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Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, chloro
EC / List no.: 264-150-0
CAS no.: 63449-39-8
Mol. formula:
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 10 000 to < 100 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
adhesives and sealants.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters).
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation in materials.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment) and
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
machinery, mechanical appliances and electrical/electronic products (e.g. computers, cameras, lamps, refrigerators, washing machines).
This substance can be found in products with material based on:
rubber (e.g. tyres, shoes, toys),
paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper) and
leather (e.g. gloves, shoes, purses, furniture).
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
adhesives and sealants.
This substance is used in the following areas:
building & construction work.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
adhesives and sealants,
inks and toners,
lubricants and greases and
paper chemicals and dyes.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials,
in the production of articles and
for thermoplastic manufacture.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
coating products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
adhesives and sealants,
leather treatment products and
textile treatment products and dyes.
This substance is used in the following areas:
building & construction work.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
plastic products,
textile, leather or fur,
rubber products,
electrical, electronic and optical equipment,
,
fabricated metal products,
machinery and vehicles and
furniture.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in processing aids at industrial sites,
in the production of articles,
for thermoplastic manufacture,
formulation of mixtures,
as processing aid,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates),
as processing aid and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance,
formulation of mixtures,
formulation in materials,
in the production of articles,
as processing aid and
of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
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