The trend of setting up a national inventory of chemicals – already seen in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan – is moving south. The Philippines and Vietnam have existing inventories, while Laos, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia also have plans for one.
Despite regulatory hurdles that might have caused due to disparate regulations and approaches across the region, the overall trend – if slower than other regions – is a shift in focus from primarily GHS-based requirements towards more comprehensive, risk-based chemicals management regimes that mandate registration before use.
Taiwan (China)
Name
Taiwan (China)
ISO
TW
Region
South East Asia & Indian Continent
Risk
Deforestation
No
Transhipment
No
Labour Rights & H&S
No
Environment
No
Biodiversity
Yes
Forest Area
FSC Forest Area
1,437
ha
FSC CoCs
201
PEFC CoCs
9
Paper Mills 6
Mill |
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Chiutang Mill Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation |
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Hou-li Mill Cheng Loong Corp. |
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Hualien Mill Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation |
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JIH SUN PAPER IND. CO.,LTD. Shanghai Gudian Paper Co., Ltd |
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Taichung Mill Kuan Yuan Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd |
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Taitung Mill Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation |
Forest Legislations 2
Southeast Asia – are chemical controls taking hold?
Chemical Watch, 4 Dec 2019
Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy 2019
The National Law Review, 10 Jan 2019
A set of predictions on key global chemical regulatory policy, including Asia & Australia, EU and Brexit, and Mexico, Central and South America and the Middle East. China introduced new or updated regulations in 2018, including the List of Priority Control Chemicals (First Batch), the List of Toxic Chemicals Strictly Restricted (2018), and National Guidance on Hazard Classification to the Aquatic Environment. Taiwan passed the amended Toxic Chemical Substance Control Act (TCSCA) on December 21, 2018. In South Korea, the amended Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) came into force on 1 January 2019.