Confidential

Product Stewardship

Masterbatches Division

Rolf Gasser

IMDSPolymeric Sub-Materials

Rolf Gasser, Product Stewardship, Masterbatches Division (Copyright Clariant. All rights reserved.)

Table of contents

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IMDS

Clariant MB Quick Overview IMDS related

What is a Masterbatch/Concentrate

Exemptions applied for sub-materials as per Rec. 010

From Create Tips - Materials

Exemptions applied for sub-materials as per latest review of Rec. 001

Example of thermoplastic sub-material

Complaint missing norm

Proposals

Norm: Definition Gap for sub-materials

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Clariant MB Quick OverviewIMDS related

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IMDS

� Clariant BU Masterbatches started IMDS in 2003 as one global coordination

centre in Ahrensburg, Germany

� Establishing proven procedures and gaining excellent knowledge

� Since then more than 12000 data sets operated ( new entries, new versions )

� Appr. 99 % of these entries represent sub-materials equal masterbatches of

different kind.

� Few pre-coloured compounds ready-to-use

� First in supply chain

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What is a Masterbatch/Concentrate

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IMDS

� Highly concentrated colourants and/or additive systems encapsulated in a polymeric matrix.

Loading of active ingredients ( non-polymeric ) up to 75 %.

� No chemical reaction according to a + b = c

� All components still present but bounded and formed into eg. granules according to

a + b = ab

� Masterbatches are used at low concentrations to achieve specific properties in plastic

articles. MB are typically added up to 2 % into final article

� Typical application as - Colourants

- AO-Stabilisers

- Foaming agents

- Antistatik agents

- [Flame retardants]

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Symbol

Color Masterbatch

Additive Masterbatch

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Exemptions applied for sub-materialsas per Rec. 010

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IMDS

� Other materials (submaterials) under plastics materials usually are masterbatches or concentrates

(basic polymers with colorants/pigments, flame retardants, etc.), most of them are normally used in

materials in amounts of 1 to 5%. The substances contained in these types of submaterial thereby are

typically diluted to a level of 0.5 to 3% in the final material. If a plastics material consists of sub-

materials any restrictions on the declaration as described in IMDS 001 shall only apply to the final

material composition. Restrictions on the declaration as described in IMDS001 do not apply to

submaterial datasheets (e.g.there is no restriction on the amount of the generic term ‚colorants’ in a

masterbatch datasheet). Limits for the declaration of basic substances from the declarable substance

list do apply also to submaterials.

� The plastics material name shall be chosen from the ISO 1043-1. Preferably the symbol from ISO 1043-

1 should be used as a name. A submaterial name shall be descriptive (e.g. ‘masterbatch’) in such a way

that it cannot be confused with a material.

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From Create Tips - Materials

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IMDS

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Exemptions applied for sub-materialsas per latest review of Rec. 001

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In Thermoplastics, it is possible to have sub-materials. These sub-materials are

usually masterbatches or concentrates (basic polymers with colorants/pigments,

flame retardants, etc.). Sub-materials are normally used in materials in amounts

of 1 to 5%. Consequently, the substances contained in these types of sub-

materials are typically diluted in the top-level material to a level of 0.5 to 3%. If a

thermoplastic material consists of sub-materials, any restrictions concerning the

substance ranges and sum of wildcards and confidential substances do not apply

to the sub-materials, but are calculated with regard to the topmost material level

(cf. IMDS 001, Rule 5.1.A and fig. 7, p. 24).

� Only left: Sum of confidentials substances may exceed 10 %

� What about norms, standard and symbol ?

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IMDS

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Norm: Definition Gap for sub-materials

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Masterbatches are typically classified as 5.1b unfilled thermoplastic, not perfect

but suits best.

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IMDS

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Example of thermoplastic sub-material

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IMDS

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Complaint missing norm

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Proposals

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I. Revision and completion of Rec. 001 or Rec. 001a

II. Appointing working group to rephrase related chapters

III. Summarising any exemption in one resp. chapter avoiding too many cross-

references.

IV. Publishing by means of Newsletter

V. FAQs

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Masterbatches Division

Rolf Gasser

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Back upPolymeric Sub-Materials

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Faurecia, I

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Faurecia, II

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