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Cytec Named First Company to Qualify for the US EPA Sustainable
Futures Program
Speeds Eco-friendly Products to Marketplace
March 30, 2006
West Paterson, N.J., Cytec Industries Inc. announced that it is
the first company to qualify for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA) Sustainable Futures program which
includes approval for a shortened regulatory review process for
certain new products. As a result, the EPA’s Premanufacturing
Notice review period for Cytec’s products assessed as low
overall risk will be halved from the minimum of 90 days to only
45 days; increasing the speed at which products reach the
marketplace.
“The biggest advantage of Sustainable Futures for Cytec is that
the program encourages pollution prevention and the development
of inherently low-hazard chemicals from the very beginning of
the process,” said Vice President of Safety, Health &
Environment Karen Koster. “It steers our product development
toward success right from the start and ends with a quicker, but
no less stringent, regulatory approval process.”
The US EPA’s Sustainable Futures program is an approach that
encourages pollution prevention in new chemical development
through the transfer of chemical risk screening methodologies.
Companies participating in Sustainable Futures receive the
Pollution Prevention Framework risk screening methodologies to
evaluate new chemical notifications under the Toxic Substances
Control Act. Sustainable Futures participants also receive
one-on-one technical assistance in the use, application, and
limitations of the methodologies; expedited review for
qualifying new chemical submissions and public recognition.
“We partner with our customers to solve their technological
needs and by using the Sustainable Futures tools to screen out
any negative components, we save our customers time as we get
them the right product sooner,” said Koster.
Cytec volunteered to participate in the program in December
2003. Cytec chemists received training on the Sustainable
Futures tools and program requirements from the EPA. Then the
Company conducted its own Sustainable Futures-based evaluations
on Cytec’s products before submitting the products for EPA
review. After demonstrating proficiency in Sustainable Futures
assessments, Cytec qualified for the shortened review process
for future submissions in the low overall risk product category.
Corporate Profile
Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and
materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and
selling value-added products with pro forma sales in 2005 of
approximately $3.2 billion. Our products serve a diverse range
of end markets including aerospace, adhesives, automotive and
industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining,
plastics and water treatment. The Company uses its technology
and application development expertise to create chemical and
material solutions that are formulated to perform specific and
important functions for our customers.
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