As per the terms of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement, China and the ASEAN-6 nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam) implemented another round of customs duty reductions at the start of 2012 as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Effective as of January 1, 2012, customs duties were eliminated on PP […]
Rubber declined for the first time in four days, retreating from a four-month high, as data showed slower-than-estimated growth in U.S. personal incomes and the yen resumed a rally against the dollar. Futures in Tokyo lost as much as 2.4 percent after yesterday reaching the highest level since April 30. The contract is headed for […]
The European Parliament, the parliamentary institution of European Union, has recently called for the provision of information to consumers on the use of nanomaterials in consumer products: all ingredients present in the form of nanomaterials in substances, mixtures or articles should be clearly indicated in the labelling of the product (e.g. in the list of […]
The European Commission has started legal proceedings against manufacturers of heat stabilisers involved in a cartel. It has been investigating cartel allegations since 2003 and now has issued Statements of Objections to at least two companies. The start of the investigations in 2003 saw co-ordinated action by regulators in Europe, Japan, the USA and Canada. […]
NEW DELHI: With polymer makers facing a slump in demand and pressure on margins, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilzers has sought five per cent import duty exemption on naphtha, used in making the chemical compounds stating that the import duty had added to the cost of production […]
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Printed copies of this document are available free of charge from EPA’s document warehouse, the National Service Center for Environmental Publications. Be sure to search by the EXACT title or EPA publication number. In addition, you can order a set of Notebooks, which profiles numerous industries and government operations, see Obtaining Copies for more information. […]
EPA has developed criteria to assess hazards associated with new polymeric substances based on its experience during the 15 years the New Chemicals Program has been in place. EPA determined in 1984 that the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of new chemical substances meeting certain criteria would not present an unreasonable risk […]
