The Iron Platform is an EU REACH Consortium, established in 2008 on behalf of a number of member companies and organisations producing and importing a variety of iron substances and iron-containing preparations.
Benefits of membership of The Iron Platform
Membership of the Iron Platform offers many benefits, including:
- shared technical knowledge and resources
- a fully transparent planning, budgeting and implementation structure
- cost sharing on a pro-rata basis
- the economy of scale resulting from dealing with related substances together
- a collaborative and coordinated approach to ECHA and other regulatory authorities
- preparation of data that can be used for future global regulatory needs
- technical and administrative support
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Substances covered
The list of substances covered by The Iron Platform is given in the table below.
| Reference name | Formula | EC Number | CAS Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | |||
| Iron | Fe | 231-096-4 | 7439-89-6 |
| Group II | |||
| Iron Ores, Agglomerates | Fe2O3 | 265-996-3 | 65996-65-8 |
| Iron, sinter | Fe2O3 | 265-997-9 | 65996-66-9 |
| Mill Scale Ferrous Metal | Fe2O3 | 266-007-8 | 65996-74-9 |
Note: It was concluded that Iron [EC number 231-096-4] and Iron, Furnace [EC number 265-998-4] can and would be considered as the same substance for the purposes of REACH.
The following iron oxide substances are handled by the Iron Oxides REACH Consortium and registration dossiers for all have been successfully submitted.
| Reference name | Formula | EC Number | CAS Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Di-iron trioxide (Iron III oxide – haematite) | Fe2O3 | 215-168-2 | 1309-37-1 |
| Tri-iron Tetraoxide (Iron II, III oxide – magnetite) | Fe3O4 | 215-277-5 | 1317-61-9 |
| Iron (III) oxide hydroxide | FeO(OH) | 243-746-4 / 257-098-5 |
20344-49-4 / 51274-01-1 |
For the the Iron Oxides REACH Consortium, please note contact information below:
Preslava Dilkova, Partner
JONES DAY® – One Firm Worldwide®
4, Rue de la Régence, Regentschapsstraat 4, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
T: +32.2.645.14.53
pdilkova@jonesday.com
Members
Regular Members
Acciaieria Arvedi SpA
Acciaierie d’Italia SpA (formerly AcelorMittal Italia and before that Ilva)
Aceria de Alava S.A.
Aceros Inoxidables Olarra S.A.
AG der Dillingerhuettenwerke
AG Siderurgica Balboa S.A.
Alta Minerals a. s.
AMG Superalloys UK Ltd
Anglo American REACH Ltd.
ArcelorMittal REACH Only Representative
Assmang Ltd.
BASF SE
CBMM Europe BV
Celsa Manufacturing [UK] Ltd.
Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH (formerly Süd-Chemie AG )
Corrugados Azpeitia S.L
Dalmine SpA
Eramet SA
European Welding Association
Gerdau Sidenor S.L.
Glencore International Import BV
Green Steel S.A.
Haldor Topsoe A/S
Halyvourgiki Inc.
Höganäs Sweden AB
Huettenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH
International Iron Metallics Association
International Molybdenum Association
International Tungsten Industry Association
ISD Dunaferr Co. Ltd.
Johnson Matthey Catalysts
Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH
LKAB
Meca-Trade Oy
Megasa Group
Metalloinvest Management Company, LLC
Metinvest International Italia Srl
MFG Metall- und Ferrolegierungsgesellschaft mbH
MMK International SA
NLMK (formerly Novexco [Cyprus] Limited)
Ovako AB
PK Rohstoffe GmbH (formerly Possehl Kehrmann GmbH)
Pometon S.p.A.
Rio Tinto London Ltd
Saarstahl AG
Saint Gobain PAM FTDI
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
Samarco Mineração S.A.
SC TMK-Artrom SA
South32 SA Investments Limited
SSAB Europe AB (formerly SSAB Tunnplat AB)
SSAB Europe Oy (formerly Rautaruukki Oyj)
Stahlwerk Thueringen GmbH
Steel Invest & Finance S.A.
Tata Steel Europe
Tennant Metallurgical Group Ltd.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
Trinecke Železarny, a. s.
Tubos Reunidos S.A.
U.S. Steel Kosice, s.r.o.
Vale SA
voestalpine Stahl GmbH
Železiarne Podbrezová a.s.
Associate Members
Structure
- ASSEMBLY – the ultimate governing body of the consortium and comprises representatives of all Regular Members. The Assembly will normally meet once per year and is responsible for high level decisions as defined in Article 6.1 of the consortium agreement.
- STEERING COMMITTEE – responsible for the organisation and oversight of the management of the consortium and consists of seven members elected by the Regular Members of the consortium and one member elected by the Associate Members of the consortium. The composition, responsibilities and organisation of the Steering Committee are defined in Article 6.2 of the consortium agreement.
- TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP – responsible for the technical aspects of the work of the consortium, including definition of the list of substances to be covered, evaluation of existing studies and data, preparation of the technical dossiers, preparation of chemical safety reports, etc. and comprises suitably qualified representatives of the membership and observers. The Technical Working Group can establish sub-committees, for example to deal with issues relating to specific substances. The role of the Technical Working Group is defined in Article 6.3 of the consortium agreement.
- SECRETARIAT – responsible for the day-to-day management and external relations of the consortium, in accordance with Article 6.4 of the consortium agreement, reporting to the Steering Committee. The Secretariat is provided by Iron Platform Services Ltd., a not for profit company established in England to conduct the business of the consortium.
- TRUSTEE – an independent third party appointed by the Steering Committee whose principal function is to handle or process confidential business information.
Costs
The funding principle of The Iron Platform [see Appendix 5 of the Consortium Agreement] is that costs are shared pro-rata between Regular Members in accordance with the annual tonnage of iron contained in their substance[s]. Associate Members are required to contribute on the same basis to the costs of studies needed for any substances that they wish to register.
Funds can be raised in two ways:
- An initial contribution of €25,000 for those members who annual Fe volume is ≥ 300,000 tonnes, €15,000 for those members whose annual Fe volume is < 300,000 tonnes and €7,500 for those members whose Fe volume is <5,000 tonnes.
- Annual contributions based on the pro-rata tonnage share of the budget for the year in question, subject to a minimum contribution of €15,000 [and minimum €7,500 for members with annual Fe volume <5,000 tonnes].
At the end of the project, costs and contributions, taking into account Letter of Access fees received, will be reconciled in accordance with Appendix 5 of the Consortium Agreement.