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5th World Rechargeable Battery Regulatory Forum in 2013
9. Environmental regulation impacting
Rechargeable Batteries in Korea
May 21th, 2013
WRBRF 2015 PPT 9.
Chemical Control Act Overview
In order to prevent environmental danger and to protect citizen’s health, government implemented
‘Chemical Control Act’ in February 2, 1991.
- Amended to KReach in January 1, 2015
Main Contents
Chemical Control Act
KReach
Register new chemical substance only
Register new chemical substances and existing
substances that will be imported /created over 1
ton/year
Registration Range
- Simple Examination
- Formal Examination under 1 ton
- Formal Examination over 1 ton
- Polymer Examination
Registration Range
- Less than 1 ton
- 1~10 ton
- 10~100 ton
- 100~1,000 ton
- Over 1,000 ton
- Polymer, intermediate, biocide
Submission
- Chemical, physical-chemical, detrimental
information
Submission
- Chemical, physical-chemical,
detrimental(more items), danger
Information
※ Less than 5 years of imprisonment or less than 100million KRW of
penalty for violation
Action Plans
1. Report annually purpose and quantity of any new chemical substances or
existing substances that will be imported/created/ sold more than 1 ton/year
2. Submit all papers regarding danger of chemical substances that will be
imported/ created more than 100 tons/year
※Management of chemical substances should be followed by KReach
Main Contents
In 2014 December 5, ‘Cobalt lithium manganese nickel oxide(NCM)’ was designated as toxic
chemical.
- 화관법 제13조, 동법 시행령 제2조 및 동법 시행규칙 제9조
New Regulation
Since NCM is designated as toxic material, companies who produce NCM should :
1.
Add warning phrase on the battery that includes NCM
2.
Report as a toxic material producer
3.
Submit NCM management planner(위해관리계획서) and toxicity evaluation(유해성평가서)
4.
Follow production directory
5.
Reinvest in plant and equipment
World Market Share of Cathod Material
As market share of NCM is
increasing, KBIA is expecting
negative effects from toxic
material regulation
Source : L&F Material Report