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74*UA6_ I3/ 1V # &J 4-f/ March 21,2003 1301 K STREET. NW. SUITE 300 EAST WASHINGTON, DC 20005-7008 BOSTON NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON, DC 202-626-3900 F 202-626-3961 Mark A. Greenwood 202- 626-3905 mgreenwood@ropesgray. com Confidential Business Information Center (CBIC) O ffice o f Pollution Prevention and Toxics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA East Building, Room 6428 1201 Constitution Avenue Washington, DC 20004-3302 CT> ,T-'T J~ ", :~ r? c, ^ To Whom It May Concern: On behalf o f Daikin Ltd. and Daikin America (hereafter "Daikin"), I am submitting copies o f a presentation that company representatives offered to staff o f the Office o f Pollution Prevention and Toxics on March 13, 2003. This package includes three copies o f two documents: (1) the slides presented to the Agency on March 13, which include highly confidential proprietary information; and (2) a sanitized version o f that same presentation that can be included in the docket known as AR-226. Daikin claims the first document as Confidential Business Information under all applicable statutes and regulations affecting voluntarily submitted information. By way o f clarification, we have made a few corrections to the slides that were provided at the March 13 meeting. We corrected an error in one CAS number provided for a fluoropolymer chemical, and we have modified some o f the coloration in charts provided to make them easier to read if they are photocopied. Please contact me at the address noted above if you have any questions, and I thank you for your attention to this matter. Best regards, Mark A. Greenwood 7169533 I 63030000006/S 330 3000 0006 / G C. 3C x~ CO 2*. a: o** >c... C o m p a q S an lt,ze DAIKIN DA1KIN M arch 13, 2003 Company Overview Telomers Industry Products Manufacturing Polymers Products Manufacturing Other Issues fj l \ ?K '% W i n fi i f DAIKIN DAIKIN AM ERICA Orangeburg, New York Headquarters/ business office 55 employees Decatur, Alabama Telomer polymerization Fluoropolymer manufacture 300 employees In operation for 10 years r U.S. Telomer Industry Players Primary Manufacturers DuPont (Integrated monomer/polymer manufacture) Daikin (Polymerization of imported monomers Clariant (Import of own polymers) Asahi (Import of own polymers) Other Manufacturers Dai-nippon Ink (Japan manufacture, distribution in US?) Nihon Mektron (Japan manufacture, distribution in US?) Formulators Repellents (10-20) Surfactants (many) Telomer Product Lines Repellent Products 80% of telomer market Carpet products (mill, commercial after market, consumer after market) Textile products (clothing, upholstery, nonwoven Porous mineral products (stone, masonry, concrete) Paper products Surfactants 20% of telomer market Fire fighting foam, floor polish wetting, Photo film wetting, ink and paint levelers Others Mold Release Current Daikin Products DAIKIN USA __________ 4__________ US Consumer Overseas Formulator 'r Mill <-- D A IK ilM USA Carpet/Paper Overseas US Consumer D A IK l IM CAS Numbers of Daikin's Telomer Products (2002) 10 DAKIN Applications and Distribution (2002) P ro d u ct No. T e x tile TG 012 TG 472 TG 5011 TG 532 TG 5S 3G TG 571 TG 573 TG 652 TG 656 TG 770 TG 992 TG 3020 TG K C 01 S u b to ta l |C arpet TG 3520 T S 2 TG 3010 1 X 5 3 3 *0 TG 3311 TG 3360 TG 452A TG 470 TG 472 TG 571 T yp ica l A p p lic a tio n L e ath er .A p p arel " ' A pparel A pparel A pparel U p h o ls te ry A pparel C o m m e rc ia l R e n e w e r C o m m e rc ia l Renevwer A pparel A pparel C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet C arpet I T e lo m e r T o ta l |______________________ I II DAHUN CAS Numbers of Daikin's Telomer Products (2003) DAIKIN Applications and Distribution (2003) P ro d u c t No._______ ______ T y p ic a l A p p lic a tio n Textile TG180 TG47QB Apparel TG470H Apparel wm z TG472A TG5011 TG532 TG563G TG571 TG573 TG575 TG6S6 TG770 TG815 TG991 TG992 TG3020 TGKC01 TGKC02 Subtotal Carpet TG3550 TG3020 TG3311 TG3360 TG452A TG470B TG571 Apparel Upholstery Apparel Apparel Paper Apparel A p p a ia i Carpet C arp et Carpet C arp et Carpet C a rp e t Carpet Telomer Production Process Japan u.s. DAIKim Exposures and Wastes Japan E X P 0 s u r e s - " W a s t e U.S. s DAUUN Fluoropolymers produced at Decatur Plant 1. Emulsion Polymerization (With APFO) PTFE Fine Powder PTFE Dispersion 2. Suspension Polymerization (Without APFO) PTFE Granular FEP ETFE \k DAIKIN Fluoropolymers made with APFO that are sold in the U.S. 1. PTFE Fine Powder Daikin-Polyflon PTFE 2. PTFE Dispersion Daikin-Polyflon PTFE 3. PTFE Low molecular Daikin-Polyflon PTFE; Lublon 4. FEP Dispersion Neoflon FEP Dispersion 5. Fluoropolymer Paint Base ZEFFLE 6. Fluoroelastomer DAI-EL Series I7 Main Application for Fluoropolymers made with APFO 1. PTFE Fine Powder expanded membrane, wire/cable, tubing and fuel hose 2. PTFE Dispersion base for enamel and impregnation 3. PTFE Low molecular Weight additives 4. FEP Dispersion base for enamel 5. Fluoropolymer Paint Base architectural paint 6. Fluoroelastomers fuel hose, valve stem and tubing DAIKIN Decatur Plant Stewardship > PFOA Industrial Hygiene Assessment of processes using PFOA conducted in 2001 to establish baseline exposure data - Air samples all well below ACGIH TLV - Potential exposure areas identified - Engineering controls were installed - PPE requirement changed - Training conducted employees on proper handling of PFOA > Conducted baseline analysis of PFOA in blood of workers in 2001 H D A iK iN Decatur Plant Stewardship > Blood testing repeated in 2002 and significant reduction (>30%) was observed > Continuing industrial hygiene assessment > Plant has ongoing project to recycle waste PFOA to reduce emissions to environment AO PFOA Mass Balance Decatur Fine Powders/Dispersion Process Fine Powders PFOA Mass Balance Decatur Alabama > Two fluorochemical producers, Daikin and 3M, are next door neighbors > Daikin plant is built on property purchased from 3M