Speaking to journalists at the start of the FIMEC international leather and footwear exhibition in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, Frank Paus, head of marketing and sales in the leather business unit of Lanxess, said REACH legislation would have a huge impact on the leather chemicals industry in the near future. Under REACH–which comes into force in June–chemical manufacturers will be obliged to register information on the safety of their products on a central database.

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