Table/Figure – Environmental Project No. 1341 2010. – Identification and assessment of alternatives to selected phthalates

Identification and assessment of alternatives to selected phthalates

*Table 3.14 Alternatives to BBP proposed by contacted producers, by application and with indication of market experience*
Substances	Market experience *1
Substances	ASE	GTA	DBT	ATBC	COMGHA	DGD	Mix of DGD, DEGD, TGD	Mix of proprietary substance and DGD	Mix of proprietary substance and DGD	Mix of DEGD and DGD	Proprietary mixture
Product names	Mesamoll	Triacetin	Eastman DBT	Citroflex A-4	Soft-N-Safe	Benzoflex 9-88	Benzoflex 2088	Benzoflex LA-705	Velate 375	Benzoflex 50	LC-531
CAS No.	70775-94-10	102-76-1	1962-75-0	77-90-7	Mix of 330198-91-9 and 33599-07-4	27138-31-4	Mix of 120-55-8, 27138-31-4, 120-56-9	Mix of proprietary substance and 27138-31-4	Mix of proprietary substance and 27138-31-4	Mix of 120-55-8, 27138-31-4	Proprietary mixture
Producers	Lanxess	Lanxess	Eastman	Vertellus	Danisco	Genovique	Genovique	Genovique	Genovique	Genovique	Genovique
Application/ Market experience 1,2,3,4
Polymer applications:
General PVC (e.g. for moulded plastic parts)	2		4		4
Plastisol coating, for flooring	2		4		3	1	1
Extrusion or spreadcoating: Leather and cloth coating (e.g. for furniture, shoes, bags, suitcases)	2		4		2		2			2
Films, calendering (e.g. for packaging, calendered flooring, wall covering, etc.)	2				3	4	4
Non polymer applications:
Sealants (polysulfide based, polyurethane foam sealants, acrylic based; e.g. for windows, construction etc.)	2		4			1	1				1
Coatings and inks (e.g. for car care products, construction, paper, board)		2	4	3		1			1
Adhesives (polymer based, e.g. for construction, paper)	2						1	1
Nail polish				1

*1: Market experience categories interpretation: 1) Main alternative on market. 2) Significant market experience. 3) Examples of full scale experience. 4) Pilot/lab scale experience