RPA was contracted by a consortium of nine companies to co-ordinate the preparation of an application for the authorisation of the continued use of sodium dichromate (EC No.: 234-190-3, CAS No.: 7789-12-0, 10588-01-9) in the manufacture of sodium chlorate in several plants located in Finland, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. For this project, RPA’s long-term partner on REACH Authorisation matters, Forschungs- und Beratungsinstitut Gefahrstoffe GmbH (FoBiG), was sub-contracted for the preparation of the Chemical Safety Report (CSR). The consortium of applicants was managed by ReachCentrum with which RPA and FoBiG collaborated closely for the duration of the project.

This study was the latest in a series of studies undertaken in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2012 with particular attention being given to the risks associated with ice formation.