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Nov 06, 2025 | India Revises Enforcement Date for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymers Quality Control Order
On October 1, 2025, the Indian Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016, issued an amendment related to the quality control order (QCO) for Et...
Nov 05, 2025 | European Commission Postpones REACH Revision Beyond 2025
The long-awaited revision of the EU REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 has been delayed again. The European Commission’s internal planning document (SEC(2025) 2543 final, 3 November 2025), outlining p...
EU Implements Revised Waste Directive for Textiles and Food Waste Targets
Nov 05, 2025
The revised EU Waste Framework Directive, which came into effect on 16 October 2025, introduces mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes for textiles and footwear and sets binding food...
ECHA Adds DBDPE to the Candidate List of SVHCs
Nov 05, 2025
On 5 November 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) added 1,1'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[pentabromobenzene] (DBDPE) (CAS No. 84852-53-9) to the Candidate List of substances of very high concern (SVHCs...
India Extends Implementation Date for Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Extrusion Quality Control Order
Nov 05, 2025
On 22 October 2025, the Government of India, through the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals), issued the Polypropylene (PP) Materials for Moulding and Ex...
MOENV Strengthens Water Protection: PFAS Added to Taiwan’s Surface Water Quality Standards
Nov 04, 2025
On 30 October 2025, Taiwan's Ministry of Environment (MOENV) announced draft amendments to the “Classification and Water Quality Standards for Surface Water Bodies”, introducing new measures to protec...
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