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The article focuses on regulatory developments in plastic additives in China. An overview of the European Union directive RoHS2, which restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment, is provided. Information about the Five-Year environmental protection plan in China, along with core themes, is also offered.

The article focuses on the plan of some materials recovery facility (MRF) operators to sell secondary plastics to houses due to the continuing issues of exporting materials. Topics discussed include the avoidance of low-grade materials by Chinese consumers due to the enforcement of its government to reduce shipments of hazardous materials, the decline of plastic demand in India due to the change in import/export policy of plastic scrap, and the high demand of scrap plastic in Canada and Europe.

The article reports on the State Administration of Work Safety of China's released of the Determination Criteria for Hidden Danger of Major Production Safety Accidents in Enterprises Engaged in Chemicals Especially Hazardous Chemicals. Some of the hidden dangers that cause chemical accidents are no related certificates of special work staffs, non-installation of emergency shutdown systems and detection alarm devices and non-compliance to national standards of storage of hazardous chemicals

The article reports that measures on Safety Management of Hazardous Chemicals in Shandong Province, China became effective on August 1, 2017.

The article reports that telephones and printers are required to comply with the China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) law. According to the Key Administrative Catalog for the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products released by the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), all forms of printers and telephones have to be tested first before they can be marketed in China. It cites that the China RoHS restricts the use of lead, mercury, and cadmium.

The article reports on the new challenges posed by two motor fuel standards, the Hazardous Substances Control Standards for Motor Gasoline and the Hazardous Substances Control Standards for Motor Diesel, enacted on May 1, 2011 to the refineries in China.

The article reports on the new rule imposed by the provincial government regarding the production of dangerous chemicals projects in Zhejiang, China. Local authorities mandated all dangerous chemical production and storage facilities must be built in a specialized areas mapped in accordance of the law. Moreover, it will also exercise strict control on the safety approval regarding the construction of these facilities.

The article focuses on the requirements for chemicals exported in China. It states that a safety data sheet in conformity with hazardous chemicals should be placed on the packaging of hazardous chemicals. Producers should make public any discovered new harmful properties of the hazardous chemicals they produce and revise the safety data sheet and safety tag.

The article reports that based on a survey conducted by Global Sources, 34% of flexible printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturers in China have not yet started the production of products that comply with Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances. Most of the small PCB manufacturers failed to upgrade their equipment due to high cost. Nonetheless, Chinese manufacturing sector is expected to increase its output by 15% through 2008.

The article announces the decision of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) to send a team of SEMI executives and environmental health and safety engineers to Beijing, China to discuss upcoming Chinese hazardous materials reduction regulations with China's Ministry of Information Industry. The impact of the regulations on products sold in China is considered.