Fluoroaluminates REACH consortium
The manufacturers, importers, only representatives of Fluoroaluminates joined efforts for their REACH compliance activities and have transferred their Fluoroaluminates REACH consortium to ReachCentrum for Secretariat activities.
Consortium description
Through the Fluoroaluminates REACH consortium, the manufacturers, importers and only representatives have decided to join efforts to prepare consistent REACH registration dossiers. The project management and secretariat of the consortium is handled by ReachCentrum.
Substances
The following substances are covered by the Fluoroaluminates consortium and have to be registered under the REACH legislation:
|
Substance |
Formula |
CAS nr |
EINECS nr |
Substance
Identification
Profile |
Uses |
Progress report |
|
Aluminum potassium
fluoride |
K1-3AlF4-6 |
60304-36-1 |
262-153-1 |
SIP |
Uses descriptor |
June 2010 |
| Sodium cryolite |
Na3AlF6 |
13775-53-6 |
237-410-6 |
SIP |
Uses descriptor |
March 2010 |
| Potassium tetrafluoroaluminate |
KAlF4 |
14484-69-6 |
238-485-8 |
SIP |
Uses descriptor |
June 2010 |
| Potassium cryolite |
K3AlF6 |
13775-52-5 |
237-409-0 |
|
|
|
| Lithium cryolite |
Li3AlF6 |
13821-20-0 |
237-509-4 |
|
|
|
| Potassium tetrafluoroborate |
KBF4 |
14075-53-7 |
237-928-2 |
|
|
|
|
Potassium
hexafluorotitanate |
K2TiF6 |
16919-27-0 |
240-969-9 |
|
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|
The Fluoroaluminate consortium is divided into the following sub-groups:
- Sodium cryolite - subgroup lead is Solvay Fluor
- KAlF4 + K(1-3)AlF(4-6) (PAF substances) - subgroup lead is Solvay Fluor
- Potassium hexafluorotitanate - passive for the moment due to deadline after 2010
- Potassium tetrafluoroborate - passive for the moment due to deadline after 2010
- Potassium cryolite - passive for the moment due to deadline after 2010
- Litium cryolite - passive for the moment due to deadline after 2010
Information on the Fluoroaluminate consortium category uses to be covered in the Joint Registration Dossier will soon be posted.
Membership
Manufacturers/ importers/ only representatives as defined in the REACH Regulation of the substance on its own, in preparations or in articles and who are subject to the registration requirements pursuant to the REACH Regulation, or Affiliates thereof and who participate in the consortium. Membership is open to any applicant fulfilling the membership criteria. The Fluoroaluminates consortium is open to any European companies manufacturing the above mentioned substances as well as importers of the above mentioned substances. All manufacturers/importers or only representatives, having data important for the dossier compilation are invited to contact the consortium secretariat to discuss access to the data.
On November 5th 2009, the following companies were regular members of the Fluoroaluminates REACH consortium, with some companies in the process of accession:
• Solvay Fluor GmbH
• London & Scandinavian Metallurgical Co Limited (LSM)
• KBM Master Alloys
• Honeywell Specialty Materials Seelze GmbH
• GRAL GMBH
• Fluorsid SpA
• DERIVADOS DEL FLÚOR, S.A.
• Asturiana de Aleaciones, SA
• Alcoa Inespal
