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Paraffin waxes (petroleum), hydrotreated

A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained by treating a petroleum wax with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of straight chain paraffinic hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of about C20 through C50.

EC / List no.: 265-154-5

CAS no.: 64742-51-4

Mol. formula:

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According to the notifications provided by companies to ECHA in REACH registrations no hazards have been classified.

This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 100 000 to < 1 000 000 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: lubricants and greases, adhesives and sealants and polishes and waxes.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners), outdoor use, indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).

Article service life

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, manufacturing of the substance, formulation of mixtures and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use as processing aid, indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and outdoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. hydraulic liquids in automotive suspension, lubricants in motor oil and break fluids).
This substance can be found in products with material based on: stone, plaster, cement, glass and ceramic used for large surface area articles (e.g. construction and building materials for floor coverings, isolation articles), fabrics, textiles and apparel (e.g. clothing, mattress, curtains or carpets, textile toys), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for large surface area articles (e.g. construction and building materials used on the floor or walls: carpets, rugs, tapestries), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for toys and other articles intended for children’s use (e.g. stuffed toys, blankets, comfort objects), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for packaging (excluding food packaging), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for articles intended for food contact, fabrics, textiles and apparel used for furniture & furnishings, including furniture coverings (e.g. sofa covers, car seat covers, fabric chair, hammock), fabrics, textiles and apparel used for articles with intense direct dermal (skin) contact during normal use (e.g. clothing, shirts, pants, shorts) and fabrics, textiles and apparel used for bedding and mattresses articles with intense direct dermal (skin) contact during normal use (e.g. blankets, sheets).

Widespread uses by professional workers

This substance is used in the following products: non-metal-surface treatment products, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes, adhesives and sealants, coating products, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay, fuels and polymers.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: plastic products, machinery and vehicles, chemicals, , rubber products, mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement) and fabricated metal products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from: outdoor use, indoor use as processing aid, indoor use in close systems with minimal release (e.g. cooling liquids in refrigerators, oil-based electric heaters) and 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: coating products, inks and toners, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes and cosmetics and personal care products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, in processing aids at industrial sites, manufacturing of the substance, formulation in materials, in the production of articles, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid, for thermoplastic manufacture, as processing aid and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.

Uses at industrial sites

This substance is used in the following products: polymers, coating products, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes, adhesives and sealants, fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay and non-metal-surface treatment products.
This substance has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).
This substance is used in the following areas: formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
This substance is used for the manufacture of: chemicals and rubber products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: in processing aids at industrial sites, of substances in closed systems with minimal release, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid, manufacturing of the substance and formulation of mixtures.

Manufacture

Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use: manufacturing of the substance, in processing aids at industrial sites, as processing aid, formulation of mixtures, formulation in materials, in the production of articles, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as processing aid, for thermoplastic manufacture and of substances in closed systems with minimal release.

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