Appendix L Questionnaire for organisations that manufacture articles containing BFR’s

BFRs of particular interest;

  • PentaBDE (tetra- and pentabromodiphenyl ether),
  • OctaBDE (hepta- and hexabromodiphenyl ether) and
  • DecaBDE

Basic Information

Organisation
Contact person and contact details
Industrial Sector
Main Products Manufactured
Main source of imported chemicals

Country, company
  1. Does your organisation manufacture articles containing flame retardants? Would you know if these are Brominodiethers (BDE’s)?
  2. Yes
    No
    Unknown
  3. Please estimate the mass of manufacturing inputs used containing the BDEs of interest in Table 1?
  4. Please estimate the mass of articles that are sold containing the BDEs of interest in Table 2?
  5. What is the main destination for sold products as a percentage of total sales volume?
    New Zealand
    Exported
    List countries please:
  6. What is the main end use of your products and their expected lifetime?
    If more than one end use can you give a breakdown
End Use Likely % of your sales Life time of Products
     
     
     
     
     
     
  1. Do you know whether your products are recycled?

    Recycled Yes No Unknown

Recycling details (which, who, how, where): ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 1. Estimated volume of BDE containing articles used in manufacturing (inputs)
Trade Name of articles BDE type Estimated content

[% by weight]
Estimated vol of articles [kg/year] Estimated historical volumes
Styropol S Penta-BDE 2% 5,000 1980 – 1989 (kg/yr) 2,500

1990 – 1999 kg/yr) 5,000

2000 10,000

2001 11,000

2002 12,000

2003 13,000

2004 14,000

2005 15,000

2006 16,000

2007 12,000

2008 10,000

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

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2005

2006

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2008

2009
         
         
         
Table 2. Estimated volume of BDE containing manufactured articles (outputs/sales)
Trade Name of articles BDE type Estimated content

[% by weight]
Estimated vol of articles [kg/year] Annual amount of PBDE in articles [kg/yr] Estimated historical volumes
Styropol S Penta-BDE 2% 5,000 100 1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009
1980 – 1989 (kg/yr)

1990 – 1999 kg/yr)

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009