Certifications 2

SAFE USE INSTRUCTIONS SHEET
Commercial product
powertex®, powertex® LE, powerfil®, E-Glas,
powertex® S, basalt continuous, powermat®
E, powermat®, powermat HT, powermat® S,
powermat® S VT, powermat® E NGM, power-
flex, powernet
Date of issue:
2008-08-24
Version:
2003-2008-2
Revision date:
2013-07-03
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02.
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
With regard to its composition, this product is not classified as hazardous according to
European Directive 67/548/EEC and 99/45/EC and their latest amendments.
This section identifies the potential hazards related to the article i.e. its shape, its dimen-
sions and other Physical characteristics.
 Mechanical irritation (itching)
 Exposure to airborne dusts and fibers (inhalation)
For detailed explanation see section 11.
03.
COMPOSITION/INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS
Continuous filament glass fiber (CFGF) products are articles in the meaning of REACH
(1907/2006/ER).
CFGF products are made of glass which is given a specific shape (filament) and dimension (fila-
ment diameter).
A surface treatment (sizing) is applied to the filaments which are gathered to form a strand. The
strand is further processed into a specific product design according to the downstream use of the
article. The sizing is a mixture of chemicals, i.e. coupling agent, film former and polymeric res-
in/emulsion. The sizing content is usually below 1% and in some specific case up to 2.5%. The
sizing mixture basically consists of high molecular weight polymers not listed as dangerous sub-
stances (EINECS) nor in subsequent additions to the European List of New Commercial Chemical
Substances (ELINCS).
For moulded products, based on CFGF a binder is applied in a secondary step to form the pre-
form.The binder (polymeric resin) content is usually below 3% of the product weight.