Chemical Engineering Trends, Intellectual Property Litigation, & Industry Predictions – IMS Insights Podcast Episode 50
What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2023
On March 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) to require all manufacturers and importers to report unpublished health and...more
On March 26, Eastman Chemical Company (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from Taiwan, Turkey, Malaysia, and Poland. The Petitioner alleges that imports of Taiwan, Turkey,...more
Did you know that the United States currently has over 2 million Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrants engaging in activities with controlled substances? Whether you’re a student in residency, a healthcare...more
In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
While it is nearly a year into the post-Brexit chemicals regulatory regime, the infrastructure to accommodate UK REACH registrations is not yet running smoothly and as a result importers and distributors of chemical...more
The Environmental Protection Agency has pipped enforcement of a ban on phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1). Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses why companies must still comply with much of the...more
The United Kingdom (UK) completed its withdrawal from the European Union (EU) on December 31, 2020, and, as of January 1, 2021, is a “third country” from the EU perspective. Companies worldwide must be aware of the...more
Every four years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) CDR rule, under the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority, requires manufacturers (and importers) to report chemical production volumes and...more
Season’s Greetings to our WELL Readers. In today’s blog, we summarize the tremendous amount of TSCA activity this month – with more to come. What a C8 or longer PFAS surface coating is meant to be. The draft guidance was...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 21 (October 29, 2020) - The European Union has some of the world’s most robust environmental, health and safety standards for products sold and imported into the market. Despite...more
The transition period for the United Kingdom’s (UK) exit from the European Union (EU) will end on December 31, 2020. At the end of the transition period, the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on June 22, 2020, released the prepublication version of final regulations establishing “significant new use rules” for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemical...more
On April 29, 2020, China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) released the Measures of Environmental Management and Registration of New Chemical Substances (“MEE Order 12”) – a revision of Measures of Environmental...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fees Rule will sweep in many companies that may be unaware that they must comply. The Fees Rule requires manufacturers or importers of one or more...more
Arkema Inc. (“petitioner”), on January 23, 2020, filed an antidumping (AD) petition on imports of difluoromethane (or “R-32”) from China. The U.S. AD law imposes special tariffs to counteract imports that are sold in the...more
With just a little over a month to go until the 29th of March and still no sign of a deal, recent guidance from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) makes clear that urgent action...more
U.S. Global Change Research Program - Fourth National Climate Assessment - "Impacts, risks and adaptation in the United States Report-in-Brief" Why this is important: The assessment posits the U.S. will lose 10 percent of...more
Further to our previous Brexit alert regarding a UK-REACH regime, on 12 October 2018 the UK Government released a number of other notices that outline further UK regulatory regimes on classification, labelling and packaging...more
The UK government has recently published a technical notice to guide businesses that produce, register, import or export chemicals on what they will need to do if the UK leaves the EU in March 2019 in a 'no deal' scenario...more
In 2017, China updated its new chemical registration program and toxic chemical import and export control program and introduced a new chemical program – chemical substances subject to prioritized control. This alert provides...more
On 6 February 2017, Simon Johnson from the EU Exit Team at DEFRA confirmed to the attendees of a Metal Events Ltd's Forum on REACH that the UK Government is taking a robust line on chemicals regulation as the negotiations on...more
On February 8, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule regarding user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....more
This month’s tracker reflects key initiatives from October 16, 2017 – November 15, 2017. This month brings us a heavy environmental regulatory agenda in Latin America. Brazil aimed to close loopholes on take-back...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) required the compiling of a national register of chemicals that were manufactured in or imported into the United States for a non-exempt commercial purpose, and the first TSCA Inventory...more
FDA Amends Waivers to Sanitary Transportation Rule - On April 6, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") notified industry regarding the amendment of waivers available under the Sanitary Transportation of Human...more