Siloxanes - Consumption, Toxicity and Alternatives - Miljøstyrelsen
Siloxanes - Consumption, Toxicity and Alternatives - Miljøstyrelsen
Siloxanes - Consumption, Toxicity and Alternatives - Miljøstyrelsen
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by far the largest producer of the World with production facilities in many<br />
countries. In Western Europe Wacker Group (Germany), Degussa AG<br />
(Germany) <strong>and</strong> Rhodia S.A. (France) are main producers.<br />
The total consumption of silicones in Western Europe is according to Will et<br />
al. about 296,000 t. The breakdown by application is shown in Table 1.2.<br />
The consumption breakdown is by the authors of the report designated<br />
"somewhat tentative", but is considered to provide a general view of the market.<br />
In this report the breakdown of the Western European consumption will be<br />
used as basis for a first rough estimate on the use of silicones in Denmark if<br />
nothing more specific is known. Denmark accounts for 1.2% of the W. European<br />
population, but for 1.4% of the total industry-related GDP (Gross Domestic<br />
Product). For the first estimate the per-capita ratio of 1.2% will be<br />
used. For most consumer products <strong>and</strong> products used in the building industry<br />
the consumption pattern of siloxanes in Denmark is most probably not<br />
very different from the common W. European market. Differently, the consumption<br />
of siloxanes in industrial processes will be very dependent on the<br />
extent to which the industrial processes, in which siloxanes are used as processing<br />
aids, take place in Denmark. The actual consumption may thus be<br />
quite different from the common W. European use pattern.<br />
The information on the W. European market will be combined with information<br />
about siloxanes registered in the Danish Product Register <strong>and</strong> information<br />
obtained from providers <strong>and</strong> users of silicones in Denmark.