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Please be aware that this old REACH registration data factsheet is no longer maintained; it remains frozen as of 19th May 2023.

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Manufacture, use & exposure

Uses at industrial sites

Uses at industrial sites

Use name:
New chemical substance - Use category code: 014; Desired effects code: 052; Desired effects non-coded: VISCOSITY ADJUCTORS
Contributing activity / technique for the environmentopen allclose all
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC4: Use of non-reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC6b: Use of reactive processing aid at industrial site (no inclusion into or onto article)
Environmental release category (ERC):
ERC7: Use of functional fluid at industrial site
Contributing activity / technique for workers
Process category (PROC):
PROC 0: Other: Detailed information on envisaged uses: Manufacturers of lithographic printing ink vehicles, or 'varnishes' as they are sometimes called, will use preparations of the substance as a viscosity control mechanism. The vehicle made by these plants will...
Product category used:
PC 18: Ink and toners
Sector of end use:
SU 10: Formulation [mixing] of preparations and/or re-packaging (excluding alloys)
SU 0: Other: other (NACE code to be used only): PAINTS, LACQUERS AND VARNISHES
Substance supplied to that use in form of:
in a mixture
Subsequent service life relevant for this use:
no
Related assessment:
use assessed in an own CSR