On July 29, 2022, the International Association of Chemical Manufacturers (AICM) and Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Area (TEDA) jointly held a Responsible Care and Open-to-Public Day Event at the Nangang Industrial Zone Exhibition Center. Ma Jianjun, Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of TEDA, Fernando Vallina, AICM Vice Chair, Chairman of ExxonMobil (China) Investment Co., Ltd., Li Lei, AICM Vice Chair, SABIC Vice President and Regional Head, North Asia, and Luan Bingmei, Deputy Secretary General of Responsible Care Working Committee of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) attended and delivered speeches. Xiao Li, Chair of AICM Responsible Care Committee, moderated the event, and Ms. Beryl Ma, Executive Director of AICM also participated in the event.

We regret to announce Mr. Bill Zhou of Evonik, stepped down from the position as the Deputy Chair of the AICM Industrial Policy Advocacy Committee (IPAC) in July due to his new career pursuit. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to Bill Zhou for his remarkable contributions as well as excellent leadership in IPAC as the Deputy Chair over the years. Per the bylaws, on behalf of AICM, we would like announce that Mr. Brooks Yu(Title) is appointed as the Deputy chair of IPAC. Meanwhile, Mr. Peter Song (title) is appointed as Site SHE Sub-Committee Chair of IPAC . The above appointments will be effective as of July 26, 2022.

On July 26, 2022, AICM and the Ministry of Ecological Environment held a joint workshop on environmental management of chemical substances in Beijing. Nearly 40 representatives from the Division of Solid Waste and Chemicals Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), the Chemical Management Division of Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center (SCC), and the AICM Industrial Policy Advocacy Committee (IPAC) attended the meeting online and offline. Ms. Karin Xu, the sub-committee chair of regional regulatory exchange platform of IPAC moderated the meeting. AICM Vice Chair, IPAC Sponsor Board- Mr. Fernando Vallina, the deputy director of Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center-Ms. Zang Wenchao, the director of Division of Solid Waste and Chemicals Department of MEE-Mr. Du Kexiong, the director of Chemical Management Division of Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center-Mr. Lin Jun, the executive director of AICM-Ms. Beryl Ma, the chair of the IPAC-Ms. Wang Bing attended the meeting.