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e-Business in the chemical, rubber and plastics industryBusiness exampleReachway DialogueREACHWAY Oy is a Finnish ICT service provider, focusing specifically oncompanies in the chemical industry. The company combines expertise ofREACH regulation, chemical safety and IT. It has developed "ReachwayDialogue", a service-based IT solution that promises to secure REACHcompliance and to reduce business risks. REACHWAY claims that itssolution can be implemented very fast (within a few business days), with "noup-front or installation costs" and a "minimum demand on IT resources".Users access the software through a browser-based interface, with minimaltraining requirement.Thus, Reachway Dialogue is not a module that goes hand in hand with anexisting ERP solution; however, it has interfaces for data import and exportto/from ERP and CRM systems, including SAP. The software contains dataanalysis, reporting and communication tools. The focus is thus on supportinga company in its REACH supply chain communication, rather thanintegrating all internal business processes related to the registration andhandling of new substances.Source: www.reachway.eu; "IT innovation to assist companies using andmaking chemicals" (REACHWAY Dialogue, 14 December 2007).Business exampleEnablon CMS supports compliance with REACHEnablon is a software solutions provider for sustainable developmentreporting and management, corporate governance and risk management.The company developed Enablon CMS as a solution dedicated to themanagement of chemical substances and REACH compliance monitoring.Enablon CMS enables companies to draw up a specific inventory of all thechemical substances used, to identify the substances that are subject toregistration, authorisation or restriction, and to share all the data throughoutthe whole production chain. The solution supports the automated productionof regulatory documents, in compliance with the IUCLID 5 format. Enablonpoints out that their CMS solution can easily be integrated with the IT systemin place, including SAP. The solution is embedded in a full-web securearchitecture, where information can be shared between the company’sinternal teams, suppliers and partners in a flexible way.Sources: http://enablon.com67