The paperwork is
part of the product.
A European formulator cannot put an unqualified component into a fluid that carries an OEM approval. Everything below exists so that the compliance question is answered before the technical one is even asked.
Issued with every enquiry, not after the order.
Technical Data Sheet
Typical properties, published specification limits, recommended treat rate range, solubility and handling guidance, and the cross-reference to the incumbent grade where one exists.
Safety Data Sheet
Sixteen-section SDS compliant with Regulation (EU) 2020/878, issued in the official language of the receiving Member State. Extended SDS with exposure scenarios where the registration requires one.
Certificate of Analysis
Batch-specific, issued with every consignment, reporting the actual measured values against the specification limits — not a restatement of the typical values.
REACH status statement
The registration status of the substance, the registration number where one applies, and the legal route under which it is placed on the EU market.
SVHC declaration
Written confirmation against the current Candidate List, reissued each time ECHA updates it — which is twice a year, and which is more often than most suppliers reissue.
Transport classification
ADR, RID and IMDG classification, packing group, UN number and marine pollutant status, so the receiving site can plan storage and handling before the truck arrives.
Placed on the EU market properly, so you are not the importer.
REACH
Substances supplied into the EEA are covered by a registration in the applicable tonnage band, held either through an Only Representative appointed by the manufacturer or by us as importer. Which route applies to a given substance is stated on its REACH status statement. The practical consequence for you is that buying from us does not make you an importer with your own registration duty.
CLP
Classification, labelling and packaging under Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, including harmonised classifications where Annex VI applies. Labels and safety data sheets are issued in the official language of each receiving Member State, and are reissued when the classification changes rather than at the next reprint.
Restricted substances
Every grade in the catalogue is screened against the REACH Candidate List, Annex XIV authorisation list and Annex XVII restrictions. Where a chemistry carries a European restriction or a market-acceptance problem, we say so at the enquiry stage rather than letting you discover it during qualification.
Five stages, and honest timings for each.
Qualifying a new additive component is not quick, and any supplier who tells you otherwise has not done it. These are realistic durations, not best cases.
- 01
Enquiry
You tell us the grade you run, the specification you work to, and the application. We come back with the cross-reference and the full document pack.
1–2 days - 02
Sample
A bench-scale quantity with its certificate of analysis, sized for screening rather than a plant trial. No charge, no minimum.
2–5 days - 03
Bench evaluation
Your laboratory runs the screening tests that matter for the application — oxidation, wear, corrosion, compatibility, whatever your protocol calls for.
4–12 weeks - 04
Plant trial
A production-scale batch under your own quality regime, with our technical people available for the duration of the run.
1–3 months - 05
Qualified supply
Stock held in the ARA range against your forecast, with agreed lead times and batch data with every drum.
Ongoing
Need a specific document?
Technical data sheets, safety data sheets and REACH statements are issued on request for any grade in the catalogue. Tell us the grade and the country of delivery and we will send the pack in the right language.
Request documentation →Note — this page describes the intended compliance posture of the venture. It is not a statement that registrations are currently in place. The REACH route must be established before any substance is placed on the EU market.