No. 1031 - Miljøstyrelsen
No. 1031 - Miljøstyrelsen
No. 1031 - Miljøstyrelsen
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2 Application of silicones in<br />
Denmark<br />
2.1 Raw materials production, import and export<br />
The statistics from Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) hold information<br />
on one commodity only for which it is explicitly stated that the commodity<br />
includes siloxanes or silicones.<br />
Import, export and production of unprocessed silicones for the years 1998-<br />
2001 are shown in Table 2.1. The main part of unprocessed silicones is sealants<br />
packed in Denmark. As silixanes only account for a part of the sealants,<br />
the amount of silicones will be less than indicated.<br />
Table 2.1<br />
Import,export and production of unprocessed silicones (Statistics Denmark 1988-2002)<br />
Year Import<br />
tonnes<br />
Export<br />
tonnes<br />
Produktion in DK<br />
tonnes<br />
Supply *<br />
tonnes<br />
1998 2,445 875 11 1,581<br />
1999 1,998 526.6 14 1,486<br />
2000 1,783 483.2 11.5 1,311<br />
2001 1,765 577.6 12.4 1,200<br />
* supply = import + production - export<br />
2.2 Fields of application<br />
2.2.1 Data from the Danish Product Register<br />
A list of siloxanes and siloxane-containing substances registered in PROBAS,<br />
the database of the Danish Product Register was retrieved. The retrieval comprises<br />
substances with chemical names including the text strings 'silox', 'silicone',<br />
'methicon' or 'silsesquio'.<br />
For each substance the total content of the substance in imported and exported<br />
products as well as in products produced in Denmark by application<br />
areas and branch was retrieved. The application areas registered in PROBAS<br />
are, however, not fully identical with the application areas defined in this<br />
study, and the data from PROBAS is only to some extent immediately applicable.<br />
In addition, only a part of the siloxanes in products is registered. Companies<br />
only have the obligation to submit information on the turnover of<br />
products to PROBAS, if the products contain substances classified dangerous<br />
(Bek. 439, 2002). Siloxanes are generally not classified dangerous. If the<br />
products contain dangerous substances, however, all constituents of the products<br />
are registered. The retrieval thus includes siloxanes in products in which<br />
other substances are classified dangerous.<br />
In total 175 siloxanes or siloxanes-containing substances are registered as used<br />
in Denmark. The substances are listed in Annex 3. The total import, produc-