Group Standards for Polymers

The Environmental Risk Management Authority has issued group standards for polymers.

These group standards are issued in accordance with the requirements of Part 6A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996. The group standards came into force on 1 July 2006.

The Polymers Group Standards have been created for polymers that are imported or manufactured as components/raw materials for use in the production of a formulated or manufactured polymer product. This includes solvent based polymer solutions, water based polymer solutions and solid polymers (beads/granules/pellets) that may or may not include additives. Monomers are not included in these Group Standards but are contained within the Additives, Process Chemicals and Raw Materials Group Standards.

Group Standards

Site and Storage Conditions of the Group Standards

Correction

Supporting Information

Consultation

Consultation on Polymers Group Standards has closed. The final group standards listed above differ significantly from the original documents sent out for consultation in February and April 2006. The original group standard consultation documents can be obtained by contacting us at hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234

Further Information

If you have any queries on group standards, how they work and what they mean for you or your business or organisation, you can email us at: hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234