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China Rolls Out Strategy to Expand Production of Next-Generation Energy Storage Technologies

On February 10, 2025, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), along with seven other central government departments, jointly released an action plan to advance the development of manufacturing for new-type energy storage systems. What is “New-Type Energy Storage System Manufacturing”? This refers to… Read More »China Rolls Out Strategy to Expand Production of Next-Generation Energy Storage Technologies

Key Revisions to Japan’s Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List: 7 Chemicals Removed, 3 Added

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, under the Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), has recently announced revisions to the Priority Assessment Chemical Substances (PACS) List and changes to the production and import quantity reporting requirements. These updates include the removal of… Read More »Key Revisions to Japan’s Priority Assessment Chemical Substances List: 7 Chemicals Removed, 3 Added

India Notifies EPR Regulations for Construction and Demolition Waste, Effective from April 2026

In April, 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified the Environment (Construction and Demolition) Waste Management Rules, 2025. These rules, which will come into force on April 1, 2026, introduce an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework for the management of construction… Read More »India Notifies EPR Regulations for Construction and Demolition Waste, Effective from April 2026

Public Consultation on the Draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law Is Completed, and the Legislative Process Quickens

At a press conference in April, 2025, Huang Haihua, the spokesperson for the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s Legislative Affairs Commission, declared that the People’s Republic of China’s Draft Law on Hazardous Chemicals Safety had been formally incorporated into the NPC Standing Committee’s 2025… Read More »Public Consultation on the Draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law Is Completed, and the Legislative Process Quickens

The second amendment to the workplace’s hazardous agent exposure limits will go into effect in May

Amendment No. 2 to Occupational Exposure Limits for Hazardous Agents in the Workplace Part 1: Chemical Hazardous Agents (GBZ 2.1—2019) was released by the National Health Commission on May 9, 2024. The effective date of this modification is May 1st, this year. Businesses that handle… Read More »The second amendment to the workplace’s hazardous agent exposure limits will go into effect in May

Under the Stockholm Convention, Malaysia requires yearly certification for chemicals exported to non-Party states

In accordance with the Stockholm Convention, Malaysia is enforcing the yearly certification requirement for chemical exports to non-Party States. In accordance with the terms of the Stockholm Convention, the Malaysian Department of Environment (DOE) has sent out a notification mandating “Annual Certification” for chemical exports… Read More »Under the Stockholm Convention, Malaysia requires yearly certification for chemicals exported to non-Party states

India Introduces Amendment Rules for Battery Waste Management in 2025

The Battery Waste Management Amendment Rules 2025, which were recently released by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), further optimize the compliance procedures under the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework. In order to lower compliance costs for businesses and improve the efficacy… Read More »India Introduces Amendment Rules for Battery Waste Management in 2025