On January 21, 2026, the Ministry of Emergency Management, in conjunction with multiple departments, issued an announcement proposing to include five highly hazardous chemicals—3-Chloropropyne, 2-Iodoxybenzoic acid, 4-Nitrobenzyl 2-diazoacetoacetate, Methane sulfonyl azide, and 3-Methyl-2-nitrobenzoic acid—into the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals. For details, please refer to the Notice on Public Solicitation of Comments on the Announcement (Draft for Comment) Regarding the Inclusion of Five Chemicals Including 3-Chloropropargyl into the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals.

This initiative aims to strengthen the regulation of high-risk chemicals from the source and represents a crucial measure to enhance the full life-cycle safety management of hazardous chemicals. The announcement is currently open for public comments until February 21, 2026.

5 substances proposed for inclusion to the China Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals

All diesel fuel was added to the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals in China(2015). 

All diesel fuel was added to the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals in China(2015)

UN number of substances were added to the Catalog of Hazardous Chemicals in China(2015).

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