A faster way to screen supply chains for harmful chemicals

By Kim Martineau | IBM | June 13, 2025

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"More than 4,500 chemical products are cleared for use within IBM Research headquarters in Yorktown, N.Y., and documentation for just about each one has crossed Angela Hutchinson’s desk at some point in the last two decades.

As the Yorktown chemical coordinator, it’s Hutchinson’s job to review all chemical requests tied to research happening at the lab, from semiconductors to quantum computing. As IBM’s business has evolved, so have the requests.

The one thing that hasn’t changed is the tedious nature of reviewing each chemical product’s “safety data sheet” (or SDS) for banned or restricted ingredients."

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• ChemicalsPFAS
• Environment
• Wildlife
• Affected community
• Health