Carbon Black SIEF Information Letter 3: Classification & Uses of Carbon Black

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1 First version November 2009 / updated June 2016 CB4REACH Consortium Carbon Black SIEF Information Letter 3: Classification & Uses of Carbon Black Dear SIEF member, This 3 rd SIEF information letter would like to inform you about the classification and the registered uses of Carbon Black. Classification During the REACH registration process all available data for carbon black were reviewed and the consortium has concluded that carbon black is classified as non-hazardous for all endpoints. According to Article 14 paragraph 4 sentence 1 of the REACH-Regulation, a chemical safety assessment must include an assessment including the generation of scenario(s) (or the identification of relevant use and categories if appropriate), estimation and risk characterisation if the substance is classified as dangerous in accordance with Directive 67/548/EEC respectively Regulation 1272/2008/EC on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP) or is assessed to be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) or very persistent and very bioaccumulative (vpvb). Carbon black is not classified as hazardous or assessed to be PBT or vpvb which means that no assessment is required for this substance and the communication of uses and s along the supply chain are not required according to the REACH-Regulation. Nevertheless, the identified safe uses of carbon black are described in a general way in the registration dossier / Chemical Safety Report according to the Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment Chapter R.12: Use descriptor system. Please be informed that the use of CB as a pigment in Tattoo colours for humans is not covered by the joint registration filed by the Lead Registrant.

2 Uses If any of your uses are not covered, please add such additional uses in your individual part of the IUCLID registration file. Uses and Main use category (X) Industrial use (X) Professional use ( ) Consumer use In final applications like consumer products, Carbon Black is usually embedded in a matrix (polymer, rubber, liquid, etc.). Furthermore, Carbon Black being an inorganic non-migrating substance, consumers are normally not exposed to airborne, unbound Carbon Black of respirable size when using finished lacquers, coatings, printing inks, rubber and plastic articles, etc. Specification for industrial and professional use (X) Used in closed system (X) Use resulting in inclusion into or onto matrix (X) Non-dispersive use (X) Dispersive use Significant routes of Human (X) Oral (X) Dermal (X) By inhalation Environmental (X) Water (X) Air (X) Solid waste (X) Soil Pattern of (X) Accidental / infrequent (X) Occasional ( ) Continuous / frequent

3 Identified uses Table 3: Description of identified uses IU1: Additive for rubber (approximately 80% of carbon black SU11: Manufacture of rubber products PC1: Adhesive, Sealants, PC 32: Polymer Preparations and Compounds IU 2: Additive for plastics (approximately 10 % of carbon black SU12: Manufacture of plastics products, including compounding and conversion PC1: Adhesive, Sealants, PC 32: Polymer Preparations and Compounds

4 IU 3: Pigment (approximately 9% of total carbon black SU5: Manufacture of textiles, leather, fur SU6: Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper product SU11: Manufacture of rubber products SU13: Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, e.g. plasters, cement other products: PC1, PC5, PC9, PC10, PC18, PC 23, PC 26, PC 32. PC 39 IU 4: Chemical reagent (< 1 % of total carbon black SU8: Manufacture of bulk, large scale chemicals (including petroleum products) SU13: Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, e.g. plasters, cement SU14: Manufacture of basic metals SU15: Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment other products: PC 2, PC 7, PC 21; laboratory chemicals; PROC 1: Use in closed process, no likelihood of IU 5: Refractories (< 1 % of total carbon black SU8: Manufacture of bulk, large scale chemicals (including petroleum products) other products: thermal insulator PROC 12 Use of blow agents for foam production PROC 15 Use of laboratory reagents in small scale laboratories exposur

5 IU 6: Portable energy (< 1 % of total carbon black IU 7: Other carbon preparations (< 1 % of total carbon black SU14: Manufacture of basic metals SU16: Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment other products: catalyst support other products: PC 33: Semiconductor Other products: e.g. automotive parts PROC 14: ion of preparations or articles by tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelettisation PROC 15: Use of laboratory reagents in small scale laboratories PROC 22: Potentially closed operations with minerals at elevated temperature PROC 1: Used in closed process, no likelihood of PROC 14: ion of preparations or articles by tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelettisation PROC 15: Use of laboratory reagents in small scale laboratories PROC 1: Used in closed process, no likelihood of exposur

6 PROC 14: ion of preparations or articles by tabletting, compression, extrusion, pelettisation Uses advised against Use as pigment in Tattoo colours for humans. Uses covered by legislations other than REACH: Please note that carbon black uses for cosmetics, medical, food or food contact applications are regulated by specific legislations other than REACH. The health aspects for this kind of applications are consequently out of the scope of REACH (see Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18/12/2006, Title I, Chapter 1, Article 2) and compliance with these specific regulations still applies. With kind regards CB4REACH Consortium Patrick Wellmann Dr. Knoell Consult, Leverkusen, Germany