Non-Confidential A component of ink products for use in commercial printing equipment and office inkjet printers. 5. PROCESS AND RELEASE INFORMATION 5.1. Distribution, Transport and Storage Melbourne Non-Confidential Clariant (Australia) Pty Ltd & Business Systems Australia Ltd The ink products containing the notified chemical will be transported by road in individually packaged printer cartridges and in 20 and 208 L drums. These will be enclosed in either multi-pack fiberboard boxes (printer cartridges) or palletised (drums). 5.2. Operation Description The notified chemical will enter Australia only as a component of ready-to-use ink products such as Scitex 3600 Black Ink for use in commercial printing equipment. Ink cartridges for use in office inkjet printers may be imported in the future. No formulating, packaging, filling, or refilling of cartridges or containers will occur in Australia. For use of the Scitex aqueous ink product, printing operators at the industrial printing site of the Moore Business Systems will be involved in connection and disconnection of transfer piping from ink containers to printing machines. When replacing ink cartridges, office staff will follow replacement procedures recommended by the manufacturer. This involves removing the seal tape and inserting the cartridge into inkjet printers. Empty cartridges are disposed of with normal office waste. 5.3. Release No release is expected as formulation of the ink containing the notified chemical will not take place in Australia. 5.4. Disposal The total import volume of the notified chemical will ultimately be disposed of either in landfill or be incinerated. 6. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Test reports were provided in German. English translations were available only for selected sections, pages and some report summaries, therefore assessment of the test methods, conditions and results was limited. 101.3 Black, odourless powder >287.5oC EC Directive 92/69/EEC A.1 Melting/Freezing Temperature Remarks No melting was observed before the onset of auto-ignition, namely 288 oC. Cassella Aktiengesellschaft, Analytical and Physical Department, Germany (1992b) >700oC
Non-Confidential A component of ink products for use in commercial printing equipment and office inkjet printers. 5. PROCESS AND RELEASE INFORMATION 5.1. Distribution, Transport and Storage Melbourne Non-Confidential Clariant (Australia) Pty Ltd & Business Systems Australia Ltd The ink products containing the notified chemical will be transported by road in individually packaged printer cartridges and in 20 and 208 L drums. These will be enclosed in either multi-pack fiberboard boxes (printer cartridges) or palletised (drums). 5.2. Operation Description The notified chemical will enter Australia only as a component of ready-to-use ink products such as Scitex 3600 Black Ink for use in commercial printing equipment. Ink cartridges for use in office inkjet printers may be imported in the future. No formulating, packaging, filling, or refilling of cartridges or containers will occur in Australia. For use of the Scitex aqueous ink product, printing operators at the industrial printing site of the Moore Business Systems will be involved in connection and disconnection of transfer piping from ink containers to printing machines. When replacing ink cartridges, office staff will follow replacement procedures recommended by the manufacturer. This involves removing the seal tape and inserting the cartridge into inkjet printers. Empty cartridges are disposed of with normal office waste. 5.3. Release No release is expected as formulation of the ink containing the notified chemical will not take place in Australia. 5.4. Disposal The total import volume of the notified chemical will ultimately be disposed of either in landfill or be incinerated. 6. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES Test reports were provided in German. English translations were available only for selected sections, pages and some report summaries, therefore assessment of the test methods, conditions and results was limited. 101.3 Black, odourless powder >287.5oC EC Directive 92/69/EEC A.1 Melting/Freezing Temperature Remarks No melting was observed before the onset of auto-ignition, namely 288 oC. Cassella Aktiengesellschaft, Analytical and Physical Department, Germany (1992b) >700oC
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