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Atrion Delivers Key Value to Three New Accounts Within The Food & Beverage Industry

Montreal, Quebec, June 25th, 2008 - Atrion International, Inc., announces new contracts for its Regulatory Analysis Solution (RAS™) with three key North American and European Food and Beverage organizations, including  Manheimer (member of Kerry Group), Cargill Flavor Systems and A.M Todd.  RAS™ is an automated regulatory compliance application that has been specifically designed to integrate with Infor’s Optiva Product Lifecycle Management solution.  The combined offering enables Optiva users to successfully address the increasing regulatory complexity surrounding food safety, health claims and ingredient usage by integrating automated compliance early in the product lifecycle.

“The momentum we are gaining in the Food and Beverage Industry is validating Atrion’s reputation as the premier product compliance expert, and is opening up new market avenues for us to explore”, said David Lavoie, Executive Vice President of Partner Alliances and Marketing at Atrion.  “Through our partnership with Infor, we are delivering a functionally-rich product compliance solution specific to this Industry, which is very exciting”.

Chemical Industry Leaders Validate Atrion’s REACHexchange™ Solution For REACH Compliance

Atrion International, Inc., announced today the successful completion of its REACHexchange™ beta testing program with seven large multinational clients (including DSM and Akzo Nobel). The results of the beta testing validated the ease-of-use and practicality of REACHexchange’s™ bidirectional exchange of data between Atrion’s Intelligent Authoring® (IA) application and local instances of a company’s IUCLID 5 system—the tool for registering chemical substances under the REACH legislation.  

“The European Chemical Bureau’s (ECB) IUCLID 5 license agreement prohibits companies from directly interfacing a third party system with IUCLID 5, which could potentially result in redundant and inconsistent data, and in the long run affect a company’s reputation,” explains Patrick J. Lavoie, President of Atrion International.   “We developed REACHexchange to enable companies to overcome this limitation, all while working within the confines of the IUCLID 5 license agreement.”

Actio & Atrion International Launch REACHtracker™

Actio, in partnership with Atrion International, today announced the availability of REACHtracker™, a SaaS solution for managing supply chain communication and substance inventory for pre-registration and registration obligations under Europe’s new REACH legislation.REACHtracker™ enables companies to initiate supply chain cooperation by leveraging structured e-mail communications and secure on-line questionnaires that facilitate the otherwise complex, time-consuming process of gathering and managing supplier substance registration intentions - the critical first step towards REACH compliance. 

“REACH poses significant supply chain risk for companies selling products and raw materials into and within the EU,” stated Russ McCann, Actio’s President. “If a company is unaware of the registration status of their raw materials, they could face manufacturing disruption or worse, prohibition. REACHtracker™ eliminates this risk by providing a collaborative environment to capture substance data and REACH intentions, on an ongoing basis, throughout the supply chain.”

Atrion Participates in the International GHS Conference in Marseille, France

Atrion International, participated in one of Europe’s largest government and trade association sponsored GHS event, which was held in Marseille, France from February 25th to the 26th. The French competent authority for GHS, INRS, along with their German counterpart, and a number of industry associations collaborated to put together an comprehensive 'Expert GHS Program' which attracted some 350 delegates from different governments, industry associations and private companies.

While the focus of discussion for most delegates and other solution providers were around 'acknowledging the problems' caused by the 'flexible' way in which countries are implementing GHS, Atrion was able to demonstrate live, how its automated, prepackaged solution could handle national GHS variations for a single product.  

Atrion Delivers Product Solutions Under SaaS

Atrion International announces the availability of an integrated (M)SDS archiving and management solution using a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, through its partnership with Actio Corporation. To maintain a technological cutting edge, Atrion is investing great efforts in the adoption of SaaS as a method of delivery for its industry-leading regulatory compliance solutions.

Atrion hosts largest International User Group Conference in Company History

Atrion today announced that it has hosted yet another successful International User Group Conferencethe largest in company history. Last week in Montreal, at the Marriott Chateau Champlain, over 90 customers assembled to hear Atrion’s management, staff and experts present information on corporate vision and mission, the future of REACH and its implications on their business as well as product roadmaps, new features and improvements. Future release information for SAP EH&S, content, applications and rules was shared via interactive demo pods.

PPG Industries Inc. and Atrion International partner to implement Global Product Stewardship System

Atrion International - the leading provider of solutions enabling compliance of regulated and hazardous materials - today announced that PPG Industries has signed a multi-year contract for Atrion's Materials Compliance solution, which becomes a technology backbone of their Global Product Stewardship (GPS) system.

Atrion announces a bi-directional interface with IUCLID5

Development of a bi-directional interface between IUCLID5 (International Uniform Chemical Information Database) and Atrion's Materials Compliance Suite Intelligent Authoring® and Compliance Suite for EH&S platforms has begun. Join our IUCLID5 Webinar event: Sept.6 with Mike Rasenberg, click here to enroll.

Atrion International is a featured speaker at these upcoming International Industry Conferences

INFORUM September 9-12, 2007 - Ken Bubeck, Senior Manager of Business Development NA and Frank Arcadi, Director of Business Strategy will be hosting sessions introducing Atrion's product for Infor Optiva, the Regulatory Analysis Solution (RAS) and presenting Atrion's REACH solution.
Chemcon America September 17-21, Francis Trudeau, Product Manager will host a Getting Ready for REACH session.
EUROPEAN CHEMICALS POLICY (REACH) September 25-26, Aad van Keulen, Vice President will host a post-conference Workshop on IUCLID 5.

Atrion Releases Intelligent Authoring® v.4.0 for REACH Compliance

Atrion International announces the release of Intelligent Authoring® for REACH—an automated solution that updates Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS for REACH compliance and assists companies in identifying chemical substances that need to be registered or—alternatively—screens products that are exempt from REACH registration. Atrion is the leading developer of solutions combining regulatory expertise and industry-leading technology.

New REACH Intensive Training with Atrion Regulatory Services

Offered in either Webinar or Seminar format, Atrion Regulatory Services REACH Training provides a detailed insight into REACH Legislation and how it will impact the enterprise. Our intensive training program focuses on both the regulatory and business aspects of REACH. Learn directly from Atrion regulatory experts about how REACH legislation will affect almost every department in your organization—and how to adequately prepare.

New REACH Substance Portfolio Analysis now available

Atrion Regulatory Services provides a REACH Substance Portfolio Analysis service to clients—with a combination of a Substance Inventory Screening tool and Regulatory Services consulting. This is a critical activity as clients continue to analyze their supply chains and the impact of substance for REACH Pre-Registration and Registration. 

Flint Group signs multi-year agreement with Atrion for the Materials Compliance Suite

Atrion International—the leading provider of solutions enabling compliance of regulated and hazardous materials—today announced the signing of a multi-year contract with Flint Group, a global developer, producer and marketer of conventional and UV printing inks and other pressroom consumables, to implement a materials compliance solution enabling Flint Group to safely and cost-effectively manage its global hazard communication process.

Atrion International and Actio sign Strategic Alliance to offer Chemical Management Solution

Atrion International and Actio Corporation have partnered to offer a Chemical Management Solution (CMS), which enables enterprises to pre-screen and manage chemical information and inbound (M) SDS, across the supply chain. CMS links all stages of the chemical lifecycle, thereby reducing chemical handling and purchasing costs, while providing mission-critical product information throughout the enterprise.

Atrion signs four strategic customers with new content solution for SAP® EH&S-Compliance Suite for EH&S

Customers are now easily and cost effectively integrating Atrion’s best-in-class regulatory expertise, knowledge and content into their existing SAP® EH&S environments and lowering costs of ownership. Atrion’s regulatory content is built-in to the Compliance Suite for EH&S solution, which combines software, an extensive compliance library and regulatory data tools. It is fully supported by Linx/AS, an experienced SAP® implementation service provider, for seamless, low-risk integration.

Robin G. Adair joins Atrion team as Senior Vice President, Partner Operations

As part of Atrion's Global vision to supply innovative Regulatory Compliance solutions to its customers, Mr. Adair is responsible for establishing and Managing Atrion's Partnerships and Alliances Worldwide.

REACH Compliance for SDS with Atrion’s IA® v.3.5-June 1, 2007

Atrion has announced that their product, Intelligent Authoring® version 3.5 will be released end-March 2007, thereby addressing immediate changes and updates required by REACH on June 1, 2007. These new requirements will directly affect regulatory forms such as the Safety Data Sheet (M)SDS. Atrion is providing an automated solution in advance to update Safety Data Sheets (M) SDS, for REACH in March, thus allowing customers sufficient time for implementation, while ensuring ongoing compliance.

Atrion International Accelerates Global Regulatory Services Strategy with Acquisition of Kemika XXI

Atrion’s recent acquisition of Kemika XXI, a well-known supplier of regulatory compliance services for chemical management, will enhance its’ scope of global service offerings and enable expansion to new markets.

Atrion International Expands Global Reach with Opening of new Asia-Pacific Operations

Atrion International, the leading developer of solutions combining regulatory expertise and industry-leading technology today announced a further step toward this year’s accelerated strategy of offering customers a single source solution enabling compliance of regulated and hazardous materials.

Atrion International launches new REACH Information Portal www.reachlegislation.com

Atrion International has launched http://www.reachlegislation.com, a new, informative web-portal covering REACH-related topics and offering in-depth viewpoints on the proposed, new European Chemical framework–REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals). All manufacturers, importers and downstream users of chemicals need to begin preparations, and become fully aware of the impact that REACH legislation will have on their business.