Philippines Philippines Releases Draft List of 59 Substances for Addition to National Chemical Inventory

Philippines Releases Draft List of 59 Substances for Addition to National Chemical Inventory

On November 14, 2025, the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), through the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), published a draft Department Administrative Order (DAO) proposing the addition of 59 substances to the Philippines Inventory of Chemical and Chemical Substances (PICCS). This draft lists chemicals submitted in 2025 under the Pre-Manufacture and Pre-Importation Notification (PMPIN) system for new chemical substances. The names and CAS Registry Numbers of the proposed substances are provided in Table 1 of the draft.

NO. CHEMICAL ABSTRACT NUMBER NOTIFIED CHEMICAL NAME
1 4439-24-1 Ethanol, 2-(2-methylpropoxy)-
2 15721-78-5 Benzenamine, 4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-N-[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenyl]-
3 1029600-34-7 Chromium, 1-[2-[5-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)-2-hydroxy- 3-nitrophenyl]diazenyl]-2-naphthalenol 1-[2-[2- hydroxy-4(or 5)-nitrophenyl]diazenyl]-2-naphthalenol ammonium sodium complexes
4 77703-56-1 Urea, N,N”-(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)bis[N’-butyl-
5 138626-39-8 Oxirane, 2-methyl-, polymer with oxirane, ether with 1,2,3-propanetriol (3:1), polymer with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane
6 1655-45-4 2,6-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, sodium salt (1:2)
7  

205830-20-2

Phenol, polymer with 4, 4′-bis(methoxy-methyl)-1, 1′-biphenyl
8 61789-85-3 Sulfonic acids, petroleum
9 10309-37-2 Phenol, 4- [1E, 3S)-3-ethenyl-3,7-dimenthyl-1, 6-octadienyl]
10 122749-49-9 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 8-(trimethoxysilyl)octyl ester
11 670241-70-0 Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, di-Ph, [[(3-aminopropyl)dimethylsilyl]oxy]-terminated
12 93686-48-7 Phosphorous acid, tri-C12-14-alkyl esters
13 25513-64-8 1,6-Hexanediamine, 2,2,4(or 2,4,4)-trimethyl-
14 1678-91-7 Cyclohexane, ethyl-
15 219756-63-5 Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), alpha-sulfo-omega-(undecyloxy)-, branched and linear, sodium salt
16 68891-46-3 2-Propenenitrile, polymer with 1,3-butadiene, 3-carboxy-1-cyano-1-methylpropyl-terminated
17 26499-65-0 Plaster of Paris (Ca(SO4).1/2H2O)
18 18718-07-5 Phosphoric acid, manganese(2+) salt (2:1)
19 100402-60-6 D-glucose, ether with glycerol
20 97105-14-1 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with .alpha.-(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)-.omega.-methoxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), sodium salt
21 92456-58-1 Acacia mearnsii, ext., bisulfited
22 854737-10-3 Ethanone,1-(2,3-dimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-yl)-
23 947237-95-8 2-Octenenitrile, 3,5,7-trimethyl-
24 71119-07-8 Phenol, 2-ethoxy-4-(ethoxymethyl)-
25 1373821-23-8 4H-1,3-Benzodioxin, hexahydro-4-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-
26 85711-55-3 Fatty acids, tall-oil, compds. with oleylamine
27 147900-93-4 Fatty acids, C18-unsatd., trimers, compds. with oleylamine
28 68122-54-3 Tallow, ethoxylated
29 91770-22-8 Maple, Acer saccharum, ext.
30 28804-46-8 Tricyclo[8.2.2.24,7]hexadeca-4,6,10,12,13,15-hexaene, dichloro-.
31 756-13-8 3-Pentanone, 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-
32 362467-67-2 2H-1,5-Benzodioxepin-3(4H)-one, 7-(3-methylbutyl)-
33 82148-19-4 Benzaldehyde, polymer with 1,4-Bis(methoxymethyl)benzene and phenol
34 1002-89-7 Ammonium Stearate
35 25917-04-8 Octadecanoic acid, ammonium salt (1:1)
36 62570-50-7 2-Anthracenecarbonitrile, 1-amino-4-(ethylamino)-9,10-dihydro-9,10-dioxo-
37 120-75-2 Benzothiazole, 2-methyl-
38 1201635-62-2 2-Propenoic acid, 2-carboxyethyl ester, polymer with 2-methyl- 2-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-1-propanesulfonic acid and .alpha.,.alpha.’,.alpha.”-1,2,3-propanetriyltris[.omega.-[(1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)oxy]poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)]], ammonium salt
39 103969-79-5 4-Aza-1-azoniabicyclo[2.2.2]octane, 1-(2-hydroxypropyl)-, 2-ethylhexanoate (1:1)
40 18472-51-0 D-Gluconic acid, compd. with N1,N14-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3,12-diimino-2,4,11,13-tetraazatetradecanediimidamide (2:1)
41 2411191-47-2 Butanal, 4-(3,3,4-trimethylcyclopentylidene)-,(4E)-
42 15022-08-9 Carbonic acid, di-2-propen-1-yl ester
43 1345-13-7 Cerium Oxide (CE2O3)
44 131-53-3 Methanone, (2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)(2-hydroxyphenyl)-
45 2413115-68-9 1-Butanone, 2-methyl-1-[2-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-piperidinyl]-
46 855737-35-8 2-Pentanone, 4-(dodecylthio)-4-methyl-
47 2411546-21-7 Amines, polyethylenepoly-,reaction products with 2-[(2-naphthalenyloxy)methyl]oxirane and succinic anhydride monopolyisobutenyl derivs.
48 42613-21-8 Silicic acid, titanium salt
49 2173997-41-4 Cysteine, N,S-bis[1-methyl-3-oxo-3-(2,6,6-trimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)propyl]-, ethyl ester
50 296252-21-6 Siloxanes and Silicones, di-Me, Me vinyl, vinyl group-terminated, polymers with ethylene and Me methacrylate
51 960253-23-0 2-Tridecenoic acid, 2-acetyl-4-methyl-, ethyl ester
52 179911-08-1 Propanamide, N-ethyl-N-(3-methylphenyl)-
53 873888-84-7 Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, (3Z)-1-methyl-3-hexen-1-yl ester
54 852379-28-3 Cyclohexanecarboxamide, N-[4-(cyanomethyl)phenyl]-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-
55 238402-46-5 2-Propenoic acid, 3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-, 9-decen-1-yl ester, (2E)-
56 215231-33-7 Cyclohexanol, 1-methyl-3-(2-methylpropyl)-
57 32669-00-4 Ethanone, 1-(3-cycloocten-1-yl)-
58 38303-23-0 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13-Decahydrocyclododecoxazole
59 946513-43-5 Phenol, 4,4′-(1-methylethylidene)bis-, polymer with 2-(chloromethyl)oxirane, hydrogenated

 

The draft DAO is available at:
https://chemical.emb.gov.ph/?p=926

The current PICCS database, which contained 22,429 substances as of May 2025, can be searched at:
https://opms.emb.gov.ph/piccs_search/?chem_name=&cas_no=&year=

 

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