No. 1031 - Miljøstyrelsen

tion and export of siloxanes registered in the Danish Product Register by application
area is shown in Table 2.2. The total content of siloxanes in registered,
imported products is 1,269-1,483 t in 78,000-90,500 t of products.
The total content of registered products produced in Denmark is 162-1,143 t
in 45,000-293,000 t of products. The data demonstrate the widespread use of
siloxanes at low concentration in a very large product volume.
It should be noted that the supply calculated as import + production - export
is only indicative. Siloxanes imported for production often will be registered in
two different categories for import and production, respectively, e.g. imported
emollients may be used for production of paints.
Table 2.2
The total import, production and export of siloxanes registered in the Danish Product
Register by application area
Import
tonnes
Production
tonnes
Export
tonnes
Supply *
tonnes
min max min max min max min max %
Sealant, padding materials 435 562 28 184 30 131 433 615 32
Softeners, viscosity changing agents 357 357 2 2 2 2 357 357 22
Paint, lacquers and varnishes 40 78 28 757 25 499 43 336 12
Adhesives, binding agents 63 73 15 32 4 6 74 98 5
Anti-foaming agents 85 85 0 0 0 0 85 85 5
Plastics 26 26 20 47 3 17 43 56 3
Cleaning agents, maintenance agents, etc. 43 50 4 6 1 3 47 54 3
Textile impregnation agents 50 50 0 0 0 0 50 50 3
Lubricant, cutting fluids, hydraulic fluids 34 34 2 2 0 0 35 36 2
Anti-adhesives 23 25 2 2 0 0 25 27 2
Packing, bearing linings, insulation material, etc. 10 13 47 54 38 42 20 25 1
Cosmetics, soap, etc. 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.1
Other 101 126 18 34 1 5 118 155 8
Total 1,269 1,483 168 1,121 105 707 1,331 1,897
* Supply = import + production - export
** Calculated from the non-rounded data
The substances which are registered with the largest volumes in imported
products and products produced in Denmark are shown in Table 2.3. One
substance is excluded for reasons of confidentiality. For most of the substances
a large number of application areas and branches are registered, and
the retrieval demonstrates that many of the siloxanes are used for a large range
of different applications.
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