Defining and Managing Chemicals ''At-Risk''

On Monday, October 17, 2011, Rinchem completed the sale and transition of its environmental services assets in Chaparral, New Mexico; Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Juarez, Mexico to Advanced Chemical Transport (ACT). As a result of this sale, the services mentioned on this page are no longer offered by Rinchem at these sites. For more information about ACT or its services, please visit http://www.advancedchemical.net, contact the company by phone at 408-548-5050 or by e-mail at info@advancedchemical.net.

Occasionally, Rinchem's clients who store their product in Rinchem facilities have products determined to be "at risk" of becoming hazardous or non-hazardous waste. These products require dispositions other than those originally intended.
At Risk Inventory Management material is defined as product that is:

• Short-dated material, based on shelf life (i.e. within 90 days of expiration)
• Out-of-specification
• Out-of-FIFO (first in, first out) lots
• Not purchased or accepted by the customer for which it was manufactured
• Material from the warehouse that is damaged

Rinchem's At Risk Inventory Management program offers clients cost-effective and comprehensive services. The solution offers clients; 1) notification by Rinchem that their product is about to become at risk, 2) Rinchem searches for alternative, beneficial uses of the inventory, 3) Rinchem fully coordinates a disposition that will either consume or dispose of the chemical in a manner that is compliant with regulations, and is as environmentally friendly as possible, and 4) Rinchem then reports to the client what the final disposition of the material was. Upon written or emailed notification by a client to Rinchem, we will specifically:

• Complete the material profile(s) and obtain MSDS(s)
• Initiate an inventory checklist to guide and track the process of determining the product disposition
• Price the management service for specific materials that have been determined to be "at risk" of becoming hazardous or non-hazardous waste
• Assist the client to complete documentation enabling the transfer of ownership of material from the client to Rinchem
• Ship inventory from its current location to the appropriate Rinchem designated facility (if determined to be advantageous)
• Store inventory in an appropriate warehouse until the disposition or expiration

Customer benefits include:

• Rinchem, as the owner of the inventory takes responsibility for all regulatory reporting which can be complex and difficult
• Rinchem’s interaction with a broad spectrum of chemical manufacturers and end-users provides the contacts to explore a wide variety of potentially beneficial dispositions other than declaring the material a waste
• If the material is sold for another use, Rinchem will share with the client on a 50⁄50 basis any net gain it receives from a sale of the material

For more information about Rinchem’s environmental services or any of our other chemical management solutions, please contact a member of our business development team.