This document is intended primarily for suppliers to product fabricators and formulators. Forward-looking companies working to bring safer products to market need the active engagement of suppliers to provide relevant chemical information. When they cannot obtain this information, many leading-edge firms look to alternative suppliers.

This document outlines the reasons companies are seeking chemical information and the ways in which they are using the chemical data, with examples from well-known companies; the types of chemical ingredient and toxicity information that companies need from their suppliers to make informed decisions about safer materials; how that data is most effectively provided; and resources that can assist suppliers in collecting and providing chemical information to their customers. The document focuses primarily on information on individual chemicals used in chemical mixtures or articles though, in some cases, fabricators or formulators may want information on particular materials (such as specific plastics) that are used in a component or a product.