Cadmium in plastic
Cadmium in plastic
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Hello,
I just got a question
from one of our managers concerning cadmium in plastic. What is it for? Is it in the colouring of the plastic or is it to make the plastic soft? Or something else? 
Best regards,
GM
I just got a question
from one of our managers concerning cadmium in plastic. What is it for? Is it in the colouring of the plastic or is it to make the plastic soft? Or something else? 
Best regards,
GM






RE: Cadmium in plastic
It was mainly present in bright strong red colours with good heat stability, and was therefore popular for colouring plastics.
Its use in colourants has been banned or discouraged in most if not all developed countries
Regards
pat
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RE: Cadmium in plastic
Not true Pat - the ban has been lifted. See
http://www.millenniumchem.com/Products+and+Services/Pro... Good News for users of Cadmium Pigments
Regards,
Peter P
RE: Cadmium in plastic
Banning cadmium was certainly a pressing issue then. It is not often that these things are reversed. Maybe some common sense or political clout prevailed
Regards
pat
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RE: Cadmium in plastic
RE: Cadmium in plastic
Thanks for all the info.
PrentP> I read the article and they did NOT reverse it, they just don't impose FURTHER restrictions on cadmium:
Quote: The European Commission voted earlier this year to impose no further restrictions on the marketing and use of cadmium pigments for use in plastics, halting the trend of recent years to reduce the number of applications in which these pigments are permitted.
Yada yada yada, blah, blah, blah.
gambro> I will investigate the suggestion on meta-stabilizers.
Cheers,
GM
RE: Cadmium in plastic
RE: Cadmium in plastic