’s prime contract. The prime contract has a ceiling value of $6.2 billion, if the customer exercises all options. Read more...
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) awards contract to Haas TCM to provide integrated supply of compressed industrial gas and cylinder maintenance services
The DLA’s Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) awarded to Haas TCM Inc of West Chester, PA., a five-year base contract (with an additional five-year option) for the privatization of compressed gases and cylinder supply and maintenance logistics. The firm-fixed-price contract is the first awarded by the DSCR for commodities privatization mandated by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decision. The contract has a maximum value of $2 billion. Read more...
Rinchem continues to strategically position itself for international services with its acquisition of Roland’s Bonded Warehouses serving the port of Savannah, GA
Rinchem Company, Inc. announced it has purchased the warehousing and drayage assets of Roland’s Bonded Warehouse, Inc., consisting of five warehouse locations and drayage units serving the Georgia Ports Authority, Savannah Port. Read more...
Veolia Environmental Services Honors Rinchem with its Environmental Stewardship Award for 2006
The Electronics Recycling Division (ERD) of Veolia Environmental Services North America is pleased to announce a winner of its Environmental Stewardship Award for 2006. Rinchem Company, Inc., a chemical management services provider based in Albuquerque, NM, is one of this year’s recipients. Read more...
REACH in Force but Not Yet Enforced
by Steffen Erler, Chemical Risk Consultant
On June 1st, REACH entered into force and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) became operational. Industry has a further 12 months to prepare before actual pre-registration and registration begin. The publication of RIP 3.1 documents and a ‘Navigator’ tool on the European Chemicals Agency website provides a very good basis for gauging how prepared you are. Read more...
Green Chemistry: Tuning In to Sustainability
Chemical Week Cover Story
A host of internal and external pressures – including regulations, voluntary programs targeting reduced fossil fuel use, and increased public demand for green products in the US and Europe - are causing chemical companies to ramp up their green chemistry programs. Read more...
(Note: you must subscribe to Chemical Week to view this article)
Chemical Leasing: An Innovative Business Model
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization has developed a documentary to promote the concept of “chemical leasing” across the globe. UNIDO advances this model through its National Cleaner Production Centers in each country. Check out the video clip to learn more about the concept and explore case studies on successful chemical leasing programs in Egypt, Mexico, and Russia. Watch the documentary...
State Launches Green Chemistry Initiative
Cal/EPA Leads Effort to Reduce, Eliminate Toxics in Products
The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will lead California’s new Green Chemistry Initiative which will provide recommendations for developing a consistent means for evaluating risk, reducing exposure, encouraging less-toxic industrial processes, and identifying safer, non-chemical alternatives. Learn
more ...
Stakeholders Assess Need for Strategy to Address Emerging Chemical Issues
Chemical Regulation Reporter, BNA Inc.
EU regulations, US state laws and purchasing policies, and increased attention to chemicals are spurring a call for a national or international strategy to address emerging issues related to chemicals. Read
more...
Sustainable Development: The Boardroom Takes Control
Chemical Week Cover Story
A Chemical Week survey of chemical company CEOs and executives reveals that companies are gearing existing activities, including process efficiency improvements, to be more sustainable, and refocusing R&D activities so that future products are sustainable. The pressing need for the chemical industry to change is largely due to the limited supply and higher prices of fossil fuels, and the emergence of the climate change issue. Read more...
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Founding
Member
 Haas
TCM
Members
AVChem
The Boeing Company
Castrol
Industrial North
America
Chemico
Systems
DaimlerChrysler
Corporation
Dana
Corporation
Delta
Air Lines
Dolphin
Software
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
SAIC
Seagate
Technology
Society
of Tribologists and
Lubrication
Engineers
Solution
Recovery
Services
United
Technologies Corp.
2007 Event Highlights
CMS Forum members and the Chemical Strategies Partnership speak at or participate in many conferences each year. A list of 2007 conferences of note include:
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
Green Chemistry Symposium II: Chemicals Policy for a Sustainable California
June 19, 2007
Sacramento, CA
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
LogiChem 2007
September 24-27, 2007
Scottsdale, AZ
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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