Sphera Case Studies Yara Uses SDS Authoring, Managed Regulatory Content as Foundation for World-Class Product Stewardship

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	Yara Uses SDS Authoring, Managed Regulatory Content as Foundation for World-Class Product Stewardship Sphera

Yara Uses SDS Authoring, Managed Regulatory Content as Foundation for World-Class Product Stewardship

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Chemicals
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	System Integration
Challenge	Yara International ASA, the world’s largest fertilizer company and a leading chemical manufacturer, needed to enhance its Safety Data Sheet authoring capabilities to comply with higher requirements from REACH, CLP, and other mandates. The company also needed to establish a new integrated chemical compliance system compatible with its corporate IT environment. The goal was to drive continuous improvement of SDS work processes and core business operations. Read More
About Customer	Yara International ASA is an independent company trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Based in Norway, Yara is the world’s largest fertilizer company as well as a leading chemical manufacturer – specializing in the production of ammonia and nitrates – with operations in 50 countries supporting sales in more than 150 countries. To sell its solutions for sustainable agriculture in international markets, the company must ensure that its products are always in full compliance with a multitude of health, safety and environmental (HSE) regulations and standards. The company has 17,000 employees worldwide and generated a revenue of $11.6 billion in 2020. Read More
Solution	In 2009-10, Yara’s senior management team established a high-level Project Task force to tackle the introduction of the REACH and GHS-EU legislation in Europe. The task force, comprising of Yara employees and supported by Accenture, was given the brief to re-examine the software tools for the authoring of safety data sheets with the aim to create an integrated system with SAP. Yara’s business is SAP-based and Sphera offers an application called Compliance Engine for EHS, which is complimentary to the SAP offering, so they were able to leverage Sphera’s solution with an SAP EHS background platform. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Chemicals

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

System Integration

Challenge

Yara International ASA, the world’s largest fertilizer company and a leading chemical manufacturer, needed to enhance its Safety Data Sheet authoring capabilities to comply with higher requirements from REACH, CLP, and other mandates. The company also needed to establish a new integrated chemical compliance system compatible with its corporate IT environment. The goal was to drive continuous improvement of SDS work processes and core business operations.

About Customer

Yara International ASA is an independent company trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Based in Norway, Yara is the world’s largest fertilizer company as well as a leading chemical manufacturer – specializing in the production of ammonia and nitrates – with operations in 50 countries supporting sales in more than 150 countries. To sell its solutions for sustainable agriculture in international markets, the company must ensure that its products are always in full compliance with a multitude of health, safety and environmental (HSE) regulations and standards. The company has 17,000 employees worldwide and generated a revenue of $11.6 billion in 2020.

Solution

In 2009-10, Yara’s senior management team established a high-level Project Task force to tackle the introduction of the REACH and GHS-EU legislation in Europe. The task force, comprising of Yara employees and supported by Accenture, was given the brief to re-examine the software tools for the authoring of safety data sheets with the aim to create an integrated system with SAP. Yara’s business is SAP-based and Sphera offers an application called Compliance Engine for EHS, which is complimentary to the SAP offering, so they were able to leverage Sphera’s solution with an SAP EHS background platform.

Impact #1	Managed exponential growth of SDS volume
Impact #2	Standardized and enhanced quality of Safety Data Sheets across global enterprise
Impact #3	Introduced new-format Safety Data Card as quick reference tool, in response to customer requests

Impact #1

Managed exponential growth of SDS volume

Impact #2

Standardized and enhanced quality of Safety Data Sheets across global enterprise

Impact #3

Introduced new-format Safety Data Card as quick reference tool, in response to customer requests

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Yara Uses SDS Authoring, Managed Regulatory Content as Foundation for World-Class Product Stewardship

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