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While the chemical market continues to grow, it also harms human health and the environment. While the global market is expected to reach 7 billion dollars in 2026, the KKDIK regulation of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization imposes chemical restrictions.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Chemical substances such as textiles, paints, metals, batteries, pesticides, and petroleum components are released into nature and mixed with living resources such as air, water and soil, causing harmful effects. According to data released by ResearchAndMarkets, the global chemicals market, worth $4.2 trillion in 2021, is expected to reach almost 7 trillion in 2026 with a growth of 8.9%. With the increase in the production of chemicals daily, the harm caused by these substances to humans and the environment continues to be a matter of debate. The Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (KKDIK) issued by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in our country aims to protect both human health and our environment and also causes manufacturers to turn to experts.

Kutlu Altun, General Manager of Onay Engineering, stating that along with the regulation, those who supply chemicals are held responsible for the safe use of these substances, evaluated the issue with the following words: “With the KKDIK regulation, it is aimed to increase competition in the growing local chemical industry. In addition, it is aimed to minimize the damage caused by some substances to nature and compliance with the procedures is mandatory for the producers. As Onay Engineering, we launched KKDIK Market, the only marketplace initiative in the industry. We enable manufacturers to quickly register their chemicals and access the cost of access letters for nearly 400 substances.”

Access to all chemical substance access fees

Explaining that the access letter is a document that permits the producers to access the data they need to enter the registration system and that they have to pay the price to access the information of other members, Kutlu Altun shared the services they offer in the marketplaces with the following words: “Users of our KKDIKMarket platform can find the access fees of all chemical substances registered in Turkey, not just the substances for which Onay Mühendislik Danışmanlık A.Ş. is the leading representative. In addition to initial procedures such as pre-control, pre-registration, data storage and evaluation, and data gap analysis, members can also benefit from our services such as risk assessment, preparation of chemical safety report, and KKDIK registration file, updating information for the ministry and consortium. In addition, by learning the revolving fund cost companies must pay to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, we help them calculate the real registration costs of KKDIK.”

The first and only marketplace in the chemical industry

Noting that all the services they offer on their portals are built on years of knowledge and experience, Onay Engineering General Manager Kutlu Altun said, “KKDIKMarket.com went live as of August 1, 2022, as a result of the meetings of Onay Engineering with the Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and sector representatives. On our platform, we offer practical and easy methods for the fulfillment of all procedures regarding the KKDIK application, in which the negative effects resulting from the production of chemicals by companies from different sectors are kept under control. We enable manufacturers to access all information throughout Turkey, and we are positioned as the only marketplace of the sector.”