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Current and future use of phthalate plasticizers
March 2006
and marketing, distribution management and general management positions. In Europe, Dr Michael Gauss became head of the Functional Chemicals Business Unit at Lanxess from 1 January. The business unit houses Lanxess’ plastics additives and colorants ranges. Gauss replaces Knut Balzer, who is assuming new responsibilities within the Lanxess Group. Gauss has been managing director and president of the European branch of DuPont Teijin Films in Luxembourg, one of the leading manufacturers of polyester films, since 2003. Contact: Axel Plastics, Box 77 0855, Woodside, NY 11377, USA; tel: +1-718-672-8300; fax: +1718-565-7447; URL: www.axelplastics.com Lanxess, Bld K10, D-51368 Leverkusen, Germany; tel: +49-214-30-1; URL: www.lanxess.com PolyOne Corp, 33587 Walker Rd, PolyOne Center, Avon Lake, OH 44012, USA; tel: +1440-930-1000; fax: +1-440-930-3064; URL: www.polyone.com Velsicol Chemical Corp, 10400 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA; tel: +1-847-298-9000; fax: +1-847-298-9014; URL: www.velsicol.com
MARKETS Current and future use of phthalate plasticizers According to participants at the recent ‘Plasticisers 2006’ conference in Brussels, the move away from phthalate plasticizers is happening very slowly. In the five years from 1999 to 2005, the share of the 900 000 tonnes/year European plasticizer market taken by non-phthalate plasticizers has barely changed at 7–8%, according to a PRW.com report. The market share for DEHP has fallen from 42% to 21%, but use of DINP/DIDP has grown over the period from 35% to 60%, according to figures from the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI). ECPI director Dr David Cadogan believes the market is stabilizing at these levels and it is only in niche applications – such as packaging in food contact, toys and childcare articles – that phthalates have any likelihood of being replaced.
Additives for Polymers
EVENTS CALENDAR 18–20 April 2006 Chicago, IL, USA CPMA International Color Pigments Conference 2006 Color Pigments Manufacturers Association Inc, 300 North Washington St, Suite 102, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA; tel: +1-703-6844044; fax: +1-703-684-1795; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.pigments.org 18–21 April 2006 Washington, DC, USA Food Contact Legislation Ciaran Little, Event Manager, Pira-Intertech, 19 Northbrook Drive, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +1-207-781-9606; fax: +1-207-7812150; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.intertechusa.com or www.piranet.com 25–26 April 2006 Brussels, Belgium Carbon Nanotubes Anthony Parker, Event Manager, Pira International, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7RU, UK; tel: +44-1372-802290; fax: +44-1372-802243; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.piranet.com 1–3 May 2006 Atlanta, GA, USA Specialty Silicas Summit Ralph Jessie, Conference Director, PiraIntertech, 19 Northbrook Drive, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +1-207-781-9613; fax: +1-207-781-2150; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.intertechusa.com 7–11 May 2006 Charlotte, NC, USA SPE Antec 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers, 14 Fairfield Drive, PO Box 403, Brookfield, CT 068040403, USA; tel: +1-203-740-5452; fax: +1203-775-8490; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.4spe.org
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Customers are apparently unhappy with paying higher prices for alternative plasticizer systems when the risk assessments for widely used compounds such as DINP show no danger to consumers, the conference heard. For example, vinyl wallpaper manufacturer Graham & Brown successfully manufactured wallpaper without phthalates, but major DIY stores were not prepared to charge customers the extra 3 per roll it cost to produce, said the company’s technical manager Bill Whyte. However, other delegates sounded a note of caution, particularly regarding the possible effects of the forthcoming EU chemicals safety legislation, Reach. According to Jean-Philippe Montfort, an attorney and partner in the Brussels law offices of Keller and Heckman, the authorization part of the Reach legislation presents a serious risk to the future use of chemicals like phthalates. Chemicals with hazardous properties that meet the authorization criteria for substances of very high concern (SVHC), as defined by Reach, will be listed in a ‘candidate list’ while safety documents are filed. Montfort believes that this candidate list could become a “black list” of chemicals that industry will avoid, effectively removing compounds such as some phthalate plasticizers from the market before they are authorized and forcing the debate on the merits of alternative plasticizers. His view is that the undeclared aim of the authorization process is to ban the use of most SVHCs. Tim Edgar, ECPI deputy director, also warned against complacency saying that, in the future, just being called a plasticizer “will put you in the spotlight”. In related news, California’s House Appropriation Committee has recently rejected – by one vote – a controversial bill to ban the use of phthalate plasticizers and bisphenol-A in plastic baby toys and feeding products made from flexible PVC and polycarbonate, respectively. A similar bill to ban phthalates is also up for debate in Maryland’s state legislature. Subscription price for one year including first class airmail delivery (12 issues): US$1255/¥149,000/1122 (Payments in other currencies are subject to our prevailing exchange rate). (Prices valid to end of 2006)
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and marketing, distribution management and general management positions. In Europe, Dr Michael Gauss became head of the Functional Chemicals Business Unit at Lanxess from 1 January. The business unit houses Lanxess’ plastics additives and colorants ranges. Gauss replaces Knut Balzer, who is assuming new responsibilities within the Lanxess Group. Gauss has been managing director and president of the European branch of DuPont Teijin Films in Luxembourg, one of the leading manufacturers of polyester films, since 2003. Contact: Axel Plastics, Box 77 0855, Woodside, NY 11377, USA; tel: +1-718-672-8300; fax: +1718-565-7447; URL: www.axelplastics.com Lanxess, Bld K10, D-51368 Leverkusen, Germany; tel: +49-214-30-1; URL: www.lanxess.com PolyOne Corp, 33587 Walker Rd, PolyOne Center, Avon Lake, OH 44012, USA; tel: +1440-930-1000; fax: +1-440-930-3064; URL: www.polyone.com Velsicol Chemical Corp, 10400 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600, Rosemont, IL 60018, USA; tel: +1-847-298-9000; fax: +1-847-298-9014; URL: www.velsicol.com
MARKETS Current and future use of phthalate plasticizers According to participants at the recent ‘Plasticisers 2006’ conference in Brussels, the move away from phthalate plasticizers is happening very slowly. In the five years from 1999 to 2005, the share of the 900 000 tonnes/year European plasticizer market taken by non-phthalate plasticizers has barely changed at 7–8%, according to a PRW.com report. The market share for DEHP has fallen from 42% to 21%, but use of DINP/DIDP has grown over the period from 35% to 60%, according to figures from the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI). ECPI director Dr David Cadogan believes the market is stabilizing at these levels and it is only in niche applications – such as packaging in food contact, toys and childcare articles – that phthalates have any likelihood of being replaced.
Additives for Polymers
EVENTS CALENDAR 18–20 April 2006 Chicago, IL, USA CPMA International Color Pigments Conference 2006 Color Pigments Manufacturers Association Inc, 300 North Washington St, Suite 102, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA; tel: +1-703-6844044; fax: +1-703-684-1795; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.pigments.org 18–21 April 2006 Washington, DC, USA Food Contact Legislation Ciaran Little, Event Manager, Pira-Intertech, 19 Northbrook Drive, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +1-207-781-9606; fax: +1-207-7812150; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.intertechusa.com or www.piranet.com 25–26 April 2006 Brussels, Belgium Carbon Nanotubes Anthony Parker, Event Manager, Pira International, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7RU, UK; tel: +44-1372-802290; fax: +44-1372-802243; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.piranet.com 1–3 May 2006 Atlanta, GA, USA Specialty Silicas Summit Ralph Jessie, Conference Director, PiraIntertech, 19 Northbrook Drive, Portland, ME 04105, USA; tel: +1-207-781-9613; fax: +1-207-781-2150; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.intertechusa.com 7–11 May 2006 Charlotte, NC, USA SPE Antec 2006 Society of Plastics Engineers, 14 Fairfield Drive, PO Box 403, Brookfield, CT 068040403, USA; tel: +1-203-740-5452; fax: +1203-775-8490; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: www.4spe.org
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Customers are apparently unhappy with paying higher prices for alternative plasticizer systems when the risk assessments for widely used compounds such as DINP show no danger to consumers, the conference heard. For example, vinyl wallpaper manufacturer Graham & Brown successfully manufactured wallpaper without phthalates, but major DIY stores were not prepared to charge customers the extra 3 per roll it cost to produce, said the company’s technical manager Bill Whyte. However, other delegates sounded a note of caution, particularly regarding the possible effects of the forthcoming EU chemicals safety legislation, Reach. According to Jean-Philippe Montfort, an attorney and partner in the Brussels law offices of Keller and Heckman, the authorization part of the Reach legislation presents a serious risk to the future use of chemicals like phthalates. Chemicals with hazardous properties that meet the authorization criteria for substances of very high concern (SVHC), as defined by Reach, will be listed in a ‘candidate list’ while safety documents are filed. Montfort believes that this candidate list could become a “black list” of chemicals that industry will avoid, effectively removing compounds such as some phthalate plasticizers from the market before they are authorized and forcing the debate on the merits of alternative plasticizers. His view is that the undeclared aim of the authorization process is to ban the use of most SVHCs. Tim Edgar, ECPI deputy director, also warned against complacency saying that, in the future, just being called a plasticizer “will put you in the spotlight”. In related news, California’s House Appropriation Committee has recently rejected – by one vote – a controversial bill to ban the use of phthalate plasticizers and bisphenol-A in plastic baby toys and feeding products made from flexible PVC and polycarbonate, respectively. A similar bill to ban phthalates is also up for debate in Maryland’s state legislature. Subscription price for one year including first class airmail delivery (12 issues): US$1255/¥149,000/1122 (Payments in other currencies are subject to our prevailing exchange rate). (Prices valid to end of 2006)
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