Identification and assessment of alternatives to selected phthalates

DBP in chemical products (preparations) registered in the Danish product
register is shown in Table 2.6. The total consumption of DBP in declared
preparations has decreased from 233 tonnes/year in 2000 to 75 tonnes/year in
2004. In the period from 2004 to 2006 the registered consumption was fairly
stable at a level of 60-75 tonnes.
The main use categories were filling materials (may be used synonymous with
sealants), paint, lacquers and varnishes and adhesives. The increase in the use
of DBP from a level below 1 tonnes/year in 2000-2005 to 11 tonnes in 2006
may be due to an error in the registration.
The declaration of the substances to the product register is mandatory for
preparations containing one or more substances listed in Annex I to Directive
67/548/EEC (now Annex VI to Regulation 1272/2008) . All preparations containing
BBP should consequently be declared. However, there is no systematic
updating of quantities of products. The companies are obliged to send in any
new information regarding their products whenever changes occur. If companies
fail to fulfil their obligations, a result might be that products that have
been discontinued still remain on the lists. This may explain the relatively high
registered consumption of DBP in preparations in Denmark compared to the
EU consumption for non-polymeric applications as shown in Table 2.5.
Product group
Table 2.6
Consumption of BBP registered in the Danish product register (SPIN, 2009)
Registered consumption, tonnes BBP/year
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Filling materials 47.8 46.7 46.7 65.0 19.2 8.4 79.3
Paint, lacquers and varnishes 14.9 8.7 25.5 18.4 9.3 14.2 45.8
Adhesives 10.9 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.3
Casting materials 0.2 2.7 2.7 0.0 7.0 7.0 0.0
Binding agents - for binding together the
individual constituents in the product
0.4 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.9 2.9 3.9
Padding materials 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 40.1 40.1 0.0
Tightening materials (putty) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.5 28.6 0.0
Other and unknown function 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 164.8 110.9 103.3
Total 75 59 75 86 272 212 233
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