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China Introduced National Standard GB 30981.2-2025 for Industrial Coatings

China’s GB 30981.2-2025 sets stricter limits on VOCs, SVOCs, and heavy metals in industrial coatings, with updated testing and labeling requirements.

2025-07-16

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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Global and EU Perspectives

IntroductionIn our daily lives, some seemingly harmless chemicals may hide significant environmental and health risks. These substances, known as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), pose a ...

2025-07-15

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Draft Rules under Ukraine REACH: Substance Information Exchange Forum and Lead Registrant Mechanism

News BriefThe Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine (MEPR) has recently unveiled the Draft Rules for Joint Submission of Information When Registering the Same Chemical ...

2025-07-14

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UK Environment Agency's Latest Flame Retardant Scoping Review: Insights and Implications

From mobile phone casings to home sofas, and from automotive interiors to architectural coatings, flame retardants (FRs) serve as "fire guards" and are ubiquitous in modern life. However, ...

2025-07-11

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China Releases GB 30000.30-2025

News BriefOn June 30, 2025, the national standard "Rules for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals-Part 30: Desensitized Explosives" under the Ministry of Industry and Information ...

2025-07-09

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EU Considers Flame Retardant DBDPE as 251st Substance of Very High Concern (SVHC)

News BriefFollowing the official expansion of the Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) list to 250 items on June 25, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced a new SVHC proposal submitted by ...

2025-07-07

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EU REACH Compliance in Medical Device Sector: A Comprehensive Guide

What Are Medical Devices: Advanced Technologies Within the Human BodyUnder the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR, Regulation (EU) 2017/745), a medical device is defined as any instrument, ...

2025-07-04

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South Korea 2025 Q2 Hazard and Risk Notification: GHS Classification and Safety Measures for 51 New Chemicals

OverviewOn June 26, 2025, South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) issued the 2025 Q2 Hazard and Risk Notification for new chemical substances. This announcement includes the GHS ...

2025-07-04

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Japan MOE Seeks Ecological Harmfulness Data for 134 Substances Under CSCL Framework

The Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOE), has recently initiated a new phase of ecological harmfulness information collection under the Chemical Substances Control Law ...

2025-07-03

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China's Catalogue of Hazardous and Toxic Water Pollutants (Second Batch) Released: 11 Pollutants Added

IntroductionThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) of China has officially released the Catalogue of Hazardous and Toxic Water Pollutants (Second Batch) (Announcement No. 15 of ...

2025-07-03