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Asbestos
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® compounds do not utilize any asbestos-containing additives.
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Azo Compounds
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With the exceptions noted below, Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any azo compounds or suspected carcinogenic amine compounds as additives or in the manufacturing process. Listed below are the azo compounds normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products in amounts exceeding 1 ppm.
- Ryton® BR11-061GO PPS utilizes an azo-nickel pigment that has not been found to be carcinogenic or mutagenic.
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Conflict Minerals
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The "Conflict Minerals" substances identified in U.S. H.R. 4173 Section 1502, gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tin (Sn) and tungsten (W), are not normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS compounds or Xtel® PPS Alloy compounds at concentrations exceeding 1 ppm. Gold (Au), tantalum (Ta), tin (Sn) and tungsten (W) are not intentionally used in the production of Ryton® PPS compounds or Xtel® PPS Alloy compounds and they may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
Conflict Minerals Non-Use Declaration Letter
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DaimlerChrysler CS-9003
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products comply with the requirements of DaimlerChrysler CS-9003 Change E except for the following products:
Ryton® BR11-061GO Products
Ryton® R-10 5000D Products (production discontinued)
Ryton® BR10-089NA Products
Ryton® BR11-102BL Products
Xtel® XK2040 Products
Xtel® XK2140 Products
Xtel® XE Series Products
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Dioxins / Furans
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any dioxins or furans as additives or in the manufacturing process.
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EC Directive 2000/53/EC (End of Life Vehicles)
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products and their packaging, as supplied by Chevron Phillips Chemical, comply with the requirements of Article 4.2a of EC Directive 2000/53/EC. All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products are normally expected to contain less than 100 ppm Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, and Hexavalent Chromium. None of these substances are intentionally introduced as additives into any Ryton® PPS or Xtel® products, and these substances may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
End of Life Vehicles Compliance Letter
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EC Directive 2002/95/EC (RoHS)
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products, as supplied by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, are normally expected to contain less than 0.01% Cadmium, and less than 0.1% Lead, Mercury, Chromium, PBBs, and PBDEs, per the requirements of 2002/95/EC as amended. None of these substances are intentionally introduced as additives into any Ryton® PPS or Xtel® PPS Alloy products, and these substances may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
RoHS Compliance Letter
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EC Directive 2002/96/EC (WEEE)
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With the exceptions noted below, the substances mentioned in Annex II of EC Directive 2002/96/EC are not normally expected to be present in any Ryton® PPS or Xtel® products in amounts exceeding 1 ppm. Mercury, PCBs, PCTs, asbestos, processed mineral fibers, and radioactive substances are not intentionally introduced as additives into any Ryton® PPS or Xtel® products. Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products also do not utilize any low molecular weight CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, HCs, or other suspected ozone-depleting substances as additives or in the manufacturing process. These substances may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
- Xtel® XK2040 and XK2140 compounds utilize a brominated hydrocarbon flame retardant additive. Other Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any brominated flame retardant additives.
WEEE Compliance Letter
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EC Directive 2003/11/EC (pentaBDE/octaBDE)
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products, as supplied by Chevron Phillips Chemical, are normally expected to contain less than 0.1% pentabromodiphenylether (penta-BDE) and octabromodiphenylether (octa-BDE). Niether of these substances are intentionally introduced as additives into any Ryton® PPS or Xtel® products, and these substances may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
penta-BDE and octa-BDE Compliance Letter
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Ford WSS-M99P9999-A1
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products comply with the requirements of Ford WSS-M99P9999-A1 revised 2005 03 08 except for the following products:
Ryton® BR11-061GO Products
Ryton® R-10 3001B Products (production discontinued)
Ryton® R-10 4000B Products (production discontinued)
Xtel® XK2040 Products
Xtel® XK2140 Products
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General Motors GMW3059
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All Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products comply with the requirements of General Motors GMW3059 Revision D except for the following products:
Ryton® BR11-061GO Products
Ryton® R-10 3001B Products (production discontinued)
Ryton® R-10 4000B Products (production discontinued)
Xtel® XK2040 Products
Xtel® XK2140 Products
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Halogenated Aromatic Compounds
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With the exceptions noted below, Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products do not utilize additives containing halogenated aromatic compounds such as hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorophenol (PCP), polybromobiphenyls (PBBs), polybromobiphenylethers (PBBEs), polybromobiphenyloxides (PBBOs), polybromodiphenylethers (PBDEs), polybromodiphenyloxides (PBDOs), polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polychloroterphenyls (PCTs), pentabromodiphenylether (penta-BDE), octabromodiphenylether (octa-BDE), decabromodiphenylether (deca-BDE), tetrabromobisphenol A, etc. Listed below are the halogenated aromatic compounds normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products in amounts exceeding 1 ppm.
- Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy compounds are expected to contain up to 100 ppm of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons consisting mostly of residual p-dichlorobenzene (polyphenylene sulfide co-monomer) along with trace amounts of various monochloro aromatic hydrocarbons that arise as by-products of the polymerization process.
- Xtel® XK2040 and XK2140 compounds utilize a brominated hydrocarbon flame retardant additive not classified as a PBB or PBDE.
Halogenated Aromatic Compounds Content Declaration Letter
penta-BDE and octa-BDE Non-Use Declaration Letter
deca-BDE Non-Use Declaration Letter
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Halogenated Hydrocarbons
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Listed below are the halogenated hydrocarbon substances normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products in amounts exceeding 1 ppm. Polyvinylchloride (PVC) is not utilized in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products.
- Ryton® PPS and Xtel® compounds are expected to contain up to 100 ppm of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons consisting mostly of residual p-dichlorobenzene (polyphenylene sulfide co-monomer) along with trace amounts of various monochloro aromatic hydrocarbons that arise as by-products of the polymerization process.
- Ryton® BR42B and BR42C compounds contain polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
- Xtel® XK2040 and XK2140 compounds utilize a brominated hydrocarbon flame retardant additive not classified as a polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) or polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE).
Halogenated Hydrocarbons Content Declaration Letter
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Heavy & Trace Metals
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Listed below are metals normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products in amounts exceeding 1 ppm. Other metals, including Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury, may only be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products as adventitious trace impurities (not intentionally added to the products) in amounts not normally expected to exceed 1 ppm.
- Ryton® PPS and Xtel® compounds utilize polymers, fillers and additives that include substances containing Aluminum (Al), Calcium (Ca), Iron (Fe), Magnesium (Mg), Potassium (K), Sodium (Na), Titanium (Ti), and Zinc (Zn).
- Ryton® PPS and Xtel® compounds may contain up to 10 ppm Chromium (Cr) and up to 5 ppm Nickel (Ni) arising from corrosion of production equipment during the manufacturing process. These are adventitious trace impurities not intentionally added to the products. It has not been determined what fraction of the Chromium is hexavalent Chromium.
- Ryton® BR11-061GO compounds utilize an azo-nickel pigment.
- Ryton® R-10 3001B and R-10 4000B compounds utilize a copper phthalocyanine pigment. These products are no longer in production.
- Xtel® XK2040 and XK2140 compounds utilize Antimony Oxide as a flame retardant additive.
Heavy and Trace Metals Content Declaration Letter
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Ozone-Depleting Substances
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any suspected ozone-depleting substances, such as low molecular weight CFCs, CHCs, HCFCs, HFCs, freons, halons, perfluorocarbons (PFCs), etc., as additives or in the manufacturing process. This includes the substances mentioned in the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the EC Regulation 2037/2000.
Ozone-Depleting Substances Non-Use Declaration Letter
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PFOS and PFOA Additives
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products do not utilize any perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) or perfluorooctonate (PFOA) additives
PFOSs and PFOAs Non-Use Declaration Letter
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Phosphorus Flame Retardants
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any inorganic phosphorus flame retardant additives such as Red Phosphorus.
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Phthalate Ester Additives
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any phthalate ester additives such as butylbenzylphthalate (BBP), dibutylphthalate (DBT), diethylphthalate, diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), diisodecylphthalate (DIDP), diisononylphthalate (DINP), dimethylphthalate (DMP), dioctylphthalate (DNOP), etc.
Phthalate Ester Additives Non-Use Declaration Letter
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products do not utilize any intentionally added polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon additives. Extractable polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as those mentioned in EC Directive 2005/69/EC, are not normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products at concentrations exceeding 10 ppm.
PAH Non-Use Declaration Letter
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Processed Mineral Fibers
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any processed mineral fibers or vitreous ceramic fibers having a mean fiber diameter of less than 5 microns.
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Radioactive Substances
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Ryton® PPS and Xtel® products do not utilize any radioactive substances as additives or in the manufacturing process.
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REACH SVHCs
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The substances on the SVHC (Substance of Very High Concern) candidate list for REACH (Registration Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, EC 1907/2006), as published by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), are not normally expected to be present in Ryton® PPS products or Xtel® PPS Alloy products at concentrations exceeding 1000 ppm.
In the production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), 1-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP), CAS # 872-50-4, is used as a polymerization solvent; however, the amount of NMP remaining as an impurity in Ryton® PPS and Xtel® PPS Alloy products is less than 1000 ppm (0.1 weight percent). None of the other substances on the REACH SVHC candidate list are intentionally used in the production of Ryton® PPS products or Xtel® PPS alloy products and they may only be present as adventitious trace impurities in the products.
For more information on Chevron Phillips Chemical's activities involving REACH, please see the sections of our website regarding REACH and our statements addressing REACH SVHC Candidate List substances in our products.
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