On May 18, 2026, the Australian Government issued a notification to include a chemical substance in the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals, in compliance with Section 82 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

A substance was added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC)-May 18, 2026

On May 13, 2026, the Australian government issued a notice updating the chemical names of a batch of substances to their Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) names in accordance with Section 85 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019. These corrections do not change the identity of the chemical substances themselves.

Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC) Corrects Names of a batch of substance-May 15, 2026

To further strengthen the safety supervision of hazardous chemicals and refine the scope of management for Entry No. 1728, "Nonane and its isomers", in the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals, the following 35 nonane isomers are hereby supplementally included under Entry No. 1728 of the China Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals (2026 Edition) for regulatory implementation.

Supplementary content:
Straight-chain alkanes: 1 type
Methyloctanes: 3 types
Dimethylheptanes: 9 types
Ethylheptanes: 2 types
Trimethylhexanes: 8 types
Methyl ethyl hexanes: 4 types
Tetramethylpentanes: 4 types
Dimethyl ethyl pentanes: 3 types
Diethylpentanes: 1 type

Update to the China Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals (2026 Edition)-Inclusion of 35 Nonane Isomers under Entry No. 1728

Argentina List of Chemical Precursors Control

Pursuant to the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items, Joint Order No. 29 of 2005 by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC) (Administrative Measures on Import and Export Licenses for Dual-Use Items and Technologies), as well as the Dual-Use Export Control List of the People’s Republic of China and the 2026 Customs Import and Export Tariff of the People’s Republic of China, MOFCOM and GACC have revised the Catalogue of Dual-Use Items and Technologies Subject to Import and Export License Administration (2026). This Announcement shall enter into force on 1 January 2026. The Catalogue comprises two parts: the Import Licensing Administration List for Dual-Use Items and Technologies and the Export Licensing Administration List for Dual-Use Items and Technologies.

The items and technologies listed in this Catalogue shall mean those subject to control under the Export Control Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Cryptography Law of the People’s Republic of China, and other relevant laws, administrative regulations, and rules. In case of any inconsistency between the items and technologies listed herein, including their product names and descriptions, and the provisions of the relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules, the Dual-Use Export Control List of the People’s Republic of China, or relevant announcements, the provisions of the latter shall prevail. For the import or export of any item or technology under this Catalogue, a dual-use import or export license shall be applied for in accordance with the law, irrespective of whether the corresponding customs commodity code is explicitly listed in this Catalogue.

Updated China Catalogue of Dual-Use Items and Technologies Subject to Import/Export License Administration (2026 Latest Edition)

On April 20, 2026, the European Commission formally adopted Regulation (EU) 2026/859, amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH) to impose restrictions on the use of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) in articles. This amendment was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on April 21.

This regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, shall have general binding force, and shall be directly applicable in all Member States.

Entry No.83 was added to the REACH Restriction List (Annex XVII)

On April 17, 2026, the Australian Government issued a notification to include a chemical substance in the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals, in compliance with Section 82 of the Industrial Chemicals Act 2019.

A substance was added to the Australian Inventory of Industrial Chemicals (AIIC)

Recently, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan has released an update notice that includes 156 substances to the list of newly announced chemical substances prior to March 31, 2011, with the number of substance groups remaining unchanged (7,413).

156 substances were added to the Japan CSCL Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified by March 31,2011)

On April 1, 2026, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued an update notice, adding 2 confirmed CAS numbers to the list of newly announced chemical substances published after April 1, 2011.

2 confirmed links of CAS RNs were added to the Japan CSCL-Newly Announced Chemical Substances (notified by April 1,2011)

Recently, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare issued an updated announcement, removing 18 chemical substances (21 entries in total) from priority assessment and listing them in the List of Canceled Priority Assessment Chemical Substances.

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