So far LR (lead registrants) election has been completed for 342 priority existing chemical substances (PECs) under Korea REACH. The whole list of 342 PECs is accessible here, including the name of LR in Korean, chemical name in English, CAS No. and the date of LR determination.
One PEC newly completed the election process in February of 2018.
| CAS No. | Chemical Name | Election Date | LR’s Name |
| 7778-50-9 | Potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) | 21 Feb 2018 | 이노케미칼 |
In addition, two PECs that previously finished LR election were deleted since the elected LRs have opted out. The details are specified as below.
| CAS No. | Chemical Name | Election Date | LR’s Name |
| 1163-19-5 | 1,1'-Oxybis[2,3,4,5,6-pentabromobenzene] | 22 Dec 2017 | 켐링크 |
| 65996-85-2 | Tar acids, coal, crude; crude phenols | 6 Jan 2016 | OCI주식회사 |
The registration deadline of 30 Jun 2018 is approaching. The authority is urging enterprises to take LR responsibility as soon as possible.
The last round of LR election has been reported by ChemLinked (CL news).
