China Chemical Network

This book includes the results of a Coordination Action funded by the European Union called RISKCYCLE (risk-based management of chemicals and products in a circular economy at a global scale). This project (n. 226552) started the 1st of September of 2009 and ended on the 31st of August 2012. Its main objective was to establish and coordinate a global network of European and international experts and stakeholders from worldwide countries (e.g., European countries, China, India, Brazil, Vietnam) to assess the risks of hazardous chemicals and additives contained in different daily products. 

Infrastructure and distribution raise similar problems. Capable third-party chemical distributors offering consistently high levels of service are not universally available. According to a 2002 study published by the State Council s China Development Research Centre, 70 percent of China s commercial enterprises have their own fleet of vehicles and 80 percent own their warehouse facilities. MNCs thinking about setting up their own (Western-style) nationwide chemical distribution network have soon been discouraged by the high risks and costs involved. 

The Board welcomes in particular the cooperation and efforts of the Governments of China and Mexico in taking practical steps to prevent the diversion of precursor chemicals, to identify the trafficking networks involved and to provide relevant information to the Board. 

China National Chemical Information Center/CNCIC Chemdata Co Ltd is mainly engaged in chemical industry information research and consultation, data collection, publication circulation, periodicals publishing, network building and application software development. 

Japanese forces occupying Manchuria and portions of China establish a network of chemical warfare (CW) and biological warfare (BW) facilities centered on Unit 731, Harbin, Manchuria, and repeatedly make use of CW and BW, including lewisite, sulfur mustard, and plague. 

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