AICIS July 2024 email updates

[Mike Dewhirst]

28 June spreadsheet snapshot of the inventory

• No action required. We are ahead of the snapshot (see below)

Vape reforms remove vaping as an industrial consideration

• Requires removal of vape categorisation aspects

Correction of 89 chemical names in the inventory

• Requires a scripted migration - see attached file

Two chemicals added to inventory after issue of assessment certificate

• Update to inventory

CAS Number 1613243-54-1
Chemical Name 1,2,4,5,7,8-Hexoxonane, 3,6,9-trimethyl-, 3,6,9-tris(Et and Pr) derivs.
Molecular Formula Unspecified
Defined Scope of Assessment The chemical has been assessed:

• as imported into Australia at up to 20 tonnes/year
• as imported as a formulation containing the assessed chemical at up to 50% concentration
• as used as an initiator at 0.1% concentration in manufacturing of plastics in industrial settings
• as reformulated as a component of plastics at up to 0.005% concentration

Listing date 12 July 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemical-added-inventory-following-issue-assessment-certificate-early-listing-16-july-2024
Published date 16 July 2024
Done

CAS Number 2412833-99-7
Chemical Name .alpha.-D-Glucan, (1.fwdarw.2),(1.fwdarw.6)-, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride
Molecular Formula C6H16NO2.xCl.xUnspecified
Defined Scope of Assessment The chemical has been assessed:

• imported into Australia at up to 15 tonnes per annum
• imported as a component of formulations containing at up to 33.5% concentration for local reformulation into finished cosmetic products containing the assessed polymer at up to 2% concentration for consumer and professional use
• imported as a component of finished laundry products at up to 0.68% concentration for consumer use only.

Listing date 25 July 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemical-added-inventory-following-issue-assessment-certificate-early-listing-29-july-2024
Published date 29 July 2024
Done

Four chemicals added 5 years after assessment

• Update to inventory

CAS number 869736-22-1
Chemical name Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, polymers with vinyl group-terminated di-Me, Me vinyl siloxanes
Molecular formula Unspecified
Specific information requirements Obligations to provide information apply. You must tell us within 28 days if the circumstances of your importation or manufacture (introduction) are different to those in our assessment.
Listing date 28 June 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemicals-added-inventory-five-years-after-issue-assessment-certificate-19-july-2024
Published date 19 July 2024
Done

CAS number 1631983-32-8
Chemical name Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, Me hydrogen, polymers with vinyl group-terminated di-Me, Me vinyl siloxanes and vinyl group-terminated di-Me siloxanes
Molecular formula Unspecified
Specific information requirements Obligations to provide information apply. You must tell us within 28 days if the circumstances of your importation or manufacture (introduction) are different to those in our assessment.
Listing date 28 June 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemicals-added-inventory-five-years-after-issue-assessment-certificate-19-july-2024
Published date 19 July 2024
Done

CAS number 224175-26-2
Chemical name Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C12-16-alkyl ethers, zinc salts
Molecular formula Unspecified
Specific information requirements Obligations to provide information apply. You must tell us within 28 days if the circumstances of your importation or manufacture (introduction) are different to those in our assessment.
Listing date 4 July 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemicals-added-inventory-five-years-after-issue-assessment-certificate-19-july-2024
Published date 19 July 2024
Done

CAS number 1034343-98-0
Chemical name Graphene
Molecular formula C
Defined scope of assessment The chemical has been assessed:

• as introduced into Australia for up to 100 tonnes/annum in neat powder form or as a paste at up to 23% concentration;
• as reformulated for non-consumer products and used in fire retardant coatings at up to 15% concentration and at up to 1% concentration in polymer composites (such as rubber, polyurethanes and epoxies), textile coatings and concrete.

Specific information requirements Introducers of the assessed chemical, including assessment certificate holders or persons covered by an assessment certificate, must advise the Executive Director within 20 working days if:

• the assessed chemical is introduced with parameters significantly outside those stated in the assessment application, specifically particle size and size distribution, surface functionalisation, surface area, layer number, or impurities;
• the assessed chemical is intended for use in food packaging;
• the method of manufacture of the chemical in Australia has changed, or is likely to change, in a way that may result in an increased risk of an adverse effect of the chemical on human health or the environment.

Listing date 16 July 2024
​https://www.industrialchemicals.gov.au/news-and-notices/chemicals-added-inventory-five-years-after-issue-assessment-certificate-19-july-2024
Published date 19 July 2024
Done