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Carbon black
EC / List no.: 215-609-9
CAS no.: 1333-86-4
Mol. formula:
Substance is known to be on the EEA market in nanomaterial form. |
- Substance included in the Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP).
This substance is registered under the REACH Regulation and is manufactured in and / or imported to the European Economic Area, at ≥ 1 000 000 tonnes per annum.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
This substance is used by consumers, in articles, by professional workers (widespread uses), in formulation or re-packing, at industrial sites and in manufacturing.
Consumer Uses
This substance is used in the following products:
coating products,
inks and toners,
adhesives and sealants,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
finger paints,
textile treatment products and dyes,
lubricants and greases and
cosmetics and personal care products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Article service life
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
of articles where the substances are not intended to be released and where the conditions of use do not promote release and
industrial abrasion processing with low release rate (e.g. cutting of textile, cutting, machining or grinding of metal).
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials) and
indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment).
This substance can be found in complex articles, with no release intended:
Vehicles (e.g. personal vehicles, delivery vans, boats, trains, metro or planes)) and
vehicles.
Widespread uses by professional workers
This substance is used in the following products:
laboratory chemicals,
inks and toners,
coating products,
adhesives and sealants,
leather treatment products,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
lubricants and greases,
polishes and waxes,
cosmetics and personal care products,
finger paints and
polymers.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging,
printing and recorded media reproduction and
scientific research and development.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
plastic products,
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement),
metals and
rubber products.
Other release to the environment of this substance is likely to occur from:
indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners) and
outdoor use.
Formulation or re-packing
This substance is used in the following products:
paper chemicals and dyes,
leather treatment products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
inks and toners,
polymers,
coating products,
adhesives and sealants,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
polishes and waxes,
lubricants and greases,
cosmetics and personal care products and
finger paints.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
formulation of mixtures and
formulation in materials.
Uses at industrial sites
This substance is used in the following products:
polymers,
coating products,
inks and toners,
adhesives and sealants,
fillers, putties, plasters, modelling clay,
paper chemicals and dyes,
leather treatment products,
finger paints,
semiconductors,
laboratory chemicals,
cosmetics and personal care products,
textile treatment products and dyes,
lubricants and greases and
polishes and waxes.
This substance is used in the following areas:
formulation of mixtures and/or re-packaging.
This substance is used for the manufacture of:
chemicals,
metals,
plastic products,
mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement),
rubber products,
textile, leather or fur and
pulp, paper and paper products.
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
in the production of articles,
as processing aid,
as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and
in processing aids at industrial sites.
Manufacture
Release to the environment of this substance can occur from industrial use:
manufacturing of the substance.
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