Jul 14, 2022 | China MEE-SCC clarifies several new chemical substance registration questions
On the 30th of June, the China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Center under the Ministry of Environment and Ecology (MEE-SCC) published a FAQ document which specified several hot debated question...
Jul 12, 2022 | US EPA consults on TCE and Methylene Chloride as harmful substances
On the 11th of July 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the US notifies and seeks comment on a draft revision for trichloroethylene (TCE) risk evaluation issued under TSCA. The old d...
UK REACH Work Programme
Jul 12, 2022
In June, the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published Work Programme 2022/23 detailing the UK REACH activities carried out in the last calendar year and the activities HSE will carry out for...
India to ban heavy metals in Dipentene
Jul 11, 2022
A proposed amended standard that would prohibit the use of heavy metals in dipentene, which is used to make paints, enamel, lacquers, and polishes, is being discussed by India until July 25. The fo...
India bans single-use plastics
Jun 30, 2022
Single-use plastics are plastic goods that are used once and then discarded. One of the largest percentages of plastic produced and used is single-use plastic, which includes food packaging, polythene...
US EPA publishes new use rules for toxic substances
Jul 07, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances that are subject to premanufacture notices (PMNs). ...
US EPA consults on PCE as a toxic substance
Jul 07, 2022
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on July 4, 2022, notified its draft revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is for risk determination for Perchloroethylene (PCE) risk e...
Shanghai mandates goods declaration 24 hours before arrival at the port
Jun 29, 2022
The Shanghai Port recently issued a notice to further strengthen the management of hazardous chemicals containers at the port. The notice indicates that for containers of hazardous chemicals that have...
Overview of the Helsinki Chemicals Forum 2022
Jul 05, 2022
The Helsinki Chemicals Forum held from June 8 to 9, 2022 was a great success, from which key highlights of the industry were discussed brilliantly. This is a hybrid event, a first of its kind and ther...
Preconditioned EU Strategy for Competitiveness of Chemicals Industry
Jul 05, 2022
At the Green Economy Business Summit on June 8, 2022, it was highlighted that the successful implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS) is "preconditioned" so that the European ...
Great Britain CLP likely to diverge from the EU
Jul 05, 2022
Published by Britain’s Health and Safety Executive, the first opinion on mandatory classifications under GB CLP aligns with the previous technical report in all 23 cases even if it hints at divergen...
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