HOUSTON, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunting, the international energy services company, today announced that its Titan Division has implemented the tracking phase of the European Economic Community's (EEC) directives regarding explosives for civil use, commonly referred to as Track and Trace.
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"Our compliance with EEC requirements ensures the marketability of our perforating systems and energetics within the EU," said Shelley Espinoza, the division's vice president of compliance. "We fulfilled the identification step in 2013 and have now executed the tracking phase. With each phase, Hunting has demonstrated its leadership by successfully meeting the requirements within the EEC's allotted timeframe. Our customers are successfully integrating our Track and Trace system and reporting tremendous satisfaction."
According to Espinoza, companies that manufacture, import or use explosives in the European Union (EU) must provide a mechanism for marking and tracking explosives throughout the supply chain.
Hunting's Track and Trace system follows Federation of European Explosives Manufacturers (FEEM) recommendations for standardized implementation of the EEC requirements. The product-marking portion of the system includes both human-readable text and barcode markings.
Marking is accomplished for each individual product and at multiple packaging levels to facilitate efficient tracking. A data file containing tracking information is directly transferred to customers' databases, unlike other systems which require manual entry. The file structure follows FEEM recommendations and is readily shared through multiple methods including email.
The product marking includes the manufacturer's name, an alphanumeric code containing the place of production or import, manufacturing site and a unique serial number, as well as an associated barcode. To further assist customers, the Hunting data file contains additional information, including the product part number, description and date of manufacture.
The EEC issued its 2008/43/EC directive to ensure the safe and secure circulation of explosives on the community market. The directive established a harmonized system for identifying and tracking civil-use explosives manufactured, imported or used in the EU. "Through adherence to the 2008 directive and the 2012/4/EU amending directive, Hunting has provided EU companies possessing our explosives an effective, compliant system for tracking and tracing explosives," Espinoza concluded.
More information regarding both EEC directives is available at http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/chemicals/documents/specific-chemicals/explosives/
For Information regarding FEEM and its guidelines go to http://feem.info/
About Hunting
Hunting PLC is an international energy services provider to the world's leading upstream oil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a premium listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office in Houston and is headquartered in London. As well as the United Kingdom, the Company has principal operations in Canada, China, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
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