Policy & Regulation

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered a fresh investigation against state-owned GAIL (India) for alleged abuse of dominant position with regard to supply of natural gas.

• CCI
• GSA
• Gas

For the year ended 31 December 2016, the revenue of the Texhong Group, with total annual production capacity of about 2.89 million spindles, 816 looms and 18 denim production lines, reached a record high of RMB13.65 billion...

• Spinning

This contrasts with the "highly detailed content and rigid rules" typically encountered in the EU and US.

• Enforcement
• Right-to-Know
• Confidentiality

Natural rubber (NR) prices recovered gradually in June while a supply deficit remained in place, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC).

• Rubber

India’s textile sector, covering everything from fibre to garments, has the second-largest employment after agriculture, employing an estimated 32 million workers.

• Textile
• India

Some mixtures supplied to industrial sites for further formulation could be subject to less stringent requirements under the new poison centre rules.

• Polices

Now that Turkey has published its long delayed legislation modelled on REACH, it faces a mammoth task to build its infrastructure and pave the way for industry, observers say.

• Turkey

The American Chemistry Council says that an update to the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) gives the opportunity to promote a risk-based "North American model" for chemical regulations throughout the world.

• Nafta

Along with a wealth of gold, copper, diamonds, chromium and platinum, Africa contains 10 percent of the world’s oil reserves.

• South Africa

President Donald Trump's proposal to do away with the federal agency that investigates chemical accidents drew sharp criticism from environmental, labour and safety advocates.

• Safety
• Policies

Clarifying on the unified pan-India GST that has set states dismantling their check posts, the central government said on Tuesday that vehicle entry and toll would continue to be levied on the state borders.

• GST

Echa's Biocidal Products Committee (BPC) has for the first time supported the approval of substances that meet the biocidal products Regulation's (BPR) exclusion criteria.

• Biocides
• EU

The European Commission looks set to propose major changes to the provisions in the EU ecolabel Regulation, disqualifying products that contain substances classified as toxic or as SVHCs.

• Europe
• SVHCs

The process for evaluating substances under the UN Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) needs to be modernised, says the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA).

• Chemicals
• Policies

The European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) has announced a targeted stakeholder survey on the implementation of the EU's 7th Environment Action Programme (7EAP).

• Europe

A full year before they go into effect, last year's amendments to Proposition 65 regulations have changed the terms of the duel between suppliers and retailers.

• Policies
• Prop65
• US
• California

Some overseas traders began placing orders for June from mid-May, supporting trade volumes for this month, CNIA said.

• Silicon

Melt-resistant ice creams that comply with government guidelines are not harmful to health, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

• Ice
• Cream
• Food
• Additives

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Polyurethanes: New Technologies and Applications Drive Global Market Growth" report to their offering.

• Polyurethane

Several pilot projects are underway to test alternatives to solvents and bonding adhesives commonly used in electronics manufacturing.

• US
• Policies