If you are not already an acetonitrile customer, no vendoers will accept 
orders for that material anymore.  They are operating on a quota system 
now, with each customer being issued a quota'd amount equal to their 
purchasing history.

Does anyone have any news about when the plant that makes the acetonitrile 
will come back online?

What about any news from the FDA?  Are they entertaining alternatives for 
acetonitrile for use in submitted and approved test methods?

Seems to me that whoever comes up with a workable alternative solvent will 
definitely have more than their  15 minutes of fame!
____________________________________________

"Distant water cannot quench a fire close at hand."
 
                              Li Chu, Spring and Autumn Period
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Michael A Cichon 
Environmental Health and Safety 
Phone: 954-585-1422 
Fax: 954-585-1806 
Nextel: 954-214-3238 
E-mail: Michael.Cichon**At_Symbol_Here**Watson.com 
Mailing Address:
Watson Laboratories - FLORIDA
4955 Orange Drive
Ft Lauderdale, FL  33314


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Lizzette, You are definitely not alone.

My suggestion is to contact your primary vendor. Otherwise, I might 
suggest EMD, VWR, or Aldrich.

Hope this helps.

George D. McCallion
Chemist III
Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials
Chemical Process Research & Development
2003 Nolte Drive
West Deptford, NJ 08066-1742
Voice: 856.384.7255
Fax: 856.384.7186
E-Mail: mccalgd**At_Symbol_Here**jmusa.com
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On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Sheffield, Lizzette wrote:

> Acetonitrile is in short supply and one of our research groups is 
> in the middle of a very important project that requires that we use 
> an extensive amount of it.  Does anyone have any extra bottles that 
> they can spare?  Please reply to me directly atlsheff**At_Symbol_Here**kcc.com.
>
>
> Lizzette Sheffield, CIH
> Manager - Environment, Health and Safety
> Facilities Management - Roswell
> Kimberly-Clark Corporation
> 770-587-7096
> 920-225-4581 (fax)
> 770-652-0523 (cell)
>
> For those who will need you tomorrow, please work safely today!
>
>
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If you are not already an acetonitrile
customer, no vendoers will accept orders for that material anymore.  They
are operating on a quota system now, with each customer being issued a
quota'd amount equal to their purchasing history.

Does anyone have any news about when
the plant that makes the acetonitrile will come back online?

What about any news from the FDA?  Are
they entertaining alternatives for acetonitrile for use in submitted and
approved test methods?

Seems to me that whoever comes up with
a workable alternative solvent will definitely have more than their  15
minutes of fame!

____________________________________________


"Distant water cannot quench a fire close at hand."

                    
               

                    
         Li Chu, Spring and Autumn Period

____________________________________________

 

Michael A Cichon 

Environmental Health and Safety 

Phone: 954-585-1422 

Fax: 954-585-1806 

Nextel: 954-214-3238 

E-mail: Michael.Cichon**At_Symbol_Here**Watson.com 

Mailing Address:

Watson Laboratories - FLORIDA

4955 Orange Drive

Ft Lauderdale, FL  33314






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Lizzette, You are definitely not alone.


My suggestion is to contact your primary vendor. Otherwise, I might  

suggest EMD, VWR, or Aldrich.


Hope this helps.


George D. McCallion

Chemist III

Johnson Matthey Pharmaceutical Materials

Chemical Process Research & Development

2003 Nolte Drive

West Deptford, NJ 08066-1742

Voice: 856.384.7255

Fax: 856.384.7186

E-Mail: mccalgd**At_Symbol_Here**jmusa.com

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On Mar 17, 2009, at 9:38 AM, Sheffield, Lizzette wrote:


> Acetonitrile is in short supply and one of our research groups is
 

> in the middle of a very important project that requires that we use
 

> an extensive amount of it.  Does anyone have any extra bottles
that  

> they can spare?  Please reply to me directly atlsheff**At_Symbol_Here**kcc.com.

>

>

> Lizzette Sheffield, CIH

> Manager - Environment, Health and Safety

> Facilities Management - Roswell

> Kimberly-Clark Corporation

> 770-587-7096

> 920-225-4581 (fax)

> 770-652-0523 (cell)

>

> For those who will need you tomorrow, please work safely today!

>

>

> This e-mail is intended for the use of the addressee(s) only and  

> may contain privileged, confidential, or proprietary information  

> that is exempt from disclosure under law. If you have received this
 

> message in error, please inform us promptly by reply e-mail, then
 

> delete the e-mail and destroy any printed copy. Thank you.

>