India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals Announces New Data Collection Initiative Through ChemIndia Webportal

India’s Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, has officially launched a major data collection initiative for the chemicals and petrochemicals industry. This initiative, announced in...

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India holds public consultation on revised standard for chlorinated rubber in protective paints and coatings

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is seeking comments until 6 March 2024 on the first revision of the standard for chlorinated rubber used in the manufacture of protective paints and...

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India Publishes Quality Control Orders for 3 Substances and Postpones Enforcement for 3 Others

On 27 February 2024, the Indian Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) published Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for three petrochemical products in the Gazette of India. At the same time, the...

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Bureau of Indian Standards Closes Consultation on Revisions to PET Food Contact Material Standard

The Bureau of Indian Standards has recently concluded its consultation on a revised standard for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used as a food contact material. The consultation, which closed on 16 February...

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Draft End-of-Life Vehicles Management Rules 2024: A Step Towards Responsible Disposal of Cars in India

On January 30, 2024, India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) released the draft End-of-Life Vehicles (Management) Rules, 2024, signalling a commitment to sustainable practices in the automobile industry....

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The Bureau of Indian Standards opens public consultation on revised standard for PET bottles for packaging of alcoholic beverages.

In January the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) released for public consultation the revised draft Indian Standard for Specification of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles for Packaging of Alcoholic Beverages (First Revision...

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India defers implementation of Quality Control Orders for four chemicals.

The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) published a notification in the Official Gazette on 30 January, 2024, deferring the implementation of Quality Control Orders (QCO’s) for four chemicals.  The four...

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BIS consults on revised standard for petroleum jelly used in the cosmetic industry

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) published the revised draft of Specification for Petroleum Jelly for the Cosmetic Industry (Second Revision of IS 4887) in December 2023. Petroleum jelly, a soft,...

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Quality Control Order for polyethylene used in extrusion and moulding established in India

On 4 January 2024, the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals (DCPC) of India, in accordance with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has issued a Quality Control Order (QCO) for polyethylene...

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India publishes five Quality Control Orders for polymers

On 6 December 2023, the Central Government of India, after consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), published a Gazette Notification regarding the Quality Control Order (QCO) for the five...

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