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26<br />

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-

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