All of our materials have to be safe for the products for their intended uses. Like our overall safety processes, we go above and beyond to ensure we manufacture products that are safe for our employees to handle and for our customers to use.

Eastman has established a rigorous product safety review process. We closely monitor the laws and regulations that apply to our products and engage new product compliance efforts, such as the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), in Europe.

Eastman remains actively involved in REACH through working groups in the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and other sector groups. We believe that cooperation between all key stakeholders is crucial in making REACH a success. In 2009, Eastman was a leader in REACH efforts. In fact, our method for coding stakeholder status in Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEF) was adopted by CEFIC as a means to increase effectiveness.

We are committed to designing and developing products that can be manufactured, transported, used, and disposed of or recycled safely. We review our product portfolio to determine whether our products continue to be safe for their intended uses. This process includes review of new toxicity and regulatory information, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and other product-related information. We update product labeling, MSDS, and other product information as needed.

We support education and research on the health, safety, environmental impact, and security of our products and processes. We commit to communicating product and process risks to our stakeholders and listening to their concerns.