China Ministry of Emergency Management Announces “Special Regulation Hazardous Chemicals List (1st Edition)” 
On May 30, 2020, the China’s Ministry of Emergency Management, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Transport announced the “Special Regulation Hazardous Chemicals List (1st Edition)” (No. 1 in 2020) in order to thoroughly implement the “Comprehensive Measures for Hazardous Chemicals Safety”. A total of 20 types of hazardous and high-risk chemicals are listed, and the main contents of the list are as follows:
| Number | Name | CAS No. | UN No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Explosive chemicals | |||
| 1 | Ammonium nitrate (Excluding those that have been inactivated) |
6484-52-2 | 0222 1942 2426 |
| 2 | Nitrocellulose (Combustible solids are also eligible) |
9004-70-0 | 0340 0341 0342 0343 2555 2556 2557 |
| 3 | Potassium chlorate | 3811-04-9 | 1485 |
| 4 | Sodium chlorate | 7775-09-9 | 1495 |
| II. Toxic chemicals (toxic gases, volatile toxic liquids and solid-state toxic chemicals) | |||
| 5 | Chlorine | 7782-50-5 | 1017 |
| 6 | Ammonia | 7664-41-7 | 1005 |
| 7 | Methyl isocyanate | 624-83-9 | 2480 |
| 8 | Dimethyl sulfate | 77-78-1 | 1595 |
| 9 | Sodium cyanide | 143-33-9 | 1689 3414 |
| 10 | Potassium cyanide | 151-50-8 | 1680 3413 |
| III. Combustible gas | |||
| 11 | Liquefied petroleum gas | 68476-85-7 | 1075 |
| 12 | Liquefied natural gas | 8006-14-2 | 1972 |
| 13 | Ethylene oxide | 75-21-8 | 1040 |
| 14 | Chloroethylene | 75-01-4 | 1086 |
| 15 | Dimethyl ether | 115-10-6 | 1033 |
| IV. flammable liquid | |||
| 16 | Gasoline (Methanol, alcohol mixed gasoline is also eligible) | 86290-81-5 | 1203 3475 |
| 17 | 1,2-Epoxy propane | 75-56-9 | 1280 |
| 18 | Carbon sulfide | 75-15-0 | 1131 |
| 19 | Methanol | 67-56-1 | 1230 |
| 20 | Alcohol | 64-17-5 | 1170 |
The original text of the above list can be viewed from the following URL (Simplified Chinese).
https://www.mem.gov.cn/gk/tzgg/yjbgg/202006/t20200612_352217.shtml
