China MIIT requests chemical industry to submit information on substitution of hazardous substances
Original Article by CIRS
25 May 2012, The ministry of industry and information technology (MIIT) of China has published a notice No. 372 to request chemical industry to submit information on the substitution of hazardous substances to authorities at provincial level. This will be a great opportunity for innovative companies to let the Chinese government know what substitution solutions are available on the market or are being developed.
MIIT will then collect information from provincial authorities before 30 June 2012 and rely on collected information to draft national policies for existing hazardous chemicals and encourage substance substitution.
Priority substances to be substituted are listed in the following table.
Index |
Category |
Priority Substance |
Substitution Examples |
1 |
Heavy Metals |
Hg |
Substitution of Hg in battery, fluorescent lamp and touch media |
Cr |
Substitution of Cr in pre-treatment solutions |
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Pb |
Lead-Free Solder |
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Cd |
Substitution of mercury and cadmium in battery. |
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As |
Substitution of As compounds used in pesticide, dye and leather processing industry. |
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Cyanide |
Electroplating solution without cyanide |
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2 |
Organic Pollutants |
PFOS |
Chromic acid fog inhibitor without PFOs in electroplating industry. |
Chlorinated Compounds |
Substitution of chlorinated compounds in steel sintering |
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Brominated Flame Retardants |
Non-halogenated flame retardant used in electronics and electrical industry. |
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Volatile Organic Compounds |
Substitution of VOCs in inks and paints |
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DDT |
Substitution of DDT anti corrosive paint for boat |
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PAHs |
Substitution of PAHs in in plastic and rubber |
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Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) |
Substitution of PCBs in paint, additives, plastics and flame retardants |
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Short chain chlorinated paraffins |
Substitution of Short chain chlorinated paraffins in pipes, flooring, films, leather, plastics and daily necessities. |
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3 |
Pesticide |
POPs |
Substitution of Aldrin, Chlordane, Dieldrin, Endrin, Heptachlor, HCB, Mirex, Toxaphen, DDT, PFOS in pesticide. |
It shall be noted that substitution plans for hazardous chemicals are not only limited to above chemicals.
Reference
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n11293472/14625399.html
Contact
If you have an innovative new product in China and you would like to let the Chinese government know that substitution solutions are available, please contact:
- Mr. Yunbo Shi, China Office
11F Building 1, Dongguan Hi-Tech Park, 1288 Chunbo Road, Binjiang District, Hangzhou 310052, China
Tel: +86-571 8720 6555 | Fax: +86-571 8720 6533
Email: yunbo.shi@cirs-reach.com