Production of PBDEs in China

C-octaBDE is not produced in China according to Chinese officials; however, it is reported that the domestic production of C-octaBDE commercial formulation accounted for 8000 tons* .

C-decaBDE is produced by only four manufacturers in China now, and the production capacity was reduced from 25 thousand tons in 2009 to 10 thousand tons in 2011**.

C-pentaBDE was produced by 6 factories in China in the past, according the registration and investigation data, but all were shut down prior to 2004. No production or use information is currently available.

 

* Sudaryanto,A., Kajiwara,N., Tsydenova,O. V., Isobe,T., Yu,H., Takahashi,S., Shinsuke Tanabe, S., 2008. Levels and congener specific profiles of PBDEs in human breast milk from China: Implication on exposure sources and pathways. Chemosphere. 73: 1661–1668.
**China Flame Retardant Society (2011). http://www.chinafrs.com (June 2011).

 

 

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