Kemira Annual Report 2005

(REACH deals with the registration,evaluation, testing and risk assessmentof substances manufactured ormarketed in the EU, as well as withauthorization of the most harmfulsubstances).Kemira established a REACH CompetenceCenter in Finland to managethe forthcoming REACH registrationand authorization procedures withhelp from all the Group’s businessunits.Acquisitions expanded Kemira’sproduct range and increased thenumber of substances that may haveto be registered under REACH. TheGroup’s inventory of substancesmanufactured in or imported into theEU was updated during 2005. At thetime when this report was written,the Group manufactured or importedmore than 100 such substances,about a quarter of which are currentlycovered by voluntary industry consortiain the so called ICCA HPV program.It will be possible to utilize theresults of this work in the REACHregistration process at a later date.Kemira is acting as a lead companyin one such consortium. The numberof substances produced by the Groupthat are subject to the authorizationprocedures proposed in REACH islimited. Pending or future businessacquisitions or divestments couldchange these figures to a considerableextent.Significant product liability cases,accidents or unforeseen limitationsconnected with the use of Groupproducts were not encountered duringthe year.of improvement. The main cause forthe upturn was Group’s acquisitionand divestment activity, with most ofthe newly-acquired sites having higherfigures and divested sites beingamong the best safety performers.The number of incidents at particularmain sites in Finland was also relativelyhigh in 2005.A fatal accident occurred at KemiraPigments (Pori, Finland) on November,15. A contractor’s employee diedwhen cleaning equipment with highpressure water jet during maintenancework. The largest accidents atGroup sites are described above.Kemira continued to develop theGroup’s harmonized safety reporting,incident management and training.As a response to the accidents reportedabove, the Group also decidedto initiate regular process safetyevaluations in all its business units.Environmental risks,liabilities and legal casesSee Notes to the Consolidated FinancialStatements, page 98.Corporate responsibility (CSR)Social responsibility issues that concernGroup personnel are discussed onpage 18–21. A separate review of corporateresponsibility in BA Paints &Coatings can be found on pages24–27.Growth of environmentalbusinessEUR million800700600500400300200100097 00 01 02 03 04 05Per million working hours201612840Lost time incidents97 00 01 02 03 04 05Hazardous waste treatment in 2005SafetyThe frequency of occupational incidents(LTA 1) increased to 8.4 (6.7 in2004) after several consecutive yearsOn-site incineration 10%Off-site incineration 23%Off-site landfilling 16%Recycling 27%Other treatment 24%33