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Registration Dossier
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EC number: 231-143-9 | CAS number: 7440-33-7
Manufacture, use & exposure
Formulation
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Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten-containing steel and superalloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 1: Handling of raw materials
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 6: Machining
Step 8: Surface treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 2: Melting
Step 7: Thermal treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3a: Casting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Powder metallurgical production of tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo-alloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a: Step 2: Blending
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer
Step 3: Press charging
Step 9: Maintenance
GES3b - Maintenance - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 8: Filling of sales containers (production of welding fluxes only)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 4: Pressing
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles
Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 6: Sintering or furnace operation
Step 7: Copper infiltration (for W-Cu pseudo-alloys only)
GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b:
Step 1: Forming of sintered tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo-alloy articles
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 5: Transfer to sintering
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Cored wire
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Cored wire
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Steel production and use of steel alloys in massive form
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Steel production and use of steel alloys in massive form
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Powder metallurgical production of tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo-alloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a: Step 2: Blending
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer
Step 3: Press charging
Step 9: Maintenance
GES3b - Maintenance - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 8: Filling of sales containers (production of welding fluxes only)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 4: Pressing
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles
Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 6: Sintering or furnace operation
Step 7: Copper infiltration (for W-Cu pseudo-alloys only)
GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b:
Step 1: Forming of sintered W metal/alloy, W heavy metal alloy and W-Cu pseudo-alloy articles
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 5: Transfer to sintering
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR but not a lead’s own use
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing diamond tools
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - Step 2: Mixing operation
GES 6b - Step 2: Mixing operation - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer and addition of diamond
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 4: Granulation (OPTIONAL)
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 7: Grinding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide parts (segments)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 8: Brazing or welding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Industrial use of tungsten containing alloys
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Industrial use of tungsten containing alloys
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 6: Calendering operations
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 21: Laboratory chemicals
- PC 33: Semiconductors
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing steel and superalloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 1: Handling of raw materials
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 6: Machining
Step 8: Surface treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 2: Melting
Step 7: Thermal treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3a: Casting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing steel and superalloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 1: Handling of raw materials
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 6: Machining
Step 8: Surface treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 2: Melting
Step 7: Thermal treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3a: Casting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of tungsten metal powder to correct carbon amount in hardmetal powder
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 3:
Step 1: Milling of hardmetal powder
Step 3: Drying - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Emptying the mill
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3: Drying
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Superalloy production and use of steel and alloys in massive form
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Superalloy production and use of steel and alloys in massive form
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of steel alloys and alloys in massive form
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of steel alloys and alloys in massive form
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing diamond tools
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - Step 2: Mixing operation
GES 6b - Step 2: Mixing operation - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer and addition of diamond
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 4: Granulation (OPTIONAL)
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 7: Grinding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide parts (segments)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 8: Brazing or welding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Powder metallurgical production of tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo alloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a: Step 2: Blending
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer
Step 3: Press charging
Step 9: Maintenance
GES3b - Maintenance - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 8: Filling of sales containers (production of welding fluxes only)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 4: Pressing
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles
Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 6: Sintering or furnace operation
Step 7: Copper infiltration (for W-Cu pseudo-alloys only)
GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b:
Step 1: Forming of sintered tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo alloy articles
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 5: Transfer to sintering
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing steel and superalloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 1: Handling of raw materials
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 6: Machining
Step 8: Surface treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 2: Melting
Step 7: Thermal treatment - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3a: Casting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Finishing of massive objects
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Handling of powders
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3b: Atomization
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing mixtures
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten containing mixtures
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of tungsten-metal powder to correct carbon amount in hardmetal powder
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 3:
Step 1: Milling of hardmetal powder
Step 3: Drying - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Emptying the mill
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3: Drying
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of tungsten metal powder to correct carbon amount in hardmetal powder
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 3:
Step 1: Milling of hardmetal powder
Step 3: Drying - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Emptying the mill
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3: Drying
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of high-density tungsten-plastic articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer (OPTION 1) or Transfer to extruder (OPTION 2)
Step 3: Transfer to injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
Step 4: Injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Product category formulated:
- PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of high density tungsten plastic articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer (OPTION 1) or Transfer to extruder (OPTION 2)
Step 3: Transfer to injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
Step 4: Injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Product category formulated:
- PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Melting and casting
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Melting and casting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
- Pattern of exposure:
- occasional
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture and formulation of welding consumables
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture and formulation of welding consumables
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 4: Chemical production where opportunity for exposure arises
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Product category formulated:
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- (Re-)packaging
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- (Re-)packaging
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8a: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at non-dedicated facilities
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten-containing diamond tools
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - Step 2: Mixing operation
GES 6b - Step 2: Mixing operation - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer and addition of diamond
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 4: Granulation (OPTIONAL)
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 7: Grinding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide parts (segments)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 8: Brazing or welding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Use of tungsten metal powder to correct carbon amount in hardmetal powder
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following activities were individually coded as PROC 3:
Step 1: Milling of hardmetal powder
Step 3: Drying - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Emptying the mill
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3: Drying
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 2: Chemical production or refinery in closed continuous process with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- in a mixture
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported >=10tonnes/year per registrant
- Name:
- tungsten
- Type of composition:
- legal entity composition of the substance
- State / form:
- solid: particulate/powder
- Reference substance:
- tungsten
- Name of activity / technique:
- Powder metallurgical production of tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo alloy articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a: Step 2: Blending
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer
Step 3: Press charging
Step 9: Maintenance
GES3b - Maintenance - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 8: Filling of sales containers (production of welding fluxes only)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 4: Pressing
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 21:
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles
Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 22:
Step 6: Sintering or furnace operation
Step 7: Copper infiltration (for W-Cu pseudo-alloys only)
GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b:
Step 1: Forming of sintered tungsten metal/alloy, tungsten heavy metal alloy and tungsten-copper pseudo alloy articles
Step 2: Machining of sintered articles - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 3b - Step 3: Other treatments for the sintered articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES3a - Step 5: Transfer to sintering
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- PC 14: Metal surface treatment products
- PC 38: Welding and soldering products, flux products
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Reference
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnic articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC2: Formulation into mixture
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 1: Sieving and weighing - The tungsten powder is manually transferred from the transport packaging to a vibrating screen. Sieved material is manually weighed into handling vessels (<4 hours / shift).
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Transfer to blender - The tungsten powder is manually transferred from the handling vesels into a blender. (<4 hours / shift).
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 3: Mixing - The tungsten powder is mixed with other raw materials in the solid and liquid state without the presence of employees in a sealed vessels.
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 4: Transfer to vessels and drying - The mixture in granulated form under organic layer is divided into individual vessels and followed by drying process. The rooms are air-conditioned.
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 19: Hand-mixing with intimate contact and only PPE available.
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 5: Dosage in assembly line - Dried tungsten mixture is filled in pyrotechnical product on assembly line
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 6: Cleaning, maintenance - Mixing equipment and assembly line are regularly cleaned by wet and dry way. Air cleaning is also used for cleaning to prevent explosive mixture accumulation (<4 hours / shift).
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC28: Manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery
- Product category formulated:
- PC 11: Explosives
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of high density tungsten plastic articles
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to mixer (OPTION 1) or Transfer to extruder (OPTION 2)
Step 3: Transfer to injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- The following acttivities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 2: Blending (OPTION 1) or Extruding (OPTION 2)
Step 4: Injection - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Product category formulated:
- PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR
Formulation
- Registration/ Notification status for the use:
- use registered according to REACH Article 10; total tonnage manufactured/imported <10tonnes/year per registrant
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of steel, alloy mixtures and articles containing tungsten
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workers
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of steel, alloy mixtures and articles containing tungsten
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- in a mixture
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 1: Chemical production or refinery in closed process without likelihood of exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 5: Mixing or blending in batch processes
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 13: Treatment of articles by dipping and pouring
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 21: Low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 23: Open processing and transfer operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 26: Handling of solid inorganic substances at ambient temperature
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27a: Production of metal powders (hot processes)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 27b: Production of metal powders (wet processes)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 9: Transfer of substance or mixture into small containers (dedicated filling line, including weighing)
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Product category formulated:
- PC 32: Polymer preparations and compounds
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
Formulation
Contributing activity / technique for the environment
- Name of activity / technique:
- Production of tungsten-containing diamond tools
- Environmental release category (ERC):
- ERC3: Formulation into solid matrix
Contributing activity / technique for workersopen allclose all
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - Step 2: Mixing operation
GES 6b - Step 2: Mixing operation - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 3: Manufacture or formulation in the chemical industry in closed batch processes with occasional controlled exposure or processes with equivalent containment conditions
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6a - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b:
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of W and/or WC containing mixture
GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 8b
Step 1: Transfer to the mixer and addition of diamond
Step 3: Transfer to containers
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of W and/or WC containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 8b: Transfer of substance or mixture (charging and discharging) at dedicated facilities
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b - The following activities were individually coded as PROC 14:
Step 4: Granulation (OPTIONAL)
Step 5: Cold pressing or hand filling of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture - Process category (PROC):
- PROC 14: Tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelletisation, granulation
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 6: Hot pressing / Sintering of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 22: Potentially closed processing operations with minerals/metals at elevated temperature. Industrial setting
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 7: Grinding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide parts (segments)
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 24: High (mechanical) energy work-up of substances bound in materials and/or articles
- Name of activity / technique:
- GES 6b: Step 8: Brazing or welding of tungsten and/or tungsten carbide containing mixture
- Process category (PROC):
- PROC 25: Other hot work operations with metals
- Product category formulated:
- PC 7: Base metals and alloys
- Substance supplied to that use in form of:
- as such
- Related assessment:
- use assessed in a joint CSR but not a lead’s own use
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