ADCR announces new cost structure for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) members
ADCR announces new cost structure for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) members
A revision to the ADCR consortium cost structure has been agreed by its Steering Committee to provide certainty to SMEs in the Aerospace and Defence (A&D) sector supply chain.
The ADCR consortium has been set up to address the continued use of chromates in the Aerospace and Defence sector where substitution is not possible and encompasses the entire A&D supply chain. Although applications will be submitted by upstream stakeholders, dossier preparation costs and application fees will be use-specific and will be shared by paying ADCR members who are end-users and are have an interest in that use.
ADCR’s cost sharing arrangements intentionally mean that large companies bear a larger part of the costs than SMEs, as it is recognised that SMEs may not have the financial and/or resource capacity of larger companies.
The participation of as many SMEs as possible in ADCR is extremely important. SMEs are vital links in the supply chain and will hold essential information on worker exposure and environmental releases of Cr(VI). SMEs can significantly benefit from their membership of ADCR as they will have the support of their customers in meeting their legal obligations in relation to REACH Authorisation.
SMEs have expressed that they would much appreciate certainty from the outset as to the costs of applying for (re-)authorisation of the A&D uses of chromates. In response to this feedback, ADCR can announce that its Steering Committee has decided to review the terms of membership for SMEs and introduce a new cost structure. Its key parameters include:
• For SMEs, there will be a modest fixed cost per use applied for. As a result, each SME will be able to estimate its overall authorisation cost by simply knowing how many A&D Cr(VI) uses they wish to support;
• For SMEs, no late-joining membership fees will apply.
The ADCR Consortium Agreement now reflects the new SME cost structure and all companies that had previously expressed an interest in joining the ADCR and have signed the relevant Memorandum of Understanding have been advised of the new cost structure.
Any SME with an interest in joining the ADCR who wishes to get more details about on the new cost structure should contact ADCR-info@rpaltd.co.uk.
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In July 2026, ADCR published two guidance document and a flow chart for the recent UK/GB Tranche 2 decisions. The Monitoring Guidance for ADCR Downstream User sites in the EEA and GB for conducting monitoring of worker exposure and environmental emissions . This guidance, from July 2026, has been prepared by ADCR for its supply chains with sites in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Great Britain (GB). ADCR has also prepared a Guidance on ADCR Authorisation Decisions for Downstream Users of chromates* in primer products in GB . The purpose of this guidance document, from July 2026, is to provide information on the ADCR Authorisations for chromates used in primer products in GB and to support Downstream Users (DUs) in ensuring compliance with the required conditions of the ADCR UK REACH Authorisations. This Guidance is supported by a Guidance flow charts for ensuring compliance with required conditions of the ADCR GB T2 REACH Authorisations (StC and PHD primers) . More the documents are available at the ADCR Guidance and Support page.