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South Korea's Ministry of Environment: Chemicals produced from recycling waste may be exempt from K-REACH registration
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Apr. 16th, 2024
The amendment states that a chemical substance produced by recycling waste is exempt from registration if it is the same as a substance registered by another manufacturer/importer and the tonnage of the recovered substance does not exceed the registered tonnage.

In November 2023, the Ministry of Environment of South Korea (MoE) issued an administrative notice of the amendment to the Implementation Order of the Relevant Regulations on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (hereinafter referred to as K-REACH).

This amendment states that a chemical substance produced by recycling waste is exempt from registration if it is the same as a substance registered by another manufacturer/importer and the tonnage of the recovered substance does not exceed the registered tonnage.
 
 
Previously, due to the gap in the relevant content of regulations, many enterprises such as: waste acid purification enterprises, recycled synthetic resin (PP) enterprises, recycling carbon black processing enterprises … … We have repeatedly asked the authorities about the compliance of the process of recycling waste to refine chemical substances, and we can see from the official replies:
 
Regarding the disposal of waste, South Korea is governed by a special Waste Management Law, and the process of extracting/refining chemical substances using waste is considered as chemical substances “ Manufacturing ” The process, which occurs in Korea, is subject to K-REACH regulations.
 
If this amendment is successfully implemented, chemical substances produced after waste recycling are expected to be exempted from registration in the future, greatly simplifying the compliance process of enterprises and reducing unnecessary compliance costs.
 
This revision, the South Korean official aims to encourage enterprises to effectively use waste resources, promote the development of circular economy, and actively respond to the global call for green sustainable theme.
 
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