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# / MEMORANDU

M TO : Composite Product s NESHA P Projec t Fil e ES D Projec t

#93/5 8 FROM : Gre g LaFla

m Pacifi c Environmenta

l Services , Inc . (PES ) DATE : Apri l 2 , 199 3

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y o f March 23 , 199 3 Meetin g wit h th e Composite s Institute of th e Societ y o f th e Plastic s Industr

y (SPI ) Thi s memorandumsummarize s th e meeting hel d o n March 23 , 1993 , i n th e 6t h floor conferenc e room , EPA/Mutua l Building , Durham , NC , fro m9:3 0 t o 10:4 5 a.m . Attendee s a t

th e meetin g were a s follows : Mr . Joh n Schweitze

r Ms . Madelein e Stru

m Mr . Ji mBerr

y Mr . Gre g LaFla

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o f Mr . Schweitzer . Th e EPA' s principal objectiv e wa s t o explai n th e NESHA P projec t t o Mr . Schweitze

r an d t o reques t

hi s cooperatio n i n collectin g information o n th e plasti c composite s productio n industry . Mr . Schweitze r bega n b y statin g hi s belief

tha t visit s t o avariet

y o f facilitie s b y EPA an d contracto r staf f woul d b e critical t o understandin g th e industr y and writin g effectiv e an d equitabl e standards . H e though t tha t amechanis mma

y b e availabl e t o provid e funding t o EP A fo r thi s purpose . Mr . Berr

y sai d h e woul d investigat e th e feasibilit

y o f thi s approach .P. 3

INDUSTR

Y Mr . Schweitze

r sai d tha t there ar e approximately 1 0 companie s tiiat manufactur

e th e resin s use d i n composit e products . Som

e o f thes e ar e Dow , Reichhold , Ashland , Aristech , an

d Interplastics . Majo

r market segment s o f

th e industr

y includ e transportation , marine , construction , an

d others . Mr . Berr

y asked abou t

relativ e resi n us e b y segment , an d Mr . Schweitze

r sai d h e coul d provid e thos e figures. Th e larges t us e b y produc t

i s for compressio n molded automotiv e bod y panels . Th e Composite s Institute ha s 45 0 membe r companies , wherea s th e total number of composite s productio n facilitie s ma y approach 10,000 . Mr . Schweitze r sai d tha t th e non membe r companie s coul d b e identifie d through custome r list s o f th e ra w materia l suppliers . PROCESSE S I n additio n t o styren e (which i s th e mos t prevalent) , other

monomer/diluent s commonl y used i n composit

e resin s include methy l methacrylate . (Mr . Berr y aske d ho w th e physica

l propertie s compar

e between product s made wit h styren e o r

alpha-methy l styren e resins ; Mr . Schweitze r wil l check. ) Mr . Schweitze r sai d alpha-methy l styren e wa s no t likel y t o replac e styren e t o asignifican t degre e du e t o it s lo w productio n and , hence , higher

cost . Aceton e (no t

ahazardou s ai r

pollutant) ha s traditionall y bee n th e cleanup solven

t o f choic e fo r thi s industry , but

man y companie s hav e reduce d o r eliminate d th e us e o f

aceton e in favo

r of low-VO C cleaners . CONTROL S Mr . Schweitze

r stated tha t som e fabrication facilitie s hav e installe d incineratio n device s t o contro l organi c emission s fro mtheir processes . However , for

man y facilitie s (especially smalle

r one s o r thos e usin g ope

n mol d processes) , th e us e o f

such contro l system s ma

y no t b e technically o r

economicall

y feasible . Fo r

thes e facilities , a

n incinerato r

woul d b e th e mos t

expensiv e an

d sophisticate d piec e of

equipmen

t i n th e plant . Ms . Strummentioned tw o type s o f contro l system s i n us e i n Europ e tha t ma y b e applicable , Zeolite adsorber s and th e Polya d system . Mr . Schweitzer , i n respondin g t o a commen t about styren e vapo r

suppressants , said tha

t thes e additive s can interfere wit h interlamina

r bondin g and thu s ar e considere d infeasibl e fo r certai n application s such a s boa t manufacture . TESTIN G Tes t datao n styren e emission s fromcomposit e productio n processe s ar e limited , althoug h Mr . Schweitze

r sai d tha t ther e i s som

e informatio n relate d t o th e pultrusio n process . Also , plan s hav e been made t o enclos e an open moldin g proces s an d mak e 

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o - 4/2/9 3 Pag e 3 emissio n measurements . A t thi s time , th e Composite s Institute refer s it s member s t o th e emissio n factor s i n section 4.1 2 o f AP-42 , although the

y believ e tha

t th e AP-4 2 figures ar e jus t estimates . 

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## AcnvrriE S Mr . Schweitze

r referre dto California' s Sout h Coas t Rul e 1162 , which prescribe s engineerin g control s an

dproduc t substitutio n measure s t o reduc e styren e emissions . Th e SP I i s i n asecond roun do f negotiation s o n thi s rule , andi s als o dealin g wit h OSH A concernin g permissibl e occupationa l exposure limits . INDUSTR

Y SURVE

Y Mr . Schweitze

r volunteere dt o investigate th e possibilit y o f th e Composite s Institute sendin g acomprehensiv e surve y to it s membe

r companie s andt o a s man

y of th e remainin g companie s i n th e industr

y a s possible . Thi s surve

y wil l reques t

th e informatio n sough

t b y EP A concernin g processes , controls , andcosts , etc. , a s wel l a s additiona l informatio n neede d b y th e Composite s Institute . A cop y of EPA' s generi c informatio n collectio n reques t for NESHA P developmen

t wa s provide dto Mr . Schweitze r a s aguid e t o som

e of th e informatio n desired . Ms . Strumsai dtha t sh e wouldsen

dadditiona

l example s (such a s th e sectio n 11 4 questionnair e fo r th e aerospac e industr

y NESHAP) to indicate th e typ e of informatio n sought . Mr . Berr y indicate dtha

t EP A als o ha s th e optio n o f

sendin g alimite d numbe r o f additiona l questionnaire s t o composite s producer s under sectio n 114 . Ms . Strumstresse dthat , i n additio n t o summarie s of th e industr

y responses , EP

A wouldneed acces s t o th e ra

w respons e informatio n in order to perfor mit s own independen

t analyses . Mr . Schweitzer

agree dt o investigate makin g th e actua l response s availabl e t o EPA . CONTACT S Mr . Schweitze

r mentionedsom

e additiona

l industr y group s tha

t ma y hav e informatio n o r

wis h t o provid e input , such a s th e Culture dMarbl e Institute , th e Composit e Fabricator s Association , an d th e Nationa

l Marin e Manufacturer s Association . A coalitio n consistin g o f

th e Composite s Institute andthes e othe r thre e groups , known a s CAMP (Clea n Ai r Managemen

t Partnership) , share s information conernin g ai r issue s for th e industry . CONCLUSIO N Th e meetin g ended wit

h Mr . Schweitze

r providin g areferenc e handbook (Introductio n t o Composites ) an dsevera l periodicals . H e sai dh e wouldplac e PE S o n th eP. 5

El EH53 cz a Mem

o - 4/2/9 3 Pag e 4 subscriptio n lis t

fo r tw o periodical s h e though t woul d b e useful . H e als o recommende d tha t SPI' s Jul y 199 1 comment s o n EPA' s preliminar y draf t lis t o f categorie s an d subcategorie s b e reviewe d fo r th e industry' s view s o n how th e Agency shoul d approac h th e regulatio n o f

thi s industry . Ms . Strumreiterate d tha t sh e woul d provid e additional inpu t fo r th e industr

y survey , and requeste d th e opportunit y t o revie w an d commen

t o n th e draf

t questionnaire before i t

i s sen t out .

cc : John Schweitzer , Composite s Institute Madelein e Strum , EP

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