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Draft Amendment to Existing Chemicals Inventory

The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment has issued a draft amendment to South Korea’s existing chemicals inventory under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The proposal aims to restore original chemical identities for substances that had previously been listed under generic names due to confidential business information protection.

136 Chemical Entries to Be Updated

According to the draft notice, the Ministry plans to revise 136 chemical entries for which the data protection period has expired. Once finalized, the substances currently identified through generalized names will be updated to their original chemical names in the official inventory.

CAS Number and Substance Name Corrections

The amendment also introduces corrections to previously published entries. Two substances will receive newly assigned CAS numbers along with revised chemical names aligned with CAS Index nomenclature. Additionally, one existing entry identified under unique number KE-03115 will be corrected.

Substance number 2010-3-4455 will be updated with CAS No. 918866-78-1, while substance number 2011-3-5317 will be revised to “1,1'-[(Methylamino)di-2,1-ethanediyl] bis [4-(dimethyl amino) benzoate]” with CAS No. 925246-00-0.

Wide Range of Industrial Chemicals Affected

The draft includes numerous substances whose generic names would be replaced with specific chemical identities. Affected entries cover polymers, siloxanes, fluorinated compounds, acrylates, titanium complexes, and other specialty industrial chemicals used in coatings, electronics, plastics, and related applications.

Additional Administrative Changes

The amendment further revises Article 4 of the notification by changing the applicable reporting period from July 1, 2020–December 31 to July 1, 2026–June 30. The Ministry stated that the revised notification would enter into force on the date of promulgation.