The following results relate to the survey conducted
in 2013 based on 93% of the volume of TBBPA that
EFRA member companies sold the previous year
(figure 14).
The volume covered during the 2013 survey remains
high while potential emissions dropped even further
to less than 0.002 metric tonnes per year.
2013 SuRVEY RESultS FoR tBBPA
FIGURE 13:
TBBPA 2013 survey results
2008
< 1
Survey year
Total Volume Sold
the previous year
(metric tonnes per year)
Total Potential Emissions
(metric tonnes per year)
2009
< O.25
2010
< 0.5
2011
< 0.005
2012
< 0.003
2500-5000 2500-5000 1000-2500 1000-2500 1000-2500
2013
< 0.002
1000-2500
2010
(% volume sold)
2011
(% volume sold)
5%
8%
95%
Volume covered
by the programme
92%
Volume covered
by the programme
2012
(% volume sold)
5%
95%
Volume covered
by the programme
2013
(% volume sold)
7%
93%
Volume covered
by the programme
FIGURE 14:
Percentage of volume covered by the programme
tetrabromobisphenol A (tBBPA) is applied to improve
fire safety, mainly in electrical and electronic equipment.
It is used in more than 80% of cases in reactive
applications such as flame retardant-4 printed circuit
boards, the most commonly used board in
electronic devices.
TBBPA
VECAP 2013
European Annual
Progress Report
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