### An Overview **on the Occurrence**  **of Diisocy anates** 

**in Consumer**  **Products in the**  **U.S.** ACC Center for the Polyurethanes Industry June 16, 2010

## The information in this presentation is preliminary data based on interviews, questionnaires, and public information sources. Due to the limitations of the survey process, these preliminary data cannot be considered definitive. They provide, however

, a qualitative picture of diisocyanates in various market segments.

# Purpose  Toidentify as many possible uses of diisocyanates, blocked isocyanates and isocyanate prepolymers in both polyurethane and non - polyurethane products that may be available to consumers;  Increase knowledge of consumer orientated downstream markets for diisocyanates;  Understand the supply chain of diisocyanates into consumer products;  Understand why diisocyanates are used in the products identified; and  Identify potential users and consumers of these products and quantify the approximate size of the population that may use them.

# Methodology  Information provided was obtained from existing CPI data, telephone interviews with suppliers and users of diisocyanates, emailed questionnaires sent to manufacturers, internet searches, company websites, and information obtained from Material Safety Data Sheets.  Research was conducted through telephone interviews and semi - structured discussions with 70 respondents over a 4 -week period in April - May 2010. Several companies interviewed simply confirmed that none of their respective products were supplied to consumers and terminated the interview .

# Methodology

• On - line sour ces of information used include:

– CAS R egis try of the American Chemical Society • www .cas.org/ cgi- bin/ cas/regreport.pl

– Household Pr oducts Da tabase • www .householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/inde x.htm

– Encyclopedia • www .wikipedia.org

– ALIP A We bsite • www .alipa.org

– U. S. National Libr ary of Medicine Pr oducts • www .nlm.nih.gov/libserv

.html

– The Cosmetics Database • www .cosmeticsdatabase.com

# A **DHESIVES**

### Estimated U.S. Consumer **/ DIY A**  **dhesives Market by** **G eneric T** 

**yp e,**  **2008 (Mlbs.)**

### Estimated %**D iisocyanates**  **in Consumer**

**Poly urethane**  **Adhesives, 2008 (Mlbs.)** 

### PU Consumer **Adhesives &**  **Isocy anate**  **Content**

# S **EALANTS**

### Estimated %**D iisocyanates**  **in**

**DIY / Consumer**  **Sealants, 2008 (Lbs.)**

### PU Consumer **Sealants & Av**  **erage Diisocy**  **anates Content**  **(% w/w)** 

# R **IGID** 

# F **OAMS**

### Estimated %**D iisocyanates**  **in DIY**  **Rigid Foam, 2008 (Lbs.)**

*Based on product composition prior to product delivery.

### PU Rigid Foam **for Consumer**

**Applications & Isocy**  **anate Content** 

*Based on product composition prior to product delivery.

# C **OA**

**TINGS**

### Estimated %**D iisocyanates**  **in DIY**  **PU Coatings, 2008 (Mlbs.)** 

### PU Coatings **for Consumer**

**Applications & Isocy**  **anate Content** 

# C **AST AND**  

# S **PRA Y**  

# E **LAST OMERS** 

### Estimated %**D iisocyanates**  **in**

**DIY Cold Cast Elastomers, 2008 (Lbs.)** 

### PU Elastomers for Consumer

**Applications & Isocy**  **anate Content** 

# Key Points  There are many products in the CASE (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers) sector of the polyurethane industry that, for performance reasons, contain a small percentage of unreacted diisocyanates some of which may be used by consumers.  The home maintenance market segment represents the largest use of consumer products containing diisocyanates due to the widescale use of OCF products and concrete coatings, adhesives and sealants.  Data suggests that the majority of consumer products containing diisocyanates are based on MDI.