In the intensified work of eliminating harmful substances/chemicals from our product Volvo Group has start demanding material and substance reporting for new design parts by a MDS (Material Data Sheet) in IMDS.
The demand to report MDS for product parts is important for us to secure REACH compliance and identification of current and future candidate substances in our European products.
To enable MDS reporting of Volvo parts the supplier must registered the person(s) in charge of substances reporting in the Volvo Supplier Portal.
How to register to Substance Tracking application
(see Substance tracking PDF instruction below for details)
1: Retrieve your company ID in IMDS system. (See instruction paragraph 4.2)
2: Get registered to Volvo supplier portal through your Volvo contact.
3: Register a Substance tracking user in the supplier portal. (See instruction paragraph 4.1.1)
4: Fill in the Substance tracking settings. (See instruction paragraph 4.1.2)
When a MDS reporting is requested this requirement is included in the Part Version Report with an associated Volvo Standard (STD 100-0006).
On the public pages of http://www.mdsystem.com/ you can find general information such as IMDS system requirements, training courses calendar, e-learning, online registration and automotive news..
If any environmental, functional or technical questions about the substance and material reporting to Volvo Group, please contact us according to your Volvo purchasing organization:
Volvo 3P: substrack.Volvo3P@volvo.com
Volvo Powertrain: substrack.VolvoPowertrain@volvo.com
Volvo Bus: substrack.VolvoBus@volvo.com
Volvo CE: substrack.volvoce@volvo.com
Volvo PENTA : substrack.volvopenta@volvo.com