SATA President Elena Badiuzzi (left) presents Gene Towns, BOV Solutions, with the 2015 Founders Award. The name was changed from the SATA Distinguished Service Award to honor the founders of SATA, particularly Sam Garretson, who passed away in 2014. December 2015 Spray 37 Steve Hunt presented Exporting Aerosols. Challenges for exporters include transportation, as there are differences in definition and classification of aerosols; modal differences (e.g., air v. surface or air v. ocean); differences in marking and labeling of Limited Quantities; and differences in marking and labeling of Consumer Commodities. Another challenge is product labeling, which includes differences between products intended for personal use v. commercial use; differences in classification of aerosols (GHS Rev. 3 v. GHS Rev. 5); differences between the Globally Harmonized System of Classification & Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) classification and the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) classification; and different implementation dates for GHS, HazCom 2012 and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) 2015. There are also differences in interpretation for all of these. Suggested solutions include drafting detailed Safety Data Sheets (SDS) by applying bridging principles and considering SDS in multiple (official) languages; a distributor review of SDS and product labels; drafting product labels for North America by obtaining approval from CPSC and Health Canada (CCCR/HPR) and considering three languages (English, French and Spanish); drafting product labels for Europe by considering developing labels with multiple (official) languages and obtaining approval from foreign competent authorities for draft product labels. Finally, exporters should consider implementing GHS for consumer products. Solvent Panel Four experts weighed in on the SATA Solvent Panel. Courtnay Shaner of Elevance Renewable Sciences discussed the new Elevance Clean 1000 solvent. The naturally-derived cleaning ingredient easily formulates with d-limonene to reduce d-limonene dependence and provide price and supply stability without impacting performance. Specially suited to asphalt/tar removal and degreasing applications, Elevance Clean 1000 benefits formulators with a high Kb value that exceeds d-limonene. It formulates easily with d-limonene because the HLB requirement of Elevance Clean 1000 is 11–13, which is very similar to that of d-limonene. It boosts performance when used with d-limonene in formulations for asphalt/tar removal and degreasing and performs as well or better than d-limonene in traditional formulations. It offers price stability, a large, secure supply and economy. It outperforms d-limonene at neutral pH, obviating the need for highly caustic cleaning products and the need to preserve sensitive metal substrates. Carol Perkins, Eastman Chemical Co., discussed Eastman Omnia, a high-performance solvent that has a unique chemistry for cleaners. Effective in a variety of light- and heavy-duty cleaners formulated at neutral pH, Omnia works on a wide range of soils from greasy dirt and tar to soap scum. It is readily biodegradable and meets California Air Resource Board (CARB) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) exemptions for low vapor pressure VOCs for regulated consumer products. Ralph Beard of Functional Products discussed how the advanced refinement processes of Gas-to-Liquids (GTLs) can produce advanced lubricant base oils. Ron Masters, Stepan Co., discussed the aerosol-friendly Steposol Citri-Met, a Hunt The Solvent Panel (L to R): Ralph Beard, Functional Products; Chris Miano, Calumet Specialty Products (moderator); Carol Perkins, Eastman Chemical; Courtnay Shaner, Elevance Renewable Sciences; and Ron Masters, Stepan Co.
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